Publication Date
9 Jan 1905-9 Dec 1905 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
181
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/1/477
Record ID
vdc_100000000193.0x0001c2
Library Location
British Library:
India Office
The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors.
Records and
Private Papers
Documents collected in a private capacity.
Date
9 Jan 1905-9 Dec 1905 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding political developments in Kuwait and its vicinity.
The correspondence discusses the ongoing conflict between Abdul Aziz ibn Abdulrahman ibn Faisal Al Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Saud)] and the ruler of the Emirate of Jabal Shammar and head of the Rashidi tribal dynasty, Abdul Aziz Ibn Mitab [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin Mit‘ab] as well as Ottoman attempts to intervene militarily in support of the Rashidis and re-assert their authority in the region.
A limited number of letters contained in the file are direct correspondence between Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ, the Ruler of Kuwait and various British officials. This correspondence discusses Kuwait's relations with both the Ottomans and the British.
The British authorities' desire for Bubayan island to be considered a part of Shaikh Mubārak's domains (at the expense of the Ottomans) is discussed at length in the file.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
An index of topics discussed in the file is included on ff. 2-3. This index uses numbers related to the foliation system printed (using a mechanical stamp) in the top right corner of the
recto
The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'.
side of each folio.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
A Series: 53/7 D Confidential Series: D 7
