'File 53/52 I (D 161) Kuwait Succession'
IOR/R/15/1/513
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The record is made up of 1 volume (138 folios). It was created in 5 Apr 1914-30 Jul 1940. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the 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. .
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the succession of various rulers of Kuwait. The correspondence discusses the following:
- The death of Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ and the succession of his eldest son, Shaikh Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ
- The death of Shaikh Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ and the succession of his brother, Shaikh Sālim al-Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ.
- The death of Shaikh Sālim al-Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ and the succession of his nephew, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ.
- Possible successors to Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ.
The correspondence at the beginning of the file discusses Shaikh Mubārak's desire to visit India, Cairo and London (ff. 6-18).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (138 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
Condition: A bound correspondence volume.
Foliation: The file's main foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found 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. There is an unfoliated folio (f 29) between folios 29 and 30.
Three other separate foliation sequences are also present in this volume between ff 6-18, ff 20-109 and ff 131-133; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
- Type
- Archival file
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- 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.
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Unrestricted
- Archive reference
- IOR/R/15/1/513
- Former external reference(s)
- A Series: 53/52 I Confidential Series: D 161
- Date(s)
- 5 Apr 1914-30 Jul 1940 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/1/513
- Title
- 'File 53/52 I (D 161) Kuwait Succession'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:29v, 29ar:29av, 30r:136v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence