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File E/8 I Ibn Sa‘ud [‎287r] (598/606)

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The record is made up of 1 file (290 folios). It was created in 26 May 1913-18 Jul 1916. 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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, Statement of Khalid "bin Bilal of Zubair, cook of the late
Captain Shakespear G.I.E., recorded on the 20th May 1915 in
the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain. •
I went with my late maater Captain Shakespear from Kuwait.
There were about 30 men with him. We met Bin Saud at ,, Khuf8a tt
near Riadh. Two days after our arrival Sayed Talib of* Basra^
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who had been for some time with Bin Saud^left for Kuwait. Next
day Bin Saud marched with his forces towards Jarab in order to
fight with Bin Rashid. After marching for several days we
reached Jarab. On our way f at each stage ^parties of Bedew-ams
joined us. Bin Saud was riding a horse but Captain Shakespear
was on a camel. One day before the fighting Bin Saud and his son,
Turki^ told the Sahib that he should not accompany them to the
battle but had better either go to Qasim or to Zilfi where they
would meet him after finishing the fighting. "Sahib" did not
agree and said it was dishonourable for him- to sweturn back and
that he would accompany them in the battle. I heard the talk my
self, as my tent was quite close to ^Sahib's'tent^ and his butler,who
was present at the interview^also told me so. Next morning at 6
A.M. bin Rashid's troops were sighted and in less that two hours
the enemy came fairly close to us. Bin Saud's forces dug ditches
at a distance of about 500 yards* behind the fighting line and all
the kit, tent and all sorts of luggage was loaded on camels which
were made to sit in the ditches. Sahib left all of his servants
but one, Hadi of Kuwait, in the ditches^and himself took a camera
and mounted on a camel with Hadi. They went towards the place
of fighting. He had instructed Hadi to keep the camel when
he dismounted and wait for him at that place while he went on
foot. I was about 500 yards from where Sahib dismounted
and saw him wall. He went on to a mound and took photo-
-grapha. Bin Saud ordered a general attack at 8 A.M.
cavalry being on the right and left flanks and infantry in the
centre. On the right one gun was working between the infantry
and cavalry. The enemy however had superior cavalry and more
• men and soon dispersed Bin Saud f s army, causing^ complete rout.
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The majority of the files contain correspondence, reports, letters and telegrams between the the British Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain and the British Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at Bushire, as well as with ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Sa‘ūd), various local rulers, Yūsuf bin Aḥmed Kanoo, the Government of India, the 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. in London and the British Consul in Basra.

This file contains papers regarding Ibn Sa‘ūd's increasing power following his conquest of al-Hasa and his relations with Britain, Turkey and local rulers, including Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah of Bahrain, and Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī of Qatar (ff. 197-198, 200-202), as well as the commencement of the First World War and the death of Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear.

Included within these papers are: requests for protection from Shaikh Hussain bin Nasir [Ḥusayn bin Nāsir] of Saihat [Sayhāt] and Haji Abdul Hussain bin Juma [Hājī ‘Abd al-Ḥusayn bin Juma‘ah] against Ibn Sa‘ūd (ff. 18-32), as well as notes by Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo [Yusūf bin Aḥmad Kānū] regarding his treatment of ‘Abd al-Ḥusayn bin Juma‘ah (ff. 164-168, 188-189); Ibn Sa‘ūd's relations with Ibn Rashīd; extracts from the Basrah newspaper Sada-ad-Dastur [Ṣadá al-Dustūr], dated 1 Shawwāl 1332 [23 August 1914] (ff. 198-199) and an extract from the Cairo newspaper al-Muqattam [al-Muqaṭṭam] dated 13 August 1914 (ff. 203-203A); Shakespear's visits to Ibn Saud (ff. 212, 215-217, 221-224, 260-271); a note by Kanoo regarding Sayid Mohamed Rashid Reda's [Muḥammad Rashīd Riḍā] correspondence with Ibn Sa‘ūd (f. 220); correspondence with Ibn Sa‘ūd regarding the First World War (ff. 226-227, 231-248); the Turkish garrison in Qatar (ff. 276-277); and a witness report by Khalid bin Bilal [Khālid bin Bilāl], Shakespear's cook, regarding the latter's death (ff. 286-287).

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1 file (290 folios)
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Foliation: The file has two different foliation sequences. The primary sequence is circled, appears in the top right-hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of the folio, and commences at 1 on the first page following the front cover and runs out at 290 on the final page preceding the back cover. The second sequence is uncircled, appears in the top right and left-hand corners of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. and verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of the folio, and commences at 54 on the first page of text and runs out at 366.

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