'File E/17 Kuwait Deputation to Riyadh. Death of Sh. Salim of Koweit' [‎5v] (10/24)

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'File E/17 Kuwait Deputation to Riyadh. Death of Sh. Salim of Koweit'

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Ref: IOR/R/15/2/44

The record is made up of 1 file (12 folios). It was created in 5 Jan 1921-13 Mar 1921. 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 at Bahrain, Kuwait, Bushire and Baghdad.

The papers within this file concern relations between Ibn Sa‘ūd and Kuwait following the events of 1920 when the forces of the Ikhwan Movement under the leadership of Fayṣal al-Dawīsh laid siege to the Red Fort (Qaṣr al-Aḥmar) at al-Jahrā’, Kuwait.

Also included within the file are details concerning the death of Sheikh Sālim al-Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ of Kuwait in February 1921, and the succession of his son, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ.

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1 file (12 folios)

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This file is arranged approximately in chronological order.

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Foliation: This file has a foliation number in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. The number is enclosed by a circle.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

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Reference: IOR/R/15/2/44
Title: 'File E/17 Kuwait Deputation to Riyadh. Death of Sh. Salim of Koweit'
Pages: front, front-i, 2r:11v, back-i, back
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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