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'Persian Gulf Gazetteer. Part I. Historical and Political Materials. Précis of Nejd Affairs, 1804-1904' [40] (48/68)
The record is made up of 1 volume (34 folios). It was created in 1904. It was written in English. 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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the former investing him with full powers of mediation with the Turks. By
the advice of the Resident, Haji Ahmed communicated with the Turkish Consul
at Bushire. The matter was then referred to the Governor-General of Turkish
Arabiaj Rauf
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, who had now succeeded Midhat
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, and in due
course Haji Ahmed was summoned to Baghdad. He left Bushire on 5th
July 1872 accompanied by the Turkish Consul, who had assured the Resident
that the Turkish authorities were desirous of coming to a settlement with
Saud; a statement which the chief Turkish official at Basrah repeated to
Haji Ahmed. The Resident thought that Rauf
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
was inclined to
counteract his predecessor's policy in Nejd, and that the retirement of the
Turks from "VYahabi territory and the appointment of Saud as a tributary of
Turkey with a guarantee of his good faith in the shape of hostages to reside
at Baghdad would probably form the basis of the negotiations. The chief
difficulties to the apprehended were the possible reluctance of Saud to trust
Secret, October 1872, Nog. 78-79, himself in iurkish hands in order to
conduct his negotiations with Haji
Ahmed, the question of hostages, and the possibility of the negotiation not
being completed before the departure of Rauf
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
who had been recalled.
Haji Ahmed arrived at Baghdad and telegraphed to the Resident, who had
been directed not to interfere in the negotiations, that he had come to an
understanding with the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
and was about to proceed to the Wahabi coast
m order to carry into effect the terms of the arbitration; but although he
secret, October 187«, No. so. described his negotiations as successful,
, the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
evidently insisted much on
e presence of a hostage on the part of Saud. On his return from Baghdad
Secret, August 1872, No. 172. ^ was co nveyed to Khatif in a Turkish
-tri ttx , it, . . ^ Steamer with friendly letters for Saud.
xrom Knatif he went to Hasa, where he was entertained by the Governor
Secret, October 1872, No. us. an ^ wrote letters to Saud, who was then
. several days' march from Hasa, to come
neighbourhood Were ^ p0SSlble, 10 a PP oint a P^ce of meeting in the
152. The Resident considered that Saud was unquestionably desirous of con-
secret, October 1872, No. ii4. eluding some arrangement under which
n . tlie Turks should retire, and that thev
Hnf.Xl IT X10US t l ° WI l tbd 1 raW from 80 costl y and unprofitable hk eweil
■ had proved to be, but the ill.tBelmg between tbe brothers was of
course a difficulty in the way of effecting a settlement. Tbe belief he hnd
previously expressed that Saud would hesitate before placing himself in the
hv TT A S i WaS i S00n C0Dfirmed ' for sever ^ messengers were despatched
to hua by Haji Ahmed apparently in vain ; for though he eventually moved
Alsocaii«d Fabad bin sintian. towards Hasa, he sent his cousin Eahad
Secret, Febraaiy 1878, No. 173. bin AbduJah in advance to ascertain the
j • n , . „ real intentions of the Turks nvnno^incy
t Abdullah bin T W r 3 ? herj a8 a meaus o£ svlardin S a " aillst ' any attack
by Abdullah bin Peysal on his rear, or treachery on the part of the Turks in
Secret, February 1873, No. 174. front. Eahad duly arrived at Hasa,
4.- v ■»-» *7 f, . , . , w ^ ere was treated with much ormqirlprn-
tion by Ferik
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, but the terms offered by the Turks were distasteful to
imn, and ienk
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
would not agree to Saud 's occupation of Kherj.
153. Soon afterwards Abdul Rahman, Saud's youngest brother, arrived at
Secret, February 1873, No. 200. Hasa, and Haji Ahmed, who found that
•rr .i . Saud could not be induced to pnmf. fn
Hasa on the terms proposed by the Turks, determined to return to Bagdad
and complete the negotiation there, taking with him Abdnl "RniiTrm 0
Farhan bin Kheirullab. It is difficult to u^leSand hl saud, who was
aware of the anxiety of the Turks to secure one of his sons as a bostio-p
journey^ 6 " 80 llapTadeDt 88 to haTe all ^ed him to undertake thk
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The volume, stamped ‘Secret’ on the front cover and frontispiece, is part 1 (historical and political materials) of a précis of Najd (spelt Nejd throughout) affairs for the years 1896-1904. It was prepared by Jerome Antony Saldanha of the Bombay Provincial Civil Service, and published in 1904 by the Government of India Foreign Department, Simla, India.
The volume includes a preface (folio 3) and list of contents (folio 4). The sections listed in the contents run as follows:
- I: Rise of the Wahabis under Abdul Wahab [‘Abd al-Wahhāb] ante1740;
- II: Political History of Nejd ante 1800 to 1804;
- III: Genealogy of the Wahabi Amirs;
- IV: First encroachments of the Wahabis on Oman,, 1804-1808;
- V: (1) Joasami [Āl Qāsimī One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. ] pirates under Wahabi influence first venture into the Indian Seas. (2) Expedition against Joasamis and Wahabis, 1808-1809;
- VI: First Egyptian Invasion of Nejd, 1814-1819;
- VII: Resurrection of the Wahabis and Reconstitution of the Wahabi Kingdom, 1824-1831;
- VIII: Wahabi overtures to British Government, 1831;
- IX: (1) Wahabi Invasion of Oman, 1833. (2) Views of the Government of India as to the claims of Maskat [Muscat] on the British Government;
- X: (1) Turki [Turkī] murdered by Meshari [Mashārī]. (2) Meshari executed by Feysal [Fayṣal]. (3) Feysal assumes Kingdom;
- XI: (1) Second Egyptian Invasion of Nejd. (2) Egyptian withdrawal under British pressure;
- XII: Government of Khalid [Khālid] as Turkish viceregent;
- XIII: (1) Abdullah bin Saneyan [‘Abdullāh bin Thānīyān] seizes the kingdom. (2) Feysal returns from exile;
- XIV: (1) Oman again threatened by the Wahabis. (2) British policy;
- XV: Wahabi attempt on Bahrein [Bahrain]
- XVI: Invasion of Oman by Abdullah, son of Feysal (2) Treaty between Maskat and Wahabis;
- XVII: Feysal's nominal dependence upon Turkey, 1855;
- XVIII: (1) Renewal of Wahabi attempt on Bahrein. (2) British interference, 1859;
- XIX: (1) Blockade of Wahabi ports by Chief of Bahrein, 1861. (2) Blockade raised on British interference;
- XX: Turkish protest against British proceedings;
- XXI: Differences between Sultan of Maskat and Amir of Nejd, 1864-65;
- XXII: Visit of Colonel [Lewis] Pelly to Riadh [Riyadh], 1865;
- XXIII: Difference between Sultan of Maskat and Amir of Nejd (continued), 1864-1865;
- XXIV: (1) Rebellion of two Oman tribes under leadership of Wahabi Officer. (2) Outrage of British subjects;
- XXV: British operations against the Wahabis, 1865-66;
- XXVI: The Amir of Nejd comes to terms, 1866;
- XXVII: Deputation of a Wahabi envoy to Baghdad, 1866;
- XXVIII: Wahabi advances to Beraymi [al-Buraymī];
- XXIX: Civil War between Abdullah and Saud [Sa‘ūd], his brother. (2) Turkish expedition into Nejd to assist Abdullah, 1870-71;
- XXX: Saud bin Feysal's appeal to the Resident for arbitration of the British Government, 1871-1873;
- XXXI: Saud's negotiations with the Turks, 1872;
- XXXII: First Mission of Haji Ahmed [Ḥājjī Aḥmad] to Baghdad, 1872;
- XXXIII: Second Mission of Haji Ahmed to Baghdad, 1872;
- XXXIV: Visit of Abdullah messenger to Baghdad, 1872-1873;
- XXXV: Release of Abdur Rahman [‘Abd al-Raḥmān];
- XXXVI: Death of Saud bin Faysal [Sa‘ūd bin Fayṣal] and election of Abdul Rahman as Amir, 1875;
- XXXVII: Abdullah bin Feysal [‘Abdullāh bin Fayṣal] defeats Abdur Rahman, 1875-80;
- XXXVIII: Threatened Revolt of the Montefik Arabs [al-Muntafiq], 1880;
- XXXIX: Sheikh Abdullah bin Thanneyan, 1879-1880;
- XL: State of affairs in 1881;
- XLI: Rise of the Shammar principality, 1835-1882;
- XLII: Genealogy of Shammar Chiefs;
- XLIII: Hostilities between Abdullah bin Feysal and Ibn Rashid [Ibn Rashīd];
- XLIV: Imprisonment of Abdullah bin Feysal and absorption of the Wahabi Kingdom in the Shammar principality, 1887-1896;
- XLV: Complications with Koweit, 1897-1904.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (34 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged divided into forty five (identified by Roman numerals). There are paragraph numbers that are continuous throughout the whole volume, beginning on 1 at the start of the first section, and ending on 230 in the final section. A contents page appears at the front of the volume (folio 4).
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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located 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. The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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