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'File 4/1 General Information regarding Kuwait and Hinterland' [35r] (69/474)
The record is made up of 1 file (235 folios). It was created in 1933-1948. 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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Ibn Sa'ud- The great Wahabi Ruler Faisal bin Turki
as-Saud who died in 1865 left his throne to his eldest
son, T Abdullah. The latter^s brother Sa f ud, however,
rebelled against him and occupied Riyadh. Abdullah
fled to Hail, and invoked the assistance of Ibn
Rashid, who: was then the most powerful man in Arabia.
Baud was defeated and killed, but Abdullah soon realised
that he had gained little, as Ibn Rashid annexed the
Wahabi country, and Abdullah was kept a prisoner in
Hail until he died.
Meanwhile the remnants of the Saixd, who would not
submit to a foreign yoke, had gone into exile, some to
the Hijaz, and others including Faiial’s fourth son,
Abdur Rahman, to Kuwait. Encouraged and helped by
Shaikh Mubarak, another bitter enemy of Ibn Rashid,
Abdmr Rahman undertook the task of freeing his land
from the foreigner. An attempt in 1900 failed, but in
the spring of 1901 Abdul Aziz bin Abdur Rahman al-
Faisal as-Saud, the present Ibn Saud acting for his
father, left Kuwait with a picked following of two
hundred men. 7/hen he arrived near Riyadh, he halted
his party and went on at Busk with fifteen men alone.
They made their way unnoticed to the house of Ibn
Rashid’s governor, into which they forced an entry and
placed everyone in it under arrest in one room. They
learned that the governor, as always, had gone to the
fort to pass the night for greater security. They
accordingly waited in the house till he returned in the
morning surrounded by his bodyguard. As the cortege
approached the door, the sixteen rushed out sword in
hand, and, after a brieg struggle Abdul Aziz found
himself master of Riyadh. The following years were
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This file contains a number of reports concerning different aspects of life in Kuwait, including its geography, history, flora and fauna, weather, political administration and leading personalities. Unless otherwise stated, the reports' author is Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Richard Patrick Dickson (the 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. , Kuwait).
The reports appear as follows:
- Note on Kuwait in 1933 incorporating Geography, Administration, History and Trade (folios 2-62)
- Note on Villages of Kuwait State (folios 63-76)
- Note on the Various Districts in Kuwait, Kuwait Neutral Zone, Summan Area , Hussaim and Suda (folios 77-104)
- Notes on the "Batin" Valley, and "Dibdibba" Country (folios 105-120)
- Note on the "Shaqq" Depression (folios 121-123)
- Note on "Failakah" Island (folios 124-130)
- Note on Native Craft of Kuwait (folios 131-135)
- Note on the Prevailing Winds of Kuwait (folios 136-138)
- Note on the Different Kinds of Fish found at Kuwait (folios 139-144)
- Notes on the Drinking Water (Wells, etc) available in Kuwait Town, in Case of Military or Naval Operations (folios 145-147)
- Notes on Personalities in Kuwait (folios 148-154)
- Notes on Kuwait (folios 155-159)
- A report on Kuwait Dhows (with odd notes attached at rear) written by Alan Villiers in 1939 (folios 160-183)
- Leading Personalities of Kuwait written by Major Tom Hickinbotham in 1942 (folios 187-198)
- Who's Who in Muscat written by John Baron Howes in 1942 (folios 199-209)
- Conditions in Kuwait written by Major Maurice Patrick O'Connor Tandy in 1947 (folios 226-228)
Some of the reports contain handwritten notes in Arabic, notably when giving place names and geographical information.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (235 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 237; these numbers are written in pencil 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.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/5/179
- Title
- 'File 4/1 General Information regarding Kuwait and Hinterland'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:237v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence