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'File VIII/3. Pedigree, Private affairs, notes, etc on the As-Subah family.' [76r] (159/464)
The record is made up of 1 volume (228 folios). It was created in Nov 1904-21 Oct 1922. It was written in English, Arabic and French. 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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Office of 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.
,Koweit.
Koweit# 39th June 1908.
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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.
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Major P.Z.Gox,O.I.K.,
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.
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Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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Bushire.
Sir,
11
In c.on-tinuation of mi confidential
letter No.395, dated the 9th Jims 1908 on the
subject of the ownership of Warba island, I
have the honour to forward / here.ath^ copies
with translations of the correspondence that
has lately passed between mi*self and Sheikh
Mobarak on this subject,in which Sheikh Kobarau
shows that he no longer attaches ^P^giSes^
the question, while we neglect, as he^teaKH*»his
inherestiS ah Pao.
p,. '^rom later enquiries as to Ahaed bin
Rizq who is alleged to have dug the wells and
built a fort at Uxora tlasar,! find that such
evidence as I have been able to obtain will
make it extremely difficult to pro’ e the man
in question to be anything but a Turkish sub
ject.He appears to have been a native of i'ie.jd
and to have led a wandering life, eventually
retiring from business as a pearl merchant, t,o
Oridilan. close to Basra.Another Ahmed bin kisq
deceased has a grandson,living also named
Aimed a
fellah
Arabic for ‘peasant’. It was used by British officials to refer to agricultural workers or to members of a social class employed primarily in agricultural labour.
of Sheikh Mobarak’s at ^
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The file contains correspondence in the form of letters, notes, pedigrees, news extracts and telegrams. The correspondence is mainly related to the ruling family in Kuwait. Reports were sent between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Kuwait and the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , Bushire regarding the following: political and social news in Kuwait; events concerning the al-Subah family (death, marriage or illness); news of Shaikh Mubarak’s coalition with Shaikh Khaz‘al against a number of tribes in the region; and reports on incidents taking place at Mohammerah, as well as news of the status of a number of Islands, such as Warba, which were claimed by the Shaikh of Kuwait.The file contains extracts from the Bahrain and Kuwait News, Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. reports about Shaikh Mubarak’s dispute with his pearl towashes (pearlers or pearl merchants), and an article (folios 219-224) on Shaikh Ahmad’s visit to London in 1919. It also contains a number of pedigrees of the al-Subah family.
The file also includes correspondence related to the number of gun salutes due to chiefs in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The main correspondence is between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Kuwait, the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire, the Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department, and the British Consul at Mohammerah.
Due to the random arrangement of the papers in the file, the earliest paper (dated Nov 1904) is found at f 144, and the latest (dated Oct 1922) is found at f 135.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (228 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers appear to be arranged randomly within the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 230; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 4-227; these numbers are also written in pencil but are not circled.
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- English, Arabic and French in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Title
- 'File VIII/3. Pedigree, Private affairs, notes, etc on the As-Subah family.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:17v, 18ar:18av, 18r:49v, 50ar, 50r:67v, 70r:71r, 76r:95r, 96r:106v, 108r:143v, 145r:147v, 149r:156v, 157ar:157av, 157r:160v, 162r, 163r:164r, 165r:168r, 169ar, 169r:175v, 177r:186v, 192r:193r, 194r:194v, 197r:198v, 201r:202v, 205r:206r, 207ar, 207r:208r, 209r:212v, 216r:225v, 227r:229v, back-i
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