Turkish Expedition to Nejd [‎485r] (63/94)

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Translated purport of a proclamation dated Z§lk Mohurrum 1288 [corresponding with the mh
Apiil 1871), addressed to the inhabitants of Nejd.
at vi LE +w ^? T ^ OWI1 , to .. all J esi(ill ig in Lahsa, Kuteef, and the Provinces of
^ , T e '] C ^ 1 ^ iS dependencies form part of the Turkish possessions
similarly to Iiak, Yemen, Egypt, Tunis, and Terahlis, and the Turkish Govern-
ment will protect JNejd m the like manner as she protects the above territories
Our Sultan is Abdool Azeez Khan, protector of the faithful, lord of the two
lands and the two seas, servant of the two holy sites, the favoured one of God
&c., &c.
Dobtless you have heard of him as your father and the father of your
ancestors, and you have heard of his and his ancestors’ favor towards you, and
their manner of administering their territories, the cause of this being that the
Sultan of Islam must protect the moslem. Please God he will last for ever.
Were the good works of the Sultan to be named, books would be filled there
from. (Here follow quotations from Koran.)
Whosoever obeys the Sultan’s commands need have no fear, (Here follows
more Koran.) You have probably heard of what the Asseer suffered from the
Sultan, and this hint should suffice to the wise.
Now Saood al Eaysul with some foolish persons, finding his brother
Abdoollah negligent, attacked him.
Abdoollah being Kaimmukam of Nejd on the part of the high Govern
ment.
This Saood entered the districts of Lahsa and Kuteef, and the people suf
fered greatly through him.
This Saood has committed two henious offences,—
1^, that he turned out his brother and overthrew his authority which
he held from the Sultan ;
2ndly, that Saood stirred up civil war between the faithful, thereby caus-
ing weakness and dissension.
Such conduct is against God’s will. W hen the Sultan perceived what
Saood was doiug and his evil conduct, the Sultan determined it needful to
assist Abdoollah al Kaysul, and bring the people again under Abdoollah s rule.
The reason for this being that these territories belong to the Sultan.
For this reason a force from Baghdad under orders of Bifendee al Bareek,
Nafeed Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , was prepared. The said Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. being fully empowered and his
force left for Kuteef with steamers.
It is now incumbent upon all of you that Nejd and its dependencies
should he returned to Abdoollah-ben Paysul, as he « on the part of the
Sultan, and such must be the original arrangement as he is Kaimmukam
under the Baghdad Government.
The intention of the Sultan’s force is that they may protect the people,
and that the great and the small, merchamsand the poor women and others,
may get their rights according to jus ice an o •
We also, thanks to God, are moslems and only act in accordance with the
will of God, and the Sultan desires the elevation of Islam.
^ i -r~\ i in and apologize for his conduct, ana ic-
Should Saood a a y himself before the forces and give himself up,
pent of his actions, and P iesent , Sultan . But if Saood do" not act thus he
Saood will receive the pardon o d troye a and the tribes that support him.
will repent it bitterly Saood Wll l he ct J honor and
Those tribes that “‘ves and their property,
favor, and all protection o Mahomedans, &c.
Please God he will help all goou ma
vTrue translated purport.)
(Signed) S. SMITH, Major,
Assistant Hesident, Fersian Gulf.
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