"دليل الخليج. مجلد I. القسم التاريخي. الأجزاء Iأ و Iب. ج.ج. لوريمر ١٩١٥" [‎٧‎٧] (١٧٨٢/٩٠)

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PEK10D V.
F rom 1896.
R ule or M ubatiak-bin -S ubah, from 1896 . . 1017
A. General hi&tory from the accession of Shaikh Mubarak in
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KUWAIT.
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from 1896.
1896 to the " Exclusive Agreement " in 1899
(i) Proceedings of the sons of the late Shaikhs who are assisted by
Yusuf-bin-Ibrahim of Dorah, 1896-1898 ....
(it) Arrival of a Turkish quarantine official at Kuwait, 1897
(m) Appointment in 1897 of Shaikh Mubarak as Qaim-Maqam of
Kuwait .
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(iv) British doubts as to nature of Turkish sovereignty
1896-1897
over Kuwait,
(v) Overtures by Shaikh for British protection, 1897
(ft) Mr. (Jaskin's visit to Kuwait, 1897
{vii) Shaikh's overtures declined by Britain, 1897 ....
(viii) Renewed overtures by Shaikh, 1897 . . • • •
(t'j) Danger to Kuwait from Russia and Turkey, 1898
(x) " Exclusive Agreement " signed 23rd January 1899 .
(a) Hope also held out to Shaikh that British authorities
would do what they could to protect his Fao properties
B. General history from the "Exclusive Agreement^ in
1899 to the appointment of a British Political Agent at
Kuwait, 1904. . •
(t) Shaikh establishes a regular customs at Kuwait and levies duty
at 5 per cent. .
(it) Attempts by the Turks to assert their authority at Kuwait and
British warning, 1899 ....••
(ttt) Dalliance of the Shaikh with Persia, 1899. ....
(t») Visit of a German Railway Commission tc Kuwait, January 1900 .
(„) British declaration to Turkey and Germany in regard to Kuwait,
1900
(tn) Outbreak of hostilities in Central Arabia—
(a) Shaikh Mubarak and Shaikh Sa'dun of the Muntafik
allied against Ibn-Rashid . . . • •
(b) Intervention of the Turks, visit of Shaikh Mubarak to
the Wali of Basrah, and presentation to former of
a Turkish decoration
{vii) Invasion of Central Arabia by Shaikh of Kuwait, 1900-1901
(a) Battle of Sarif, 17th March 1901 ....
(vtii) Shaikh Mubarak's request for Britain to assume a permanent
protectorate over Kuwait repelled, 1901, likewise overtures
from Ibn-Rashid
(ix) Attempted attack on Kuwait by the Turks by sea prevented by
naval action, August-September 1901
(a) Protests by Turkey and Germany and British reply
(i) Mutual Anglo-Turkish agreement to observe the status
quo, 9th September 1901 ....
(#) Panic at Kuwait on approach of Ibn-Rashid, September-October
1901, and British naval assistance given ....
(xi) Attempts by Turks to upset the status quo and presentation to
the Shaikh of an ultimatum, November 1901
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