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IOR/R/15/1/503
- Record Id:
- 040-000227958
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000227427
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0001dc
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023513134.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/503
- Title:
- File 53/23 (D 12) Murder on Sheikh Mubarak's Fao Estates by Turks
- Scope & Content:
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This file contains correspondence regarding the murder of a man and woman on property in Fao [The Al Faw Peninsula in Iraq] owned by Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ, the ruler of Kuwait.
Mulla Muhammad (also written as Moola Mahomet in the file), Shaikh Mubārak 's agent in Fao, is reported to have found the dead bodies of a man and a woman killed by Turkish soldiers. Muhammad's testimony is contained on folio 30. The dead man is identified as being of Persian origin and named Hamid bin Aleywah, his wife is said to have been pregnant at the time of the killing. Conflicting accounts of events are discussed by British officials and Muhammad is accused by the Ottoman authorities of having committed the murders himself (this accusation is eventually ruled out by the British).
The file also contains broader discussions concerning the status of Shaikh Mubārak's estates in Fao and his relationship with the Ottoman authorities and the British.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000227427
037-000227638
038-000227925
040-000227958 - Is part of:
- IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/1 : Political Residency, Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/199-703 : Political Residency, Bushire: subject files
IOR/R/15/1/471-549 : File 53: Kuwait
IOR/R/15/1/503 : File 53/23 (D 12) Murder on Sheikh Mubarak's Fao Estates by Turks - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0001]/036-000227427[0003]/037-000227638[0015]/038-000227925[0033]/040-000227958
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume (80 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0001dc
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1904
- End Date:
- 1905
- Date Range:
- 11 Oct 1904-13 Feb 1905
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Condition: A bound correspondence volume.
Foliation: The file's foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An inconsistent pagination sequence is also present in the volume between ff. 4-50; these numbers are written in blue crayon, and can be found in the top left or right corners of the verso and recto sides of each folio.
- Former External References:
- A Series: 53/23
Confidential Series: D 12 - Arrangement:
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File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
An index of topics discussed in the file is contained on folio 2.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)