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IOR/R/15/5/19
- Record Id:
- 040-000242025
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000241998
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0003ae
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100034857599.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/5/19
- Title:
- File VIII/6 Death of Shaikh Jabir and Accession of Shaikh Salim
- Scope & Content:
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The file contains correspondence related to the death of the ruler of Kuwait (Shaikh Jābir II al-Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ), and the succession of his brother (Shaikh Sālim bin Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ). Reports were sent by the Secretary to the ruler of Kuwait (Al-Mulla Salih) to the Political Agent, Kuwait, informing him of Shaikh Jabir’s health conditions. The Political Agent, Kuwait, reported his own observations about the political situation in Kuwait, and Shaikh Salim’s reforms. These reports were shared with the Political Officer, Basra, and the Political Residency, Bushire. The file also contains condolence letters.
The main correspondence is between the Political Agency, Kuwait, Al-Mulla Salih, the Political Officer, Basra, and the Hakim of Kuwait (Shaikh Sālim bin Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ).
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000241998
037-000241999
038-000242022
040-000242025 - 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/15/5 : Political Agency, Kuwait
IOR/R/15/5/1-108 : Kuwait Agency, First Series subject files
IOR/R/15/5/17-19 : File 8 Al Sabah Family
IOR/R/15/5/19 : File VIII/6 Death of Shaikh Jabir and Accession of Shaikh Salim - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0005]/036-000241998[0001]/037-000241999[0007]/038-000242022[0003]/040-000242025
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (67 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0003ae
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English
French - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1917
- End Date:
- 1917
- Date Range:
- 27 Jan 1917-27 Oct 1917
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 69; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-68; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Former External References:
- First Series Files: VIII/6
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)