Fihrist: Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate WorldRecord origin: "Description based on the Bodleian Library's public card index of Arabic manuscripts with additional enhancements by the OCIMCO project team. Image descriptions based in part on CarboniRecord origin: S. (1988)Record origin: Il Kitab al-bulhan di Oxford."
"Photographer's description: Pictures taken during the Egyptian Revolution. Text in image: عيش يتاكل - حرية - كرامة - انسانية. Translation of Text in image: Bread(edible)- Liberty- Human Dignity. Text in image on reverse: DEMOCRACY."
Incipit: (بعد البسملة) َاشْتَا َاشْ اُنْمَامُرَيَلْذَا / لُشْبَّارَانْسِبَّلَاشْ مَنْدَ / مِيَانْتُشْ اِذَابَاذَمِيَانْتُشْ / ذَا نُوَاشْتَرَشَنْتَ لَايْ اِسُنَّExplicit: َانْلَمَا / سْ كِذَ دَالَذِيجَّ سِبْذَد / ءَانَالَّنُّ دَا مِلْ اِكُوَتْرُسِيَانْتُسْ / اِشَاشَانْتَ اِذُشْ اَنُّشْ كُنْبَانْغَ // لُى ءَالْشُبَارَنُ اَشُشَنْتُ / شَارْبِسِيُ ءَامِينْ لِصِلِى / شُبْرَا مُحَمَّد ءَالُّنْرَّذُTinta marrón oscura y roja (para títulos y frases que se quieren resaltar). A estas se añaden el ocre y el verde para algunas decoraciones. Desde f. 77, solo tintas marrones.Copista: Desconocido.Colofón: «Cunpliose este libro* que á [por] nonbre Bebraryo [sic] çunní que con{n}sideró i cunplió el onrado y discreto Icasedīl, alfaqí y muftí mayor de los moros de castilla, alimam de los onrados alḥamaca [sic] de los moros de Segovia. Y él lo fizo i coligió en la meçquida de la dicha cibdad [de Segovia] en el año de [m]il i cuatrocientos y sesenta i dos años.Ilustración: No.Ilustraciones: ‘Unwân con título. Palmetas enfrentadas y motivos geométricos y vegetales a modo de cenefas para diferenciar partes de texto y completar líneas de escritura. Tres puntos y calderones. Manecillas en el margen externo. Motivos circulares emulando los coránicos, más o menos complejos, con y sin policromía, en el margen exterior.Características especiales: En ocasiones se emplea un trazo más grueso para palabras o frases en árabe.Tipo de cuaderno: 21 cuaterniones, 3 sexternos y 1 de nueve bifolios.Deterioros: Gran mancha de humedad en el pliegue de los primeros cuadernos y en esquina superior externa. Galerías de insectos en primeros y últimos folios. En algunas hojas, la tinta metalogálica rompe el papel e imposibilita la buena lectura de algunos pasajes.H. en blanco: Ir-IIv, 216v-217v.H. dañadas, mutiladas, sueltas: Ninguna.H. faltan o añadidas: Ninguna.Foliación: Ff. 1-217. De época, a tinta, en la parte superior del margen derecho del vuelto. Repetición de f. 52 [=f. 52bis]. «1011» en vez de 111, «2010» en vez de 210, «2011» en vez de 211 y «2012» en vez de 212.Reclamos: En horizontal, en verso de último folio del cuaderno. No se conservan todos, probablemente por guillotinado.Signatura de cuaderno: No.Pautado: A punta seca. Difícil de apreciar.Filigrana: No identificable.Signatura antigua: Junta 1Anotaciones: Correcciones, inserciones de texto que falta, aclaraciones de la misma mano. En 32r, nota moderna a lápiz.Ff. 1v-217r. Breviario sunní.No se conserva. Lomo con tres nudos sobre tira de cuero y dos cadenetas.
Mémoires d'histoire et de géographie orientalesContains '
Mémoire sur les carmathes du Bahraïn et les fatimides'(pages 1-232)
.Edition: No.1 second edition.Author: Michael Jan de GoejePublisher: E J Brill, Leide, 18861 volume (499 pages)Dimensions: 200mm x 140mm
"Demonstrators in the crowd on the groud are making peace signs. Photographer's description: Pictures taken during the Egyptian Revolution. Text in image: مطالبنا: اسقاط الرئيس- حل مجلس الشعب و الشورى الزورين- انهاء حالة الطوارئ فورا- تشكيل حكومة وحدة وطنية انتقالية دستورية لاجراء انتخابات رئاسية- محاكمات فورية للمسئولين عن قتل شهداء الثورة- محاكمات عاجلة للفاسدين سارقى ثروات البلد. Translation of Text in image: Our Demands: Bring down the the President - Dissolutuon of the fraudful parliament and the Shurra Council - end the state of emergency immediately - to form a government of national unity and constitutional transition for presidential elections - Instant trials for those responsible for killing of the martyrs of the revolution - speedy trials for the corrupt thieves’ that stole the country's wealth."
Record origin: Description based in part on Emilie Savage-Smith, A New Catalogue of Arabic Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, Vol. 1: Medicine. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011, p. 794-796, Entry 242.
"Photographer's description: Pictures taken during the Egyptian Revolution. Text in image: مبارك SHIFT DEL. Translation of Text in image: Mubārak SHIFT DEL."
The volume primarily consists of correspondence between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Trenchard Craven Fowle, Percy Gordon Loch); Political Agent at Bahrain (Tom Hickinbotham); the Residency Agent at Sharjah (Khan Sahib Abd ‘al-Razzaq) the India Office (John Charles Walton, Maurice Clauson) and Petroleum Concessions Limited (Frank Holmes, Basil Henry Lermitte, Stephen Hemsley Longrigg, Frederick Lewisohn); the main subject of discussion is the negotiations between the Shaikh Sultan bin Saqar [Sulṭān bin Saqr Āl Qasimī], Ruler of Sharjah and Major Frank Holmes, negotiator for Petroleum Concessions Limited.The correspondence discusses the negotiations for a commercial concession in Sharjah, which are concluded in the beginning of July 1937 with the Shaikh agreeing to sign the concession; and his subsequent concern over the Political Agreement and Exchange of Notes relating to the concession agreement.Also discussed in connection with concession agreements is a letter drafted by the India Office which contained an ultimatum to be used should any Shaikh appear to be holding out in negotiations with Petroleum Concessions Limited (PCL) with the intention of opening negotiations instead with the Standard Oil Company of California. The ultimatum stated that should the Shaikh in question not wish to give his concession to PCL, he would not be permitted to negotiate with or grant a concession to, any other company. The ultimatum was issued to the Shaikh’s of Sharjah, Ras al Khaimah and Umm al Qaiwain.Further correspondence relates to PCL’s interest in exploring the territory west of the Oman mountain range and the subsequent discussion regarding which rulers claimed responsibility over the territory, whether they had actual authority there or whether it was in the hands of local shaikhs, and how PCL should approach exploring there in those circumstances.The correspondence includes a detailed assessment by the Political Agent at Bahrain, Tom Hickinbotham, of the areas in question and outlines what he knows of the areas of the tribes that claimed ownership including the Beni Kitab [Beni Qitab] (also given as Beni Chittab); Naim [Āl Na‘īm], Bu Shamis [Āl Bū Shāmis] and Duroor [Al-Durur] as well as outlining where he believed the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi and Sultan of Muscat’s areas of authority to be. The correspondence concludes by recommending that the Company be persuaded to delay their explorations into this territory until the following year in order to permit the Political Agent and Residency Agent to spend the winter visiting and exploring these areas in order to ascertain a more accurate knowledge of the situation.Other matters discussed in the volume include:an invitation from the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi to Petroleum Concessions Limited to open concession negotiations with him and the company’s wish for Khan Sahib Yusuf Kanoo to accompany their negotiator (Basil Henry Lermitte) to Abu Dhabi;copy of the Debai [Dubai] Commercial agreement (folios 53-70) signed by Major Frank Holmes (PCL), Tom Hickinbotham (Political Agent at Bahrain) and Shaikh Saʻīd bin Maktūm Āl Maktūm (Shaikh of Dubai).the Political Agreement for the Trucial states which both the India Office and Petroleum Concessions Limited wished to amend, and subsequent negotiations to achieve this. A copy of the redrafted agreement can be found at folios 103-109.a visit by Frank Holmes to the Shaikh of Ras al Khaimah (Shaikh Sulṭān bin Sālim Āl Qasimī) for the purpose of opening concession negotiations, which was unsuccessful, and concerns that the Shaikh would attempt to negotiate with the Standard Oil Company despite being informed by the British Government that such negotiations would not be permitted.Petroleum Concessions Limited’s intention to employ Haji ‘Abdullah Williamson to work for them in the Persian Gulf as his employment with the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company had ended and their concern that they would not be able to do so owing to the circular issued by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf preventing Williamson from visiting the Arab Coast. Also included is discussion of the decision by the India Office and Political Resident in the Persian Gulf to make the company aware of the evidence they had in support of Williamson’s actions on the Trucial Coast in which he was seen to be working against the interest of his employers (PCL) and of the Shaikh of Dubai.Correspondence with the Trucial Coast Shaikhs is in English and Arabic; letters from the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company contain Persian and English letterheads.A series of file notes which were maintained as a record of the correspondence in the volume can be found at folios 191-196.1 volume (198 folios)The volume contains a table of contents on folio 4 consisting of subject headings and page references. The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.Foliation: The main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; 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 also present in parallel between ff 5-190; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
The file contains two copies of a letter by Ralph Ponsonby Watts, the Political Agent, Muscat to Sayyid Shihab bin Faysal Al Bu Sa‘idi, representative of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman regarding the impounding of British subjects’ passports by the Muscat State officials.1 file (6 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 8, these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
The file contains correspondence related to the Iranian Government’s order known as the Tehran order, on treating people arriving at Persian ports from Bahrain, Muscat, Dubai and Oman as Persian subjects. The file also includes petitions raised by Muscat subjects whose passports were seized by the Iranian Customs.The main correspondents in the file are the British Residency and Consulate General, Bushire; the Secretary of State for India, London; His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran; the Political Agency, Muscat and the Government of Muscat and Oman.1 file (54 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 56; 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 3-54; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the status of Kuwait and the negotiations between Britain and Turkey which led to a treaty in 1913.The discussion in the volume relates to the:the proposed settlement of Kuwait question with Turkish Government;the draft Anglo-Turkish Convention;the report of Shaikh Mubarak's control over tribes, and on frontiers of Kuwait;negotiations on the draft Convention.Included in the volume is a copy of the Anglo-Turkish Agreement and the collection of documents signed on 29 July,1912.The principal correspondents in the volume include the following: the Viceroy; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Percy Zachariah Cox; the Assistant Resident, Percy Gordon Loch; the Ambassador to Constantinople, Sir Gerard Lowther.1 volume (221 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 223; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 4-222; these numbers are also written in pencil, but, where circled, are crossed through.
The discussion in the volume relates to the migration of the Al Bu Ainain (a tribe of '1000 males') from Wakrah, Qatar, to 'Qasr as-Sabaih', a settlement 30 miles north of Katif [Al-Qaṭīf]. The correspondence contains the discussion between British officials as to whether Qasr as-Sabaih lay in territory of the Ruler of Kuwait or was under Turkish jurisdiction. It also discusses how the 'headman of the Al Bu Ainain', Abdullah bin Ali, approached a number of authorities to seek their assistance, including the Ruler of Bahrain, the Wali of Basrah, and the Turkish authorities in Al Hasa.Further discussion in the volume concerns the flying of the Turkish flag over the fort at Qasr as-Sabaih and the relationship of the Al Bu Ainain with the Turkish authorities. The file finishes with a note (folio 90) that the Al Bu Ainain had come to a private arrangement with the Ruler of Kuwait whereby in return for the payment of a yearly allowance, the Ruler would not encourage Bedouin raiding against the tribe.Included in the volume is a statement (folio 36) of 'Distribution of Garrisons in Hasa, Qatif and Qatar' giving numbers of Turkish troops and supplies at each location. The volume also includes some extracts (folios 65-75) from
'Bahrain News'and
'Kuwait News'.Correspondence (folios 77-89) also discusses a possible migration of Sheikh Nasir bin Shahin al-Tuwar of Fuwairat from Qatar to Qasr as-Sabaih.The principal correspondents in the volume include: the First Assistant Resident, Bushire (A P Trevor); the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Percy Zachariah Cox; the Political Agent, Kuwait (William Henry Irvine Shakespear); the Political Agent, Bahrain (C F Mackenzie and David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer); and the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department (S H Butler).1 volume (91 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 91; 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 3-90; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
The file contains letters sent by merchants, banks and companies to the Bahrain Political Agency asking the Agency to grant them export licences for the shipment of currency notes from one place to another, from one bank to another, or from one company to a bank. The main correspondents are the Arabian American Oil Company, the Eastern Bank Limited and the Imperial Bank of Iran.1 file (64 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 57- 65 are file notes.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 66; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
The file contains correspondence in the form of petitions, reports and statements, related to police cases in Bahrain. Cases of note include the renewal of driving licences, and the distribution of ice by the Baladyia (Municipality).The main correspondence is between the Bahrain Political Agency, and the Adviser to the Bahrain Government (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave).1 file (34 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 36; 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 2-35; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Unnumbered file: the file is numbered 5308, but clearly belongs in this series.The file concerns a request from the India Office for revisions to the
Second List of Names in Arabia (N.E. and S.E.), by the Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British Official Use (Royal Geographical Society, December 1935). The correspondence, dated 1936-37, includes a memorandum of corrections in accordance with local custom prepared by Major Ralph Ponsonby Watts, Political Agent and HBM's Consul, Muscat, and copies of the list dated 1935 and (corrected) 1937.The papers also include transcripts of three articles from the Arab press dated 1939 concerning German military aims in the Middle East, and related topics.The Arabic language content of the file consists of lists of place names (with transliterations into English) and press agency letterheads.1 file (26 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 28; 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 2-5 and between ff 14-27; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
This file contains correspondence between the British officials in Bahrain, Bushire, Baghdad, the India Office and the Government of India, as well as with Khalīl bin Ibrāhīm Kanoo [Kānū].These papers concern various enquiries made by the British Admiralty between 1929 and 1938 regarding flags flown by the sheikhs of Qatar, Bahrain and the Trucial Coast. Contained within this file are descriptions and sketches of various flags, as well as a specimen of fabric (f. 38) demonstrating the colour of the flag flown by the Shaikh of Qatar, ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī.1 file (69 folios)This file is arranged approximately in chronological order.Foliation: Begins on front cover, circled, and continues to page before back cover.
This file concern a request for assistance to the Political Agency, Bahrain, from the Adlieyah of Nasriyah Ahwaz) in a judicial relief case. The documents (in Arabic, Persian and English) concern a case filed by Rustam bin Ali [Rustam bin ‘Alī], a Persian resident of Bahrain, against Mohd. bin Ghluam [Muḥammad bin Ghulām], relating to a subsistance allowance for the former's daughter.1 file (11 folios)The file is arranged approximately in chronological order.Foliation: There are two incomplete foliation sequences and one complete foliation sequence. The complete foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top-right corner of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and runs through to 11, ending on the inside of the back cover.
Genre/Subject Matter:This photograph shows four men and a camel standing in a flat, stony area. Behind them tall hills rise. The title suggests that one of the men is Sharif Yahya, ‘a son of Sharif Ahmed, whose father was the famous Grand-Sharif Abdulmutalib [bin Ghalib (1880–82)], who died in 1886’.The camel’s reigns are held by Yahya’s slave; to his left, is Yahya himself, in his riding habit, while the two men on the far left are sharifs of a lower rank.The sharif on the left wears a white
thawbunderneath a dark-coloured outer robe. At his waist a scimitar or long
janbiya– the curved dagger that is traditionally worn at the waist in countries on the Arabian Peninsula – is held in place by a belt. The sharif second from left wears white trousers, a dark-coloured outer robe and striped shirt with a
janbiyaat his waist. Both men wear white keffiyehs held in place by dark-coloured agals and sandals. Each holds a stick in his right hand.Yahya and his slave both also wear keffiyehs held in place by dark-coloured agals but while Yahya’s is dark, his slave’s is white. Both men wear belts held up at the torso by decorated neck halters. Yahya holds a stick in his left hand; his slave holds a long-barrelled rifle upright by the upper barrel.The camel is shown bearing a ‘saddle cloth, richly embroidered with silver [thread], or
batāt’. Tassels hang from a decorative harness as well as from the saddle itself.The negative has had hand-work applied, causing it to take on a drawing-like quality in places.Inscriptions:Above image, on the right, in ink: ‘XVII’1 collotype printDimensions:185 x 241 mmFormat:Collotype print, pasted into volumeCondition:The print is in good condition with minor surface dirt and light abrasions throughout.Foliation:‘XVII’Process:Collotype
This file concerns jurisdiction over residents of Nejd [Najd] and Hasa [al-Aḥsā’] at Bahrain in the Political Agent's courts, under provisions made by the Bahrain Order in Council. Reference is also made to punishments meted out by ‘Abdullāh bin Jilūwī at Hasa (folio 12).The correspondents in the volume include: ‘Abdullāh bin Jilūwī, representative of Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] at Hasa; Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon Loch, Political Agent at Bahrain; Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven Fowle, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire; and Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Bahrain Government.1 file (20 folios)The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. File notes appear at the rear of the file.Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 4-18 and ff 19-21 respectively; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
The file consists of typescript and printed copies (including supporting correspondence) of the following air agreements between the United Kingdom and other states:Lebanon, 1951 (including correspondence and papers in French and Arabic);Kuwait, Civil Air Agreement and Air Navigation Regulations, 1950;Bahrain, Civil Air Agreement revised and renewed, 1942;Kuwait, Civil Air Agreement and Air Navigation Regulations, 1950:Dubai, Commercial Air Agreement,1938;Muscat, Civil Air Agreement and Air Navigation Regulations,1947;Shuwaimiya, 1938;Khor Gharim, 1936;Umm Rasais, Masira [Masirah], 1932;Muscat, Civil Air Agreement, 1935;Sir Bu-Nair [Sir Bu-Nu'air], Sharjah, 1936;Muscat, Air Navigation Regulations, 1935;Kalba, 1936;Ras al Khaimah [R'as al-Khaymah], 1930;Sharjah, 1951 (also in Arabic);Sharjah, 1932;Dibai [Dubai], 1933;Sharjah, 1943;Sir Bani Yas and Abu Dhabi, 1935;Halul, Abu Dhabi, 1936;Bahrein [Bahrain], 1934 (with manuscript corrections);Kuwait, Air Navigation Regulations, 1950;Kuwait, Civil Air Agreement, 1934;Bahrain, 1941.1 file (153 folios)The agreements appear from the front to the rear of the file in the order listed in the Scope and Content section of this catalogue record. There is a list of contents on the inside front cover of the file (folio 1), which is linked to the agreements themselves by reference numbers which appear in blue or red ink (uncircled) in the top right hand corner of the recto page of the first folio of the relevant document.Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover of the file (the first folio after the outer cover) and terminates at 155 on the back cover of the file (the last folio before the outer cover). These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top right hand corner of the recto page of each folio. There is second, local foliation sequence numbered 242-254 between ff. 86-98.
This volume contains originals and copies of correspondence between Major Adelbert Cecil Talbot, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and Her British Majesty's Consul General for Fars; Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, Secretary to the Government of India; Muḥammad Amīn bin Badr, temporary Residency Agent at Bahrain; ‘Abd al-Laṭīf bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān, Residency Agent at Sharjah; Commander Hart Dyke, Senior Naval Officer Persian Gulf Division, Bushire; and Shaikh Rāshid bin Maktūm Āl Maktūm.The correspondence in this volume concerns the drafting, signing and ratification of the Exclusive Treaty (1892) with the shaikhs of the Trucial Coast and the Shaikh of Bahrain. The treaty bound themselves, their heirs and successors to the following conditions: (1) On no account shall any agreement or correspondence be entered into with any power other than the British Government; (2) Without the assent of the British Government, they shall not consent to the residence within their territories of the Agent of any other Government; and (3) On no account shall they cede, sell, mortgage or otherwise give for occupation any part of their territory save to the British Government. The treaty came in response to the intrigues of Hyacinthe-Alexandre Chapuy, a French merchant, with the chief of Umm al-Qaywayn, in 1891, and a period of Persian activity on the Arab coast of the Persian Gulf between 1887 and 1888, and the subsequent signing of an agreement between Edward Charles Ross, Political Resident and the Trucial Coast chiefs in August 1888.Copies of the ratified treaty in Arabic and English appear signed as follows: Ḥumayd bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Qāsimī, ruler of Ras-el-Khymah [Ras al-Khaymah], dated 9 Sha‘bān 1309 and 8 March 1892 (folios 15-16); Aḥmad bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Mu‘allā, ruler of Um-el-Kawain, dated 9 Sha‘bān 1309 and 8 March 1892 [Umm al-Qaywayn] (folios 17-18); Ḥumayd bin Rāshid Āl Nu‘aymī, ruler of Ajman, dated 8 Sha‘bān 1309 and 7 March 1892 (folios 19-20); Ṣaqr bin Khālid Āl Qāsimī, ruler of Shargah [Sharjah], dated 8 Sha‘bān 1309 and 7 March 1892 (folios 21-22); Rāshid bin Maktūm Āl Maktūm, ruler of Debai [Dubai], dated 8 Sha‘bān 1309 and 7 March 1892 (folios 23-24); Zāyid bin Khalīfah Āl Nahyān, ruler of Abu Dhabi, dated 6 Sha‘bān 1309 and 5 March 1892 (folios 25-26); and ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah, ruler of Bahrain, dated 14 Sha‘bān 1309 and 14 March 1892 (folios 27-28).The correspondence includes: a letter from Talbot to Durand, dated 29 September 1891, with information concerning the intrigues of Chapuy (folios 3-4); letter from Talbot to Durand, dated 19 October 1891, concerning the agreement of 1888, the intrigues of Chapuy and the suggestion for a treaty with the chiefs of the Trucial coast (folios 6-7); approval for the treaty given by the Government of India (folio 10); copies sent for ratification (folio 12); suggestions for minor adaptations to the wording (folio 29); copies of the ratified treaty sent to the chiefs of the Trucial Coast and Bahrain with Commander Hart Dyke (folios 31-38); letter from the Shaikh of Bahrain to the Talbot confirming receipt (folios 39-40); and correspondence with the ShAikh of Dubai acknowledging receipt, questioning the ratification and criticising the Native Agent (folios 47-59).1 volume (71 folios)The volume contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest at the front of the volume to the latest at the end.Foliation: The main 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. A second foliation sequence is present between folios 3-66; these numbers are written in pencil & red crayon, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence. Foliation errors: 9, and 9A; 62, and 62A; 65, and 65A. Foliation omissions: folio 2.
This file contains two copies of a concession agreement between Cable & Wireless Limited and the Government of Bahrain (represented by Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the ruler of Bahrain). The agreements (folios 3-16) were signed in the presence of Hugh Dunstan Rance, the British Political Agent in Bahrain and have wax impressions of the Agency's official seal on the reverse of their final folios. The agreements are bi-lingual (English and Arabic) and every folio of one copy (folios 10-17) has been stamped with Shaikh Salman's personal seal.The file also contains draft copies of the agreement (folios 17-32) in both English and Arabic with annotations and corrections in pencil.1 file (32 folios)File containing loose sheets that were previously bound with treasury tags.The file's foliation sequence commences at the cover and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
The volume contains the following two documents:
Convention between the United Kingdom and Turkey respecting the Persian Gulf and adjacent territories, (With Maps), Signed at London, July 29 1913and
Convention between the United Kingdom and Turkey respecting the Boundaries of Aden and of Ottoman Territory in Southern Arabia, (With Maps), Signed at London, March 9 1914, (Ratifications exchanged at London, June 3 1914).The articles of the conventions appear in both French and English in parallel columns.The Arabic content of the volume consists of bilingual English and Arabic place names and in the keys to references, and symbols and abbreviations in the maps on folios 37-40.1 volume (45 folios)There are tables of contents toward the front of both documents, on folio 2 and folio 25.Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1A on the front cover and terminates at 47 on the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto page of each folio. The following foliation anomalies occur: ff. 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D. The following pagination ranges occur: ff. 5-6; ff. 35-36. The following folio number is not used: 44. The following folios need to be folded out to be read: ff. 7, 8, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41.
This file contains correspondence concerning the Persian claim to the island of Sirrī, as well as their claim to and occupation of that place. In addition there is information concerning rival claims by Trucial Coast rulers, details concerning Dubai pearl divers on the island and details concerning other Persian Gulf islands, including Abu Musa [Abū Mūsá] and Tanb [Ṭanb].The correspondence in this file is between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire; ‘Abd al-Qasim and ‘Abd al-Laṭīf, Residency Agents at Sharjah; Āghā Muḥammad Amīn Badr, Residency Agent at Lingah [Bandar-e-Lengeh]; Ṣaqr bin Khālid Āl Qāsimī, ruler of Sharjah; Maktūm bin Ḥashr Āl Maktūm, ruler of Dubai; and various British officials in the Foreign Department of the Government of India. There are also copies of correspondence between India Office and Foreign Office officials.Folio 2 is an index, and folios 4-9 are a precis of documents within the file for folios 10-115. Subjects covered include: Persian flag hoisted on Sirri [Sirrī] (folios 18, 48); Persian refusal to remove the flag (folios 127-131); Memorandum by the Resident on Persian refusal (folios 141-144); Hajji Ahmad Khan [Hājjī Aḥmad Khān]'s Report (folios 80-93); Legation correspondence with the Persian Foreign Office (folios 70-77); Documents tendered in support of the Persian claim (folio 52-59); Shaikh of Shargah [Sharjah]'s claims to Sirri (folios 27-28); Persian claim to Abu Musa island (folio 80); Shaikh of Debai [Dubai] complains of pearl divers absconding to Sirri and the Persian Coast (folios 116-118, 154-160, 167-190); Chief of Ras El Khaimah [Ras al-Khaymah]'s claim to Tanb island (folios 22, 209).Notable documents within the file include: a precis of correspondence about occupation of the island of Sirri (folios 109-113); a report entitled
Question of the status of the Island of Sirri(ff. 165-166); a report by the Residency Agent at Lingah on the island of Sirri in Persian and English translation (ff. 200-202); correspondence with Sir Mortimer Durand regarding the island of Sirri (folios 211-215); and a statement by the Shaikh of Sharjah (f. 65).1 volume (235 folios)The file is arranged approximately in chronological order.Foliation: The foliation number is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. It begins on the third folio after the front cover, on number 1, and ends on the last folio of writing, on number 227. The file contains the following foliation amendments: folio 1 is followed by folios 1A and 1B; no folio 3; folio 92 is followed by folio 92A; folio 156 is followed by folio 156A; folio 171 is followed by folio 171A.
The volume comprises letters and correspondence relating to debt owed by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Saif to a number of debtees including Gray Mackenzie and Company. The discussion in the volume relates to the circumstances of the debt and bankruptcy, and the resolution of the amount to be repaid.The file includes ten letters in Arabic and their translations as well as a list of debts and assets (folio 2). The main correspondents include: the Chief Political Officer, Basrah (Percy Zachariah Cox); the Ruler of Kuwait (Shaikh Salim bin Mubarak); and the Political Agent, Kuwait (Robert Edward Hamilton, Percy Gordon Loch); the Ruler of Najd (Ibn Sa'ud).1 file (33 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 33; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.Pagination: the file also contains a pagination sequence written in blue crayon.
This file contains papers relating to the proposed sale of Tunb Island to Muscat by the Shaikh of Lengeh; correspondence between the Political Agent in Muscat and Faisal bin Turkee; appointment of Louis Maguire as US Consul at Muscat; administrative and political affairs in Gwadur [Gwadar]; disputes between Arabs of Sur and Ras al-Hadd; and the 1881 Administration report and trade returns. The majority of the papers are issued by the Political Agent in Muscat.1 file (91 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 93; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
This file contains correspondence between Captain Charles Geoffrey Prior, British Political Agent at Bahrain; Lieutenant Colonel Hugh Vincent Biscoe, British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire; Major Frank Holmes of the Eastern and General Syndicate; Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Bahrain Government; Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, ruler of Bahrain; Cyril H Cane, His Britanic Majesty's Consul-General San Francisco; and Freshfields Leese and Munns solicitors. There are also copies of correspondence between various officials in the India Office and Colonial Office.The correspondence concerns the assignment of 1930 Bahrain Oil Concession (draft agreement, ff. 110-129); negotiations of Eastern and General Syndicate for concession for the remaining area of Bahrain group of islands; and application by Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited for a prospecting licence, including
Supplementary Agreement between H.E. Shaikh Hamad bin Shaikh Isa Al Khalifah and the Bahrein Petroleum Company Ltd(f. 224).1 volume (237 folios)This file is arranged in approximately chronological order.Foliation: The foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio. It begins on the second folio after the front cover, on number 1, and runs through to 231, ending on the inside of the back cover.
This file contains correspondence between the British Political Agent at Bahrain; the British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire; Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah; ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Sa‘ūd); Khalīl bin Ibrāhīm Kanoo [Kānū]; Major Frank Holmes of the Eastern and General Syndicate Limited; and various representatives and employees of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, including Arnold Talbot Wilson, J B Mackie, J E Shuckburgh and T L Jacks.The correspondence concerns the initiation of negotiations for oil concessions between the Shaikhs of Bahrain, Kuwait and Ibn Sa‘ūd, and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company and Eastern and General Syndicate Limited, as well as subsequent correspondence concerning exploration for oil. Within the correspondence are various draft and signed oil concessions documents, including a signed copy of the oil concession agreement in Arabic and English between Shaikh Ḥamad and Major Frank Holmes of Eastern and Syndicate Limited, dated 2 December 1925 (ff. 281-299).Towards the end of the file there is correspondence concerning a dispute between Major Frank Holmes and Khalīl bin Ibrāhīm Kanoo relating to the rights for boring water wells in Bahrain vis-à-vis the 1925 oil concession agreement.1 volume (345 folios)This file is arranged approximately in chronological order.Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the 3rd sheet and terminates at the sixth sheet from the back of the volume; these numbers are written in blue crayon with additions and corrections made using pencil, they are circled (except between ff. 199-270) and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio (except between ff. 286-299 where they can be found in the top centre).
This file contains correspondence between the British Political Agent at Bahrain; the British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire; Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Bahrain Government; Major Frank Holmes, Chief Local Representative at Bahrian of the Eastern and Syndicate Company Limited; and Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah; as well as copies of correspondence between the Government of India and various government departments in London.These papers concern the extension and renewal of and amendments to the Bahrain Oil Concession and prospecting licences; enquiries about the meaning and wording of the concession, particularly regards to customs and duties payments by Eastern and General Syndicate; American influence on Eastern and General Syndicate and Bahrain more generally; and dealings with other oil companies, including the Turkish Petroleum Company and Standard Oil Company of California.1 volume (365 folios)The file is arranged approximately in chronological order.Foliation: There are three inconsistent foliation sequences, which have been crossed out, and one complete foliation sequence. The complete foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio. It begins on the first folio after the front cover, on number 2, and runs through to 364, ending on the inside of the back cover.
Genre/Subject Matter:This landscape view shows ‘the eastern part of valley of Muna (Mina)’ from an elevated position, seven kilometres east of the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. Muna (Mina) is a station of the hadj, where pilgrims camp out on the 8th, 11th, 12th (and some on the 13th) of
Dhul-Hijjah, as can be seen in this image.Right of centre, along the horizon, eight arches are set into a pale-coloured building. Otherwise no other permanent structures are evident, however, the rest of the flat plain that takes up the middle ground is dotted with many and varying tents, people, beasts of burden, such as horses, camels and donkeys. Small flocks of sheep or goats are visible in the foreground to the right of centre.A ridge of hills rises along the horizon, with the highest point to the right of centre.Arabic script written directly into the image has been erased subtly, but is visible upon close inspection in the lower left of the image as well as in the central sky area of the image.This is the second of two photographs taken from the same vantage point, which form a panoramic view over the valley. The first is X463/11.Inscriptions:Above image, on the right, in ink: ‘XI’Temporal Context:According to Durkje van der Wal in his publication
Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje: The First Western Photographer in Mecca, 1884-1885(Amsterdam : Manfred & Hanna Heiting Fund, Rijksmuseum, 2011, pp. 43-51), the photographs in this publication that pertain to the hadj (this image included) likely date to August 1888 since this was the period of the last hadj before February 1889, the date Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje received the final consignment of images.1 collotype printDimensions:186 x 243 mmFormat:Collotype print, pasted into volumeCondition:The print is in good condition with minor surface dirt and light abrasions throughout.Foliation:‘XI’Process:Collotype
Genre/Subject Matter:This landscape view shows ‘the western part of valley of Muna (Mina), which extends from west to east, during the annual gathering of pilgrims [the hadj]’ from an elevated position northeast of the Masjid al-Khayf in Muna, seven kilometres east of the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. Muna (Mina) is a station of the hadj, where pilgrims camp out on the 8th, 11th, 12th (and some on the 13th) of
Dhul-Hijjah, as can be seen in this image.See Photo 174/9 for a comparative view from a similar vantage point but with a closer view of the Masjid al-Khayf, which here appears in the left of the background. The structure to the right of the iwan-like entryway, which appears damaged in the latter view, here appears intact. In the far middle ground at right two and three-storey structures can be seen. A ridge of hills rises along the horizon.The middle ground is occupied by tents, while in the foreground there are a wide variety of beasts of burden, such as horses, camels and donkeys, standing, tethered or couched.The negative has had hand-work applied, creating a drawing-like quality, particularly in the background, where the original plate may have been over-exposed.Arabic script written directly into the image has been erased subtly, but is visible upon close inspection in the lower right of the image as well as in the central sky area of the image.This is the first of two photographs taken from the same vantage point, which form a panoramic view over the valley. The second is X463/12.Inscriptions:Above image, on the right, in ink: ‘X’Temporal Context:According to Durkje van der Wal in his publication
Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje: The First Western Photographer in Mecca, 1884-1885(Amsterdam : Manfred & Hanna Heiting Fund, Rijksmuseum, 2011, pp. 43-51), the photographs in this publication that pertain to the hadj (this image included) likely date to August 1888 since this was the period of the last hadj before February 1889, the date Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje received the final consignment of images.1 collotype printDimensions:185 x 237 mmFormat:Collotype print, pasted into volumeCondition:The print is in good condition with minor surface dirt and light abrasions throughout.Foliation:‘X’Process:Collotype
The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century, translated from the author’s own manuscript, and collated with one preserved at the Library of Eton College by Sir William Ouseley.Publication details: Printed at the Oriental Press by Wilson & Co., Wild-Court, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, for T Cadell Junior and W Davies, Strand, London, 1800.Physical description: One volume, initial Roman numeral pagination (i-xxxvi), 327 pages, fold-out map.1 volume (327 pages)This volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings and page references. There is an alphabetic index at the back of the volume.Dimensions: 280mm x 220mm.
This item is a genealogical 'Table of the Principal Descendants of Ahmad-Bin-Sa’īd, Āl Bū Sa’īdi, Founder of the Present Ruling Families of ’Oman & Zanzibar'. It contains 139 named and unnamed individuals (in Arabic and English) of the Āl Bū Sa‘īd family of Oman and Zanzibar. Some of these individuals appear with birth and death dates, as well as brief biographical information.There is also a 'Chronological list of the rulers of ’Omān belonging to this family' and a 'Chronological list of rulers of Zanzibar belonging to this family'.In addition, a section of 'Notes' is included that gives 1907 as the year of compilation, as well as other details concerning the arrangement of the table, including: the omission of distant collateral relatives and nearly all female names; the ordering of children from the same father according to seniority from left to right, with females invariably placed at the far right; dates of birth and death are approximate only; and when the fact or date of death is not mentioned the person was probably alive in 1906.1 folio
This item is a genealogical 'Table of the Ruling Āl Khalīfah (’Atbi) Family of Bahrain (Sheet No. 2., Junior Part of the Āl Salmān Branch)'. It contains 68 named individuals (in Arabic and English) of the Āl Khalīfah (al-‘Utūb) family of Bahrain, junior branch descended from Salmān, a branch that produced wazīrs but no ruling Shaikhs of Bahrain. A diagram appears on 'Sheet No. 1' (f. 11) explaining the connection with the senior part of the Āl Salmān branch. Some of the named individuals appear with birth and death dates, as well as brief biographical information.A section of 'Notes' is given that gives the year of compilation as 1907, as well as other details concerning the arrangement of the table, including: its completeness; the omission of all females; 'issue' means 'male issue'; the ordering of sons from the same father according to seniority from left to right; dates of birth, and in some cases death, are approximate only; when the fact or date of death is not mentioned the person was probably alive in 1906; persons shown in the table reside in Bahrain, unless otherwise stated.1 folio
This item is a genealogical 'Table of the Ruling Āl Khalīfah (’Atbi) Family of Bahrain (Sheet No. 3., The Āl ’Abdullah Branch.)'. It contains 47 named and unnamed individuals (in Arabic and English) of the Āl Khalīfah (al-‘Utūb) family of Bahrain. Apart from its founder, Shaikh ’Abdullah-bin-Ahmad [‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad], this branch has not produced any of the Shaikhs of Bahrain. Some of the named individuals appear with birth and death dates, as well as brief biographical information.A section of 'Notes' is included that gives the year of compilation as 1907, as well as other details concerning the arrangement of the table, including: its completeness; the omission of all females; 'issue' means 'male issue'; the ordering of sons from the same father according to seniority from left to right; dates of birth, and in some cases death, are approximate only; when the fact or date of death is not mentioned the person was probably alive in 1906; persons shown in the table reside in Qatar or Hasa unless otherwise stated. Notable individuals in the table include Muḥammad bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Khalīfah, Mubārak bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Khalīfah and Nāṣir bin Mubārak Āl Khalīfah.1 folio
This item is a genealogical 'Table of the Āl Subāh (’Atbi) Ruling Family of Kuwait'. It contains 79 named and unnamed individuals (in Arabic and English) of the Āl Sabāḥ (al-‘Utūb) family of Kuwait, some with birth and death dates, as well as brief biographical information.There is also a 'Chronological list of Shaikhs of Kuwait belonging to this family' with the periods of their reign, including: Subāh [Ṣabāḥ], ’Abdullah-bin-Subāh [‘Abdullāh bin Ṣabāḥ], Jābir-bin-’Abdullah [Jābir bin ‘Abdullāh], Sabāh-bin-Jābir [Ṣabāḥ bin ‘Abdullāh], ’Abdullah-bin-Cubāh [‘Abdullāh bin Ṣabāḥ], Muhammad-bin-Subāh [Muḥammad bin Ṣabāḥ], and Mubārak-bin-Subah [Mubārak bin Ṣabāḥ].In addition, a section of 'Notes' is included that gives 1908 as the year of compilation, as well as other details concerning the arrangement of the table, including: the ordering of sons from the same father according to seniority from left to right; the ommission of all females; 'issue' means 'male issue'; dates of birth, and in some cases death, are approximate only; and when the fact or date of death is not mentioned the person was probably alive in 1907.1 folio
This item is a genealogical table, 'Sheet No. 1. Table of the Ruling Āl Sa’ūd (’Anizah) Family of Souther Najd'. It contains seven named individuals (in Arabic and English) of the Āl Sa‘ūd family of the ‘Anizah tribe.The table was compiled by John Calcott Gaskin in 1905 based on a table by Colonel Edward Charless Ross, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, that appears in the
Persian Gulf Administration Reportfor the years 1879-1880. The table was revised in 1906 by Captain Stuart George Knox, Political Agent at Kuwait, with the assistance of ’Abdur Rahmān-bin-Zaid [‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Zayd], an agent of the Āl Sa‘ūd family.There is a 'Chronological list of the Wahhābi Amirs of Southern Najd belonging to this family' running from Muhammad-bin-Sa’ūd [Muḥammad bin Sa‘ūd] to ’Abdur Rahmān-bin-Faisal (‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal), Ibn Sa‘ūd. There is also a note concerning the tribal origins of the Āl Sa‘ūd family, as well as foot notes concerning the named individuals in the table. It is indicated that the descendents of the sons of Sa’ūd-bin-Muhammad [Sa‘ūd bin Muḥammad] are given in the subsequent genealogical tables.In addition, there is a section of 'Notes' which appear to refer to the geneaological tables on this and the following four sheets (folios 15-18). These notes give the year of compilation as 1906, as well as other details concerning the arrangement of the table, including: the omission of nearly all females; 'issue' means 'male issue'; the ordering of children from the same father according to seniority from left to right, while with older generations seniority is mainly conjectural; daughters are invariably placed in the position of juniority on the extreme right; dates of birth, and in some cases death, are approximate; when the fact or date of death is not mentioned the person was probably alive in 1906.1 folio
This item is a genealogical table, 'Sheet No. 2. Table of the Ruling Farhān Branch of the Āl Sa’ūd Family of Southern Najd'. It contains 13 named individuals (in Arabic and English) of the Āl Sa‘ūd family of the ‘Anizah tribe descended from Sa‘ūd bin Muḥammad through his son Farhān, some appearing with birth and death dates. For the connection of this branch with the other branches of the family, as well as chronology of the Wahhabi Amirs of Southern Najd and notes on the arrangements and compilation of this table, see 'Sheet No. 1' (folio 14).1 folios
This item is a genealogical table, 'Sheet No. 3. Table of the Ruling Thanaiyān Branch of the Āl Sa’ūd Family of Southern Najd'. It contains 28 named individuals (in Arabic and English) of the Āl Sa‘ūd family of the ‘Anizah tribe descended from Sa‘ūd bin Muḥammad through his son Thanayān. Some of these individuals appear with birth and death dates, as well as biographical information. For the connection of this branch with the other branches of the family, as well as chronology of the Wahhabi Amirs of Southern Najd and notes on the arrangements and compilation of this table, see 'Sheet No. 1' (folio 14).1 folio
This item is a genealogical table, 'Sheet No. 4. Table of the Muhammad Branch of the Āl Sa’ūd Ruling Family of Southern Najd'. It contains 111 named individuals (in Arabic and English) of the Āl Sa‘ūd family of the ‘Anizah tribe descended from Sa‘ūd bin Muḥammad through his son Muḥammad. Some of these individuals appear with birth and death dates, as well as biographical information. For the connection of this branch with the other branches of the family, as well as chronology of the Wahhabi Amirs of Southern Najd and notes on the arrangements and compilation of this table, see Sheet No. 1 (folio 14).1 folioThis item is stored in 'Pocket No. 13' (f. 13Av) with 'Sheet No. 5' (f. 18).
This item is a genealogical table, 'Sheet No. 5. Table of the Mashāri Branch of the Āl Sa’ūd Ruling Family of Southern Najd'. It contains 17 named individuals (in Arabic and English) of the Āl Sa‘ūd family of the ‘Anizah tribe descended from Sa‘ūd bin Muḥammad through his son Mashārī, some appearing with birth and death dates, as well as biographical information. For the connection of this branch with the other branches of the family, as well as chronology of the Wahhabi Amirs of Southern Najd and notes on the arrangements and compilation of this table, see 'Sheet No. 1' (folio 14).1 folio
This item is a genealogical 'Table of the Ruling Āl Rashīd (Shammar) Family of the Jabal Shammar'. It contains 49 named and unnamed individuals (in Arabic and English) of the Āl Rashīd family of Abu Dhabi, some with birth and death dates, as well as brief biographical information.The table was compiled by John Calcott Gaskin in 1905 based on a table by Colonel Edward Charless Ross, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, that appears in the
Persian Gulf Administration Reportfor the years 1888-1889. The table was revised in 1906 by Captain Stuart George Knox, Political Agent at Kuwait.There is also a 'Chronological list of the Amīrs of Jabal Shammar belonging to this family' with the periods of their reign, including: ’Abdullah-bin-’Ali [‘Abdullāh bin ‘Alī], Talāl-bin-’Abdullah [Ṭalāl bin ‘Abdullāh], Mat’ab-bin-’Abdullah [Mut‘ib bin ‘Abdullāh], Bandar-bin-Talāl [Bandar bin Ṭalāl], ’Abdul Azīz-bin-Mat’ab [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin Mut‘ib], and Sultān-bin-Hamūd [Sulṭān bin Ḥamūd]. There is also a note about the tribal origins of the family.In addition, a section of 'Notes' is included that gives 1907 as the year of compilation (presumably by John Gordon Lorimer), as well as other details concerning the arrangement of the table, including: the omission of nearly all females; 'issue' means 'male issue'; the ordering of sons from the same father according to seniority from left to right, but all daughters are placed in the position of juniority on the extreme right; dates of birth are only approximate; and when the fact or date of death is not mentioned the person was probably alive in 1906.1 folio
This item is a genealogical 'Table of the Ruling Abul Khail (’Anizah) Family of Buraidah in Qasīm'. It contains 91 named individuals (in Arabic and English) of the Abā al-Khayl (‘Anizah) family of Buraydah in Qasīm, some with birth and death dates, as well as brief biographical information.The table was compiled by John Calcott Gaskin in 1905 and revised by Captain Stuart George Knox, Political Agent at Kuwait, and Captain Francis Beville Prideaux, Political Agent at Bahrain, in 1906. Knox was assisted by ’Abdul ’Azīz-al-Hasan [‘Abd al-‘Azīz al-Ḥasan] who played a considerable part in the affairs of Buraydah between 1875 and 1892.There is also a 'Chronological list of the Amirs of Buroidah belonging to this family' with the periods of their reign, including: Mahanna-bin-Sālih [Mahannā bin Ṣāliḥ], Hasan-bin-Mahanna [Ḥasan bin Mahannā], Interregnum, and Sālih-bin-Hasan [Ṣāliḥ bin Ḥasan]. There is also a note concerning the history of the Abā al-Khayl family.In addition, a section of 'Notes' is included that gives 1907 as the year of compilation, as well as other details concerning the arrangement of the table, including: the omission of distant females, with one exception; 'issue' means 'male issue'; the ordering of children from the same father according to seniority from left to right, with the one female placed at the far right; dates of birth are approximate only; and when the fact or date of death is not mentioned the person was probably alive in 1906.1 folio
This item is a genealogical 'Table of the Ruling Salaimi (Sabai’) Family of ’Anaizah in Qasīm'. It contains 60 named and unnamed individuals (in Arabic and English) of the Salaymī (Suba‘i) family of ‘Unayzah, some with birth and death dates, as well as brief biographical information.The table was compiled by John Calcott Gaskin in 1905 and revised by Captain Francis Beville Prideaux, Political Agent at Bahrain, and by Captain Stuart George Knox, Political Agent at Kuwait, in 1906. Knox was assisted by ’Abdul ’Azīz-bin-Sulaimān-bin-Muhammad-bin-Salaim [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin Sulaymān bin Muḥammad bin Salaym] whose name appears in the table.There is also a 'Chronological list of the Amirs of ’Anaizah belonging to this family' with the periods of their reign, including: Sulaimān-bin-Yahya [Sulaymān bin Yaḥyá], ’Abdullah-bin-Sulaimām [‘Abdullāh bin Sulaymān], Ibrāhīm-bin-Sulaimān [Ibrāhīm bin Sulaymān], ’Abdullah-bin-Yahya [‘Abdullāh bin Yaḥyá], Zāmil-bin-’Abdullah [Zāmil bin ‘Abdullāh], Interregnum, ’Abdullah-bin-Yahya-bin-Sālih [‘Abdullāh bin Yahyá bin Ṣāliḥ], Sālih-al-Amīr [Ṣāliḥ al-Amīr], Hamad-bin-’Abdullah-bin-Yahya [Ḥamad bin ‘Abdullāh bin Yahyá], ’Abdul ’Azīz-bin’Abdullah [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abdullāh]. There is also a note concerning the tribal origins of the Salaymī family.In addition, a section of 'Notes' is included that gives 1907 as the year of compilation (presumably by John Gordon Lorimer), as well as other details concerning the arrangement of the table, including: the omission of all females; 'issue' means 'male issue'; the ordering of children from the same father according to seniority from left to right; dates of birth, and in some cases death, are approximate only; and when the fact or date of death is not mentioned the person was probably alive in 1906.1 folio