"دليل الخليج. مجلد I. القسم التاريخي. الأجزاء Iأ و Iب. ج.ج. لوريمر ١٩١٥" [‎١‎١‎٥‎٢] (١٧٨٢/١٣٠٧)

1152
Elation of
Ibn-Sa'ud,
April to
June, 1900.
Deportation
of the Qaim-
M a g a m of
Buraidah and
other aggres
sions commit
ted by the
^Vahhabis,
April to June,
X906.
off, was fixed on a pole and paraded round the country in triumph; butth'
last enormity was condemned by all respectable Arab opinion, Ind sonie
regret for Ibn-Rashid's death was shown even by the Shaikh of Kuwait
to whom his signet ring was immediately sent, in proof of his success bv
Ibn-Sa'ud. ' *
The Wahhabi Amir despatched letters or emissaries to announce his
victory to the Sultan of Turkey, to the Turkish Walis of Baghdad and
Basrah, and to the Arab chiefs of Hasa, Qatar and Bahrain. The deputa
tion sent to Basrah was reported to have been well received by the
Governor, and most of the Shaikhs who had been addressed returned their
congratulations, accompanied by handsome presents. Ibn-Sa'ud also pro
claimed himself ruler of " Sharq " by which he probably meant all Eastern
Arabia. A temporary coldness shortly afterwards sprang up between
the Wahhabi Amir and the Shaikh of Kuwait out of disputes relating
to the tribute and allegiance of some Bedouin tribes,—perhaps the
commonest cause of dissension among potentates in Central Arabia —
and it was reported that Ibn-Sa'ud, in the first arrogance of his success
had spoken disparagingly of Shaikh Mubarak; but the support of the'
Shaikh was essential to the Amir's safety, and the estrangement
between them was not of long duration.
'Abdul 'Aziz, after the destruction of Ibn-Rasbid, proceeded to take
tml advantage of his success. In April or May, disregarding both the
onicial rank of his victim in the Turkish service and the presence of
lurkish troops in Qasim, he seized Salih-bin-Hasan, Qaim-Maqam of
uraidah, by a stratagem and deported him to Riyadh along with his
brothers Mahanna and 'Abdul 'Aziz ; the reason appeared to be that
a. had taken 1 " s ^n position as an Ottoman Qaim-Maqam too
seriously and was working in the interests of the Porte; but the measure,
on account of Salih's personal popularity in Qasim, wa« generally felt
, lbt£ul P 0 '^ £rom th e standpoint of Wahhabi interests.
Abdul Aziz then carried his raids far to the northward, and. apparently
in ay, egan to harry the Bedouins in the neighbourhood of Hail and
o emand arrears of the tribute formerly paid by the Shammar Amir to
f ^ a ' 3U ie gates of the town were closed against him, and scarcity
o orage an supplies soon obliged him to retire. Some members of the
XI a am * y u 0 had been prisoners at Hail were now released, among
"Tf ; Abdul -' A ^ bi -Muhammad, a grandson of the
receiw/ 1 T*i * U ^ bm " Faisa] ' w ho early in July arrived at Kuwait and
cal ^ 111 the Eritlsl1 dispensary there. Several politi-
were also set^iT^ rnling " famjlie s 0 f 'Anaizah and Buraidah
^ liberty about the same time.