'Pocket No. 15: Enclosure to Part III of Volume I of the Persian Gulf Gazetteer: Geneaological Table of the Abul Khail (’Anizah) Family of Buraidah in Qasīm'

Content

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 A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Kuwait, and Captain Francis Beville Prideaux, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. 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.

Extent and format

1 folio

It is part of

'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol. I. Geneaological Tables-Maps. Part III. J G Lorimer. 1915'

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Ref: IOR/L/PS/20/C91/3

Written in

English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

Type

Archival item

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/20/C91/3, f 20

History of this record

Date(s)

1915 (CE, Gregorian)

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'Pocket No. 15: Enclosure to Part III of Volume I of the Persian Gulf Gazetteer: Geneaological Table of the Abul Khail (’Anizah) Family of Buraidah in Qasīm', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/20/C91/3, f 20, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023876399.0x000002> [accessed 27 November 2024]

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