File 3939/1926 Pt 6 'Revision of Aitchison's Treaties. Persian Gulf Section.' [‎298r] (31/818)

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flTurki wSs proclaigle'd ^A'mir of Nej’d. Overtures were made by him to
.the Arab Chiefs of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. to renew their former relations with 1
the .Wahabis, and in 1825 the Chief of the Kawasim solicited the ad^
.vice of the British Government as to the course he should pursue; he was
.warned against any proceedings bearing a predatory character or evincing
unfriendliness towards the ruler of Muscat. During the next five or six
years Turki was employed in recovering the provinces formerly subject
to the iWahabis, and at the same time he endeavoured to conciliate the
Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. of Egypt by the payment of a small tribute. In 1831 Saiyid Said
entered into an engagement acknowledging his supremacy and agreeing
to pay an annual tribute, and the whole of the coast from Has al Hadd to
Kuwait, with the exception of Abu Dhabi, became subject to his authority.
(About this time the Wahabi Chief expressed a desire to enter into inti
mate relations with the British Government; to this a reply in general
but friendly terms was returned.
in 1831 a strong force of Wahabis advanced into Oman. Strict
neutrality was enjoyed on the British authorities in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
but the Wahabis were diverted from schemes of foreign invasion by the
murder of Turki by his nephew Mushari. He was in turn put to death
by Turki’s son Faisal, who then succeeded to power. Two years later a
large Egyptian force was assembled at Medina, and Faisal was sum
moned to contribute a contingent of troops. He evaded the demand;
the Egyptians therefore advanced into Nejd, defeated him near Riadh,
and in December 1838 obtained possession of Al Hasa and Katif. Faisal
then surrendered, and was sent prisoner to Egypt. The proceedings of
the Egyptians were not viewed with indifference by the British Govern
ment : a formal protest was entered by the Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
against the proceedings of Khurshed Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , the Egyptian Commander:’
and assurances were given by the maritime Chiefs that they would abide
by the wishes of the British Government and resist all attempts of
Kurshed Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. to subjugate them. At length, in consequence of the
strong remonstrances of the British Government, the Egyptians evacu
ated Nejd in May 1840; leaving, however, Faisal’s cousin Khalid as
Governor on behalf of the Porte. It was in this way that the claims of
the’ Turkish Government to sovereignty in Central Arabia originated,
though until about 1906 Turkish authority was neither represented nor
recognized in Nejd. During Khalid’s short rule a British officer was
’deputed to visit him at Al Hasa, and obtained from him an assurance
that he had no intention of invading Oman, as was then currently re
ported. In February 1842 Khalid was deposed by his cousin Abdulla bin
Sunaiyan; but in the following year he was dispossessed by Faisal, who
had returned from his imprisonment in Egypt.
In 1845 Said bin Mutlak, Faisal’s lieutenant, ravaged Sohar ter
ritory, compelled the Chief to pay a heavy tribute, and put to death the