'A ruler of the desert' [‎108v] (4/8)

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Ref: IOR/L/PS/18/B248

The record is made up of 1 file (4 folios). It was created in 1916. It was written in English. The original is part of the 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. .

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This document was written by Gertrude Bell, Liason Officer and Correspondent to Cairo, and briefly details the visit of 'Abd al-' Aziz ibn Sa‘ūd to Basrah on November 27 1916 as part of the Mesopotamian campaign. Bell also describes the following:

how Ibn Sa‘ūd came to power and his influence in the Arab world;
his relationship with the British;
his physical appearance;
his character.

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1 file (4 folios)

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This file consists of a single document.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 107, and terminates at f 110, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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English in Latin script

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/18/B248
Title: 'A ruler of the desert'
Pages: 107r:110v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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