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'Field notes. Mesopotamia' [96v] (197/230)
The record is made up of 1 file (111 folios). It was created in 1915. 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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and he has indirect control over a large number oi tribes. He is
a man of some energy and ability, and has shown himself friendly
to British travellers. He is addicted to drink and opium.
. °f Pusht-i-Kuh, hereditary ruler of the Lurs of Pusht-
i-Kuh is in alliance with the Shaikh of Muhammareh, being a
member of the famous League of the South, which included the
tUshqai and some of the Bakhtiari Khans. He is very hostile to
the Turks on the border.
Shaikh of Kuwait. —Sir Mubarak bin Subah, K.C.I.E.,
K.C.S.I., born about 1850, beginning to suffer from senile
decay. Dislikes Turks and is friendly to Great Britain. H. s
absolute power.
Abdul Aziz bin Sa vd.- —Wahabi Shaikh of Najd, has ap
proached British political officers on more than one occasion to
treat for terms of an alliance against the Turks. In May
1913, he drove the Turks out of A1 Hasa, and in May 1914,
was appointed Wali and Commander-in-Chief of Najd under the
nominal sovereignty of Turkey. He could raise 5,000 lo 7,000
well armed fighting men. He stands head and shoulders above
other Arab chiefs, and they have implicit faith in him.
A jaimi. —Son of Sa’adun
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, late chief of the Muntafik
Arabs. Sa’adun
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
was arrested by the Turks in August
1911 through the treachery of Sayid Talib, and deported to
Aleppo, v here he died immediately after his arrival. Ajaimi
has several times threatened Basrah.
Saiyid Talib Bey {naqibzadah). Deputy for Basrah, born
about 1870 ; of great influence among the Arabs of Basrah.
Until March ^1914 he was looked upon as a leader of the
Arab revolt at Basrah ; but then he suddenly became a
pro-Turk. Strong, wilful, utterly unscrupulous, usually in
debt. Held Basrah in the palm of his hand by means of a
band of armed men. Has about a dozen murders to his credit,
submitted to us, January 1915. Now in India*.
Colonel Subhi Bey .—Wali of Basrah, arrived July 1914.
Surrendered at Qurnah, December 1914.
Djavid
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
.—Wa.\\ of Baghdad, arrived Baghdad early in
19 , a strong military administrator, energetic and intent on
reforms. Reported to have been recalled in December.- 1914.
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- Content
The file consists of a publication of field notes concerning Mesopotamia. Produced by the General Staff, India, and published in Simla by the Government Monotype Press, 1915. Marked for official use only.
It is divided into the following chapters:
- history – an expedition to Muhammareh [Khorramshahr] (1857), the political situation, and the British position in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ;
- geography – boundaries and geographical features;
- population – inhabitants, particularly Arab tribes;
- resources – including water, supplies, transport, and trade;
- military - distribution, strength, qualities, and camping grounds;
- maritime - distribution, strength, navigation, and landing facilities;
- administration - territory divisions and the system of organisation;
- communication - including lines of advance, railways, roads, telegraphs, telephones, and a list of principal routes used in Mesopotamia and Arabistan.
Also included are four appendices: notes on Qatar Peninsula and Dohah [Doha]; details of important personages; a glossary of Arabic and Turkish terms; and information on weights, measures, currency, and chronology.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (111 folios)
- Arrangement
The file consists of a single publication. A list of contents at the front of the volume (ff 4-5) and index at the rear (ff 103-111) both reference the volume’s original printed pagination.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 113; 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. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- 'Field notes. Mesopotamia'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:112v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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