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[Un-numbered file] 'Diary of Colonel Hamilton's Visit to Nejd 1918' [66r] (131/206)
The record is made up of 1 volume (102 folios). It was created in 19 Sep 1917-28 Dec 1918. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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Tribes have "to be faared on the Mistawi and
robbers in Woshm.
Mudhnib is more like an Indian village
than an Arab one. The soil is all clay,and
absolutely flat,there is no trace of sand any
where. Large standing fields of millet and
barley; the gardens scattered around. The
village is not fortified but has a single
Kasr. I am told that they have no enemies to
fear. Over 100 of the inhabitants have gone
to the Hedjaz to take service under the
Shereef.
kahad Ibn Abdul Karim is a charming
personality. He is about 40 years of age, has
been 25 years Ameer of the place succeeding
his father as a lad of 15. He has never tra
velled. There are 30 houses of Agal,mostly
Beni Tamim stock. One fort in town; villages
surround.the town to a aistance of 2 roileo.
The population under 3000. I offered the
Ameer a present of smart Aba and 70 dollars
but he absolutely refused to take anything
saying that as faithful servant of Bin Saud
he could not do so without the lattei 1 s pei -
mission. This is unusual,! think,as both the
Ameer of Zilfi and Abbas-al-Balaji both
accepted the 0 70, which I gave them. I
forgot perhaps to mention that the whole p trt
ty with me including men from Kowait and
Mohammerah and from Turki received 10 dollars
each as pocket money to spend in Kasim.
The chief peculiarity o*f Al -Mudhnib
is the absolute flatness of the plain on
which it is built. Stony cliffs enclose the
depression: its apparent openness to attack
on all sides is also a noticeable feature.
The inhabitants answered my M Salaam-Alekum”
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The file includes a printed copy (folios 16-41) of the diary of Colonel Robert Edward Hamilton's ( 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) visit to Najd in 1918 on a mission to Ibn Sa'ud. The file also includes the original typed copy (folios 43-102) of the diary.
The diary describes his trip from Kuwait to Najd and records the topography, distance travelled each day, temperature and barometric pressure and people encountered. The principal correspondents in the volume include: the 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 (Robert Edward Hamilton); the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad (Percy Zachariah Cox); the Chief Political Officer, Baghdad; and the Ruler of Najd (Ibn Sa'ud).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (102 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 103; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/5/104
- Title
- [Un-numbered file] 'Diary of Colonel Hamilton's Visit to Nejd 1918'
- Pages
- 1r:2v, front, front-i, 4r:102v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence