Ibn Al-Rashid Research Paper

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Therefore, Sheikh Mubarak decided that the time had come to fulfill/complete the plan he had envisioned after he failed in Al-Sareef battle. Therefore, he headed to Al-Jahra along with a large number of his men to distract Ibn Al-Rasheed and force him to stay in areas very far away from his state/land/Emirate. In the meanwhile, Sheikh Mubarak was encouraging/pushing Ibn Saud to restore/occupy/take over Riyadh again taking advantage of the position which Ibn Al-Rasheed has gotten himself and his men into. However, Ibn Saud was hesitant and thought in the beginning of his failure to seize the city back in 1901, when they were suddenly attacked by Ibn Al-Rasheed and were forced to evacuate the city but at the same time, he was hopeful and wished …show more content…

The garrison of Ibn Al-Rasheed were all expelled from the neighbouring areas of Al-Kharj and Al-Hareeq. In addition, Ibn Saud also notified Topkapi/the Turkish government/the Sultan that the lands he restored will be under the Ottoman sovereignty/rule since he was a loyal subject to the …show more content…

In support of his claim/case that the areas were his property/under his authority, Sheikh Mubarak mentioned/reminded them that ‘Umm Qasr’ was named after/inspired of/took its name from one of a well-known Kuwaiti merchant during the reign of Sheikh Jaber Al-Sabah and that Boubyan island was being occupied every year in the summer by the fishermen who are loyal to the Sheikh to be used for fishing purposes. As for the Safwan well, it was a place which the caravans of the people of Kuwait used to rest there for a long time. In fact, the aforementioned areas/sites had no value/importance as they never had/contained any natural resources but the Turks insisted on denying the authority of Sheikh Mubarak over them which had a serious backlash on his position and power inside Kuwait. Therefore, Sheikh Mubarak refused to receive any Turkish officials/employees for any purposes/under any guise on the lands of Kuwait since he knew very well from his bitter experiences that the Turkish officials/employees would sabotage any positive aspect in the suggested agreement and they would also weaken his authority/power whether in Kuwait or in the region. Additionally, Sheikh Mubarak was sure that the Turkish officials would create a tense atmosphere that

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