Anglo-Ottoman Convention of 1913
- Anglo-Ottoman Convention of 1913
The Anglo-Ottoman Convention of 1913 was a short-lived agreement signed in July 1913 between the Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI and the British over several issues. However it was the issue over the status of Kuwait that came to be the only long-lived result, as its outcome was formal independence for Kuwait.
According to the agreement, Sheikh Mubarak al-Sabah, who was a "qaimmaqam" (provincial sub-governor) under the Ottomans, was recognised as ruler of the autonomous "caza" of the city of Kuwait and the hinterlands. These lands were mainly uninhabited desert, and all areas inside a radius of 40 miles (103 km) came under the sheikh. This included the islands of Warba, Bubiyan, Mashian, Failaka, Auhah and Kubbar.
Furthermore, Mubarak was authorized to collect tributes from tribes inside an area beyond this, within a radius of 140 miles (362 km). But when World War I broke out in June 1914, and the Ottomans and the British became enemies of war, the convention was declared null and void. The result was that Britain declared Kuwait an independent sheikhdom under British protection.
External links
* http://lexicorient.com/e.o/angl_tr_ottoman.htm
* http://www.kuwait-info.org/borders.html
References
*Leatherdale, Clive, "Britain and Saudi Arabia, 1925-1939: The Imperial Oasis", Routledge, 1983, p.369. ISBN 0-684-1863-X
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