Ottomans and Mohammerah

 

Sultan Abdulhamid II Imperial firman (order) awarding Shaikh Khaz'al emir of Arabistan and Mohammerah the Nishan-i-Medjidie (Order of the Medjidie) of 1st class 

"A photograph depicting Talib Pasha Al-Naqeeb alongside a group of Ottoman delegates during a visit hosted by Sheikh Khazʽal in Muhammarah. The image features the Ottoman flag and the local flag of the Emirate of Muhammarah prominently displayed in the background." —1917

The conference of "Al-Failiyah" The palace of Shaikh Khaz'al "Qasr Al-Failiyah" in Mohammerah in 1909. The Individuals depicted In the photograph are; Shaikh Khaz'al Al-Ka'bi, the Emir or Arabistan Shaikh Mubarak Al-Sabah, the Emir of Kuwait; Saadoun Pasha; Youssef Al-Naqeeb; and Abdul Wahhab Pasha Al-Qurtas, the Ottoman Governor of Basra.

Excerpts from al-Durar al-ḥisān fī imārat ʻArabistān

 Excerpts from "al-Durar al-ḥisān fī imārat ʻArabistān wa-tarjamat Sadār Urfuʻ Muʻizz al-Sulṭanah al-Shaykh Khazʻal Khān Amīr al-Maḥammarah wa- ḥākimuhā wa-raʼīs qabāʼiluhā —  bi-qalam ʻAbd al-Masīḥ Anṭākī" 1916 

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Left text : The people of Arabistan celebrating the coronation of his Majesty Sardar Arfa' (Shaikh Khaz'al)

Right text : Glory to Sardar Arfa' may Arabistan live under the shadow of his victorious flag (Shaikh Khaz'al)