The Origins of British–Saudi Relations
The 1915 Anglo–Saudi Treaty Revisited
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8958887 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jacob Goldberg (Tel Aviv University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 693-703 |
| Publication date | 1985-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Historical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-246X • E-ISSN: 1469-5103 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0018246x00003368 |
| OpenAlex | W2132095672 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 4 |
The outbreak of the First World War in Europe and the subsequent Ottoman–German alliance presented Great Britain with some severe dilemmas as to her interests in the Middle East as well. Striving to consolidate their position in the Middle East should a war against the Ottomans become inevitable, the British began to search for local allies. In the Arabian Peninsula, three rulers emerged as potential allies: the Sharif Husayn, the guardian of the Holy Places in the Hijāz on behalf of the Ottoman sultan; the Idrisi Sayyid of 'Asīr, the area south of the Hijāz and north of Yemen; and 'Abd al-'Azīz Ibn Saud, the Amir of Najd, who became a Persian Gulf coastal ruler in May to 1913 by virtue of his occupation of Hasa the coastal strip stretching from Kuwayt to the base of the Qatar peninsula
Alliance · Ancient history · Archaeology · Geography · German · Middle East · Peninsula · Persian · Political science · Ruler · Treaty · African history and culture analysis · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts
| Citations per year | 1.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |