موقف بريطانيا من ضم الملك عبد العزيز للأحساء 1331 ه 1913 م

Abstract EN

There is no doubt that the seize of Al-Ahsa by King Abdul Aziz has affected the balance of power in the Arabic Gulf, as the emerging Saudi sate has been influential or influenced when it became part of that balance.

Britain was the most affected country by this result, thus, it is essential to examine its reaction.

The Britain's stance on King Abdul-Aziz annexation of al-Ahsa has three different stages, which will be Highlighted in this paper.

The first stage; is when King Abdul Aziz attempts to establish a good relation with Britain before the annexation of al-Ahsa The second stage; will highlight the mutual friendly contacts between King Abdul Aziz and Britain during the annexation of al-Ahsa.

The third stage; is to show the established official political relations between King Abdul Aziz and Britain after the annexation of al-Ahsa and after the outbreak of the world war I, when the Ottoman empire sided with the central power (Germany and Austria).

This paper shall study the Britain’s stance towards King Abdul Aziz before the annexation of Al- Ahsa.

It will then delve to the Britain’s position on the King after the annexation of Al-Ahsa.

At the end, the paper intend toillustrate the impact of the King’s annexation of Al-Ahsa and outbreak of the first world war on the two countries relation, which resulted in establishing formal diplomatic relations between Britain and the Saudi State.