'File 19/12 Bahrain, Precis of Zobara Affairs in 1895'

IOR/R/15/1/314

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The record is made up of 1 volume (114 folios). It was created in 17 Apr 1895-7 Sep 1895. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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This file contains correspondence regarding an attempt by Sultan bin Mohamed bin Salamah (the head of the Al bin Ali tribe in Bahrain) - with the assistance of Shaikh Jasim Al Thani of Qatar and the Ottoman Governor (Mutasarrif) of El Hasa - to establish a settlement at Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. on the Qatar Peninsula.

The British were entirely opposed to this idea and the correspondence contains details of their reaction to it, including an account of a bombardment of a fleet of dhows at Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. by the H. M. S. Sphinx in September 1895.

Extent and format

1 volume (114 folios)

Arrangement

File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end. However, from folio 73b onwards the pages are copies of earlier pages (these are also in chronological order).

Physical characteristics

Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's pages have been unbound and are now loose. Foliation starts on first page with writing (3rd folio in volume). Foliation is in pencil in top right corner of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . The following foliation errors occur: f.61 is followed by f.61A. f.73 is replaced by f.73A and f.73B.

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English in Latin script

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Original held at: British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: IOR/R/15/1/314
Former external reference(s): A Series: 19/12
Date(s): 17 Apr 1895-7 Sep 1895 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Foreign relationsNational EconomyReligious conflictsRights of statesArab nationalismSocial reformEconomic reform
Places: ZubarahBahrainBūshehr
People & organisations: James OrtonFrancis WardenHugh WeightmanĀl bin 'Alī (Tribe)Āl Khalīfah (Family)

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Reference: IOR/R/15/1/314
Title: 'File 19/12 Bahrain, Precis of Zobara Affairs in 1895'
Pages: 51v, 74v, 92v
Author: Sultan bin Mohamed bin Salamah
Usage terms: Public Domain

Reference: IOR/R/15/1/314
Title: 'File 19/12 Bahrain, Precis of Zobara Affairs in 1895'
Pages: 51v:52r, 74v:75r, 92v:93r
Author: Āl Thāni, Shaikh Jāsim bin Muḥammad
Usage terms: Public Domain

Reference: IOR/R/15/1/314
Title: 'File 19/12 Bahrain, Precis of Zobara Affairs in 1895'
Pages: 53r, 76r, 94r
Author: Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī
Usage terms: Public Domain

Reference: IOR/R/15/1/314
Title: 'File 19/12 Bahrain, Precis of Zobara Affairs in 1895'
Pages: 53v, 76v, 94v
Author: Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī
Usage terms: Public Domain

Reference: IOR/R/15/1/314
Title: 'File 19/12 Bahrain, Precis of Zobara Affairs in 1895'
Pages: 60r, 83r, 101r
Author: Āl Thāni, Shaikh Jāsim bin Muḥammad
Usage terms: Public Domain

Reference: IOR/R/15/1/314
Title: 'File 19/12 Bahrain, Precis of Zobara Affairs in 1895'
Pages: 66r, 89r, 107r
Author: Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī
Usage terms: Public Domain

Reference: IOR/R/15/1/314
Title: 'File 19/12 Bahrain, Precis of Zobara Affairs in 1895'
Pages: 68v:69r
Author: Āl Thāni, Shaikh Jāsim bin Muḥammad
Usage terms: Public Domain

Reference: IOR/R/15/1/314
Title: 'File 19/12 Bahrain, Precis of Zobara Affairs in 1895'
Pages: 69r
Author: Āl Thāni, Shaikh Jāsim bin Muḥammad
Usage terms: Public Domain

Reference: IOR/R/15/1/314
Title: 'File 19/12 Bahrain, Precis of Zobara Affairs in 1895'
Pages: 71r
Author: Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī
Usage terms: Public Domain

Reference: IOR/R/15/1/314
Title: 'File 19/12 Bahrain, Precis of Zobara Affairs in 1895'
Pages: front, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:51r, 52v, 54r:59v, 60v:65v, 66v:68r, 69v:70v, 71v:72v, 73ar:73bv, 74r, 75v, 77r:82v, 83v:88v, 89v:92r, 93v, 95r:100v, 101v:106v, 107v:109v, iii-r:iii-v, back-i, back
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence