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'File 19/109 II (C 17) Bahrain: Relations of Chief with other Foreign Powers' [‎92r] (189/534)

The record is made up of 1 volume (267 folios). It was created in 27 Jan 1913-5 Dec 1922. It was written in English, Arabic and Farsi. 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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HOTS on history of Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
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Claims of Shaikh of Bahrain on Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. ,
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From the old. Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. files I have extracted and
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in 1766/a 1 Khalifa Section of the ulab emigrants from
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Nejd, migrated from Ko.¥eit and settled in Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. , By 1^82
the A1 Khalifa has succeeded in establishing their supremacy
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over the whole of the Qatar peninsula, and in this year
attacked the Persian Gover ;or of Bahrain and captured the
i slands.
From this year to 1342 there was continued fighting
and confusion.
in 1B42 Shaikh lbdullah of Bahrain quarrelled with his
grand nephew one Moh amed bin Khalifa and drove him out of
Bahrain,, Mohamed bin Khalifa went to Qatar and rebuilt the
town of Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. which had been deserved since 1811.
* In 1847 Shaikh Abdullah at the.invitation of Shaikh Esa
bin Tarif of it the A1 bin Ali made an abortive attempt to
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reduce Shaikh I'^hamed bin Khalifa and died the following
year. ' ,
Apparently one Shaikh Mohamed bin Thani succeeded
Shaikh Esa bin Tarif as head of the A1 bin Ali tribe during
the next decade, and rose to power in the Qatar peninsula,
in 1067 and 63 a series of raids and counter raids
^ between Bahrain and El Qatar ensued in which the Resident
interfered and deposed the Shaikh of Bahrain Shaikh Mohamed
and fined others heavily and Shaikh Ali };ii3 brother who had
commanded the-forces of the Shaikh of Bahrain-was installed.
Shaikh Mohamed bin Thani in 1369 signed an agreement with
the Resident promising to pay Shaikh of Bahrain 9000 Krans
w Zakat w a year,'to refer all disputes to the Resident and
to maintain with Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa the same relations
which had existed between himself and the former Shaikh of
Bahrain,
Thi s

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This file contains correspondence about a number of topics regarding the relations of Bahrain and its ruler, Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa, with foreign powers.

The correspondence discusses the ownership of land by foreigners in Bahrain, Persian claims to sovereignty over Bahrain, the status of natives of the Al Hasa region living in Bahrain, Shaikh Isa's contact with the Turkish (Ottoman) Government regarding the port of Ojair and Bahrain's claims to sovereignty over Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. .

The file also discusses the activities of Bin Saud's agent in Bahrain, Abdullah Al Qusaibi. The file contains two maps (folio 100 and folio113) of Bahrain and the surrounding area with key regional ports marked on them.

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1 volume (267 folios)
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There is an index of the topics contained in the file on folio 1. The index uses the circled foliation system.

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Previously a bound correspondence volume, the file's pages have been unbound and are now loose. Foliation starts at the index page to the file. Numbers are written in pencil, circled and positioned in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of the folios. A secondary foliation system is also present starting on f.2 that runs to f.262. These numbers are also written in pencil and are positioned in the same corner as the primary system, but are not circled.

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English, Arabic and Farsi in Latin and Arabic script
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