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Bo. Sel.
XXIV,
442-4.
10
Decline of Wahabi Influence, 1834 : Loss of Baraimi.
ThP Wahabis about this time were still blockaded by the Sheikh of Bahrein
. \ • / .-.f 'QVinrrrah afiinst the Sheikhs of that island. On the
and r lle ' ;sstorr^rx^kf.iroppoa. a n .j the effect of
murder m 183-1: oi Am • +vnr inr>pd snoh confusion and discord into W ahabi
the murder is stated to hi\o ^ - ^• t - ous v i ews 0 f late entertained
affairs " as to counteract r TtTmrat Ct. to Wve the maritime tribes in the
by the murdered cine . am o ^ > preponderating influeuce of Mehemet
same relative pos.t.ou a sa a a^Vctck on Wahabi encroachments towards
-V 1,1 :;;rTheSlG!!lf rtat^rthe Wahabi agent at Baraimi failed to
the coast of th ® ^ Sia • . ()f Muscat and the coastal tribes against Bahrein,
rnd WahrbTrS lost to the local tribe of the Bern Nairn,
though in what circumstances is not cleai.
Bahrein and the Waiubis, 1824-1840.
in T qi Knhrein awrehensive of a coalition between the Wahabi Amir
Lor J }J f 'i W1 111orlp overtures to the Wahabis with a view to
856-8. and the Sultan of Muscat, who had f in forma l| y submitted to the
securing Wahabi fWf <1 to pay tribute. B,
m^however the Sheikhf of Bahrein felt sufficiently strong to defy the Annr and
betweeii 1^34' and 1836 theybl^dg Ae coast o Hasa
inconvenience to the ^ latter^ ca ^ 183f . howeTer
not, in tact, accoi tied 10 • ■ .^sertion of the Persian claim and by the
alarmed by indications o . > - ' l ti .,,,,1 Persia Bahrein reached a friendly
possibility of a coalition e w e < U ..' (S to pay a nominal tribute of
agreement with the Amir, ^der wbich J the defence of Bahrein
...,« saMsai: «•- - ^
Qatar and the W ahabis, 1824-1840.
,,, uttle of n happened io V®" 1S * 0 ''rT'lS
son of the Sultan of Muscat.
Koweit and the W ahabis, 1824-1840.
*,]The solidarity of the Uttabi rulers of with those of Bahrein and
Qatar was apparently maintained throughout ^ P^od
resist, on the whole successfully, and latterly underthepoteconoftheiur^
efforts of the Wahabi Amirs to incorporate it with then dominions. A ^ i,
Egyptian occupation o£ Hasa in 1838-40 an Egyptian agent was tiat 11
Kovveit and appears to have remained there during the period of Egypt" 1
ascendancy.
H.M. Government and the Wahabis, 1824-1839.
52. In 1825 on the revival of the Wahabi power in Nejd, the Jowasimi Sheikb
of Shargah enquired whether he might look to the British ^Tt ^habi
assistance should he endeavour to maintain his mdependence agan ^
intrigue. He was informed in reply that he was the best judge of h
" but that no connection or authority would be received by the But
as an excuse for any proceedings bearing a predatory charactei. n .f Muscat
warned against co-operating with the Wahabis against t ie e \ 11 , r r-n m w]iB
Nejd Precis, "The language held on this occasion was confirmed !y the u)\onioi L ^ ^
§ 34. Council, with a further intimation, that, however improbable it mig ■ ^
should act against the Wahabis so long as they con lined then c , on \ R j; • f r ori
shoie, it was still not desirable that we should bind ourselves to a '
interposition or hold out so great an encouragement to the invasion o
territories as our avowed indifference would be likely to affoid.
Lor. I, 857.
Lor. I,
1006-10