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'File 19/165 I (C 18) Bahrain Reforms' [178r] (368/528)
The record is made up of 1 volume (234 folios). It was created in 5 Apr 1922-23 Jul 1923. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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Tranalatioii of a petition undated from the Baharonah
reoident^at Bahrain to the Hon'ble the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the Persian ^ulf.
A.G.
We, all the Shiah Bah;aronah residents, be^ to state that
since about 50 years that you apoointe^l 11.E, Shaikh Isa ben
Ali A1 Khalifah in this town, we were in quite peace and
comfort till 30 years. Then v/hen Shaikh Isa^ family grow up
the rules were changed owin^ to the subdivision of the villa,^ej
among them and every one was acting des^oticly apcording
to his own opinion and had an absolute control over the subjects.
For this reason the public were rebelled and we did not see
anything except that the oppression, cruelty, plunder and
murder were increased and we endured every evil in those years
until v/e could not bear it. We seeked redress from H.E. Shaikh
Isa ben Ali but found that he was unable to use his influence
over his sons, cousins and his relations. The oppression were
increased on us and we again asked him for redress and reminded
him of the oppressions done to us. We asked him to remove
oppressions, fine and employment by force, etc, as the ruler
was one and the Bahrain Island is too small to have so many
rulers of v/omen and men because we do not know who '.s the
ruler over us. He gave us a document signed by him v. lich was
kept in the British iigency, but v/e "do not see that out of the
conditions one was carried out. We came to know that it was
due to his disability and weakness as he was advanced in age
and was unable to superintend the rules and to establish order
in the town, -i-he object of writing this is to ask that we may
be given assurance, oppressions removed from us, order
established in the town and our lives and properties safe
guarded because vie cannot live at rest and safety v/hen we see
that so many men would be killed and every night raids are
made on villages such as the matter of the Aali village and
v/hat was happened to its inhabitants by murder of men and
plunder of property and also the raids which virere made on
Karzakan etc and the llanamah itself and what was happened in it.
All
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This volume contains detailed discussions regarding the proposed British reforms in Bahrain. The documents discuss the attitude of Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa towards the reforms and the role of his sons Abdullah bin Isa Al Khalifa and Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
The oppression of the Shia community by the Al Khalifa family and Bahrain's taxation system are discussed as are the implications of the implementation of the reforms vis a vis British relations with Bin Saud and the Persian Government.
The file also contains correspondence between British officials and Shaikh Isa, a petition from the Baharna (Shia) indigenous community of Bahrain and reports regarding Nejdi-Persian violence that occurred in Bahrain in 1923.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (234 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end. The file contains an index of topics on the page prior to folio 1. The index uses page numbers relating to the file's consistent foliation system.
- Physical characteristics
Originally a bound correspondence volume, its sheets have been unbound and are now all loose. Foliation - in pencil on the top right corner of each front-facing page - starts on the first page of text after the index page. There is an inconsistent pencilled system that is crossed out, also on the top right corner of each front-facing page.
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- Title
- 'File 19/165 I (C 18) Bahrain Reforms'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1r:160v, 161v:174v, 175v:179v, 184r:212v, 212ar:212av, 213r:254v, iv-r:v-v, back-i
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