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'File 19/191 III (C 56) Bahrain, Persian Claim To' [‎22r] (60/396)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (184 folios). It was created in 26 Jan 1932-24 Jan 1935. It was written in English and French. 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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■■ ii. ' §
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"Kiiavare^" already described, who first started their revolt
against the Arabs in Bahrein, gradnally gaining root in
Arabistan. According to Yaqut, the i^alls of the town Lahsa
were built in Bahrein by Abu Taher ben AteiSaeed
Jenabi the Khavare^ leader. !Bhe innhabitants of those
regions had the religion of the "Gharmatis" till the year
443 when Hasr Khusrow went to Bahrein and the inhabitants
were certainly Persians as Ifasr' Khusrow states that All ben
Ahmad a Persian had built a mosque in Lahsa for lodging
travellers (Page 124).
According to the "Tarikh-i-Guzideh" page 341, the
beginning of the "Gharameteh" revolt was in the year 319:
they reigned for a long time in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and the
coastal territories and islands<> It was really a Persian
revolt against the Arab rulers from whom they regained some
regions*
After the decline of the rule of the "Gharam^eh^
the revolt of the "Saheb-uz-2an^ n { ) came about
which was again really a Persian revolt against the Arab
rule. The writer The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping. of the "Mafatih-ul-Adab" states that
the Saheb-us-Zan occupied Bahrein in 449 and sent ipany
emissaries to Hejr who were able to win over to their leader
a number of the leading inhabitants and to get them to
revolt against the Arab Khalifs. Again according to the
Tarikh-i-Guzideh R page 241, the Atabek Abu Bakr one of the
Atabeks of Fars v & lo reigned from 6E3 to 658 Hi^ra era,
occupied Kish { ), Bahrein, Ghatif and Lahsa. The
writer The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping. of ^Al Maaajam" says in the foreword to the book,
page 4, where an eulogy is made of Atabek Abu Bakr; ^The
country of Kish and its dependencies of the Arab territory,
Vadi ( Uj ' j ) of the He^az and Bahrein etc." as parts of the
realm over which the Atabek reigned.
Mirza

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This file contains correspondence between British officials in Bahrain, Bushire, India and London regarding Persian goverment's claim of sovereignty over the territory of Bahrain. The impact of the discovery of oil deposits in Bahrain is discussed as is the broader international reaction to the claim. The file contains translations of several articles published in the Persian press on the topic and a translation of an article that appeared in a Dutch newspaper.

A detailed Historical Memorandum of Bahrain compiled by the 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. is contained on ff. 94-118. The memorandum contains a history of Bahrain from the pre-1783 era until 1934 and includes details of the British role in the country, the numerous treaties signed by the Al Khalifa family with the British and a discussion of Turkish (Ottoman) and Persian claims to the territory.

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1 volume (184 folios)
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File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.

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A bound correspondence volume. Foliation starts on the first letter page (4th folio in the volume) and finishes on the last letter page (5 folios from end of volume). Pencil number in top right corner of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . From f 90, an inconsistent pagination system begins. Only pages with typescript are paginated. When both sides have typescript, pagination numbers are found only on even-numbered pages. There are two foliation errors: between f 14 and f 16 we have f 15A and f 15 B; between f 68 and f 70 we have f 69A and f 69B.

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English and French in Latin script
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