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'File 19/191 III (C 56) Bahrain, Persian Claim To' [‎28r] (72/396)

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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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"by Sultan son of Khazal Khan wiio was then at seistan in
Government employ. He further adds that in 1113 Mehdi Quli
Khan was dismissed from the Governorship of those regions and
Ghazaq. Sultan was appointed to replace him#
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 " Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. " states that during the
reign of Shah Sultan Hussein (1105-1135), the King of Oman,
Sultan "baaSeif,taking advantage of the slackness of the Persian
ruler, occupied Bahrein and in 1133 (1720 ) the Arats of
Mascat occupied some of the Persian islands in the Gulf*
But the Persian troops occupied Oman during the reign
of Nadir Shah and Bahrein was also under Persian hands till
the year 1198 (1783 A»3). ) vtien the Arabs of Athoobi {
took it from the Persians• A little further on, on page 174,
it is written that in the year 1131 (17X8 A»D») the Arabs of
Mascat occupied Bahrein hut the whole population of Bahrein
left their dwellings and went out of the islands and this was
the last year of the Government of the Shirks in Bahrein, The
same 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. states on another passage, page 245, that in 1131
(1718 AoDo), Sultan hen Seif the King of Oman attacked Bahrein
and held it under his rule for sometime# But towards the
middle of the 18th Century, the Arabs of Howleh ( ),
who had formerly paramount influence and who form the majority
of the inhabitants of the islands at the present day took
over the islands. But the continual strife among these Arabs
made them an easy prey for the Persians who recaptured the
islands soon#
The Bahrein islands were, during the rei^i of the
Safavi dynasty, altogether like one of the provinces of
Persia, partaking of all phases of Persian culture and civil
isation. The Shiah doctrines w had gained the upper
hand during the reign of that dynasty in Persia enjoyed the
.
same supremacy in the Bahrein islands. During the occupation
of

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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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