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east coast of Arabia, in May the Grand Vizier assured Her Majesty's Ambassa
dor that the Porte entertained no intention whatever of obtaining supremacy
over Bahrein, Maskat or the independent tribes of Southern Arabia, and did not
contemplate any attack upon them, or harbour anv design to subdue them. He
asserted that the true and sole object of the present enterprise was to pacify the
two brothers (Bin Saud, Wahabis), to prevent the protraction of disorder, and
to restore tranquillity.
In June a Turkish force landed at Katif for the conquest of Hasa, and in
July a deputation was sent by the Turks to Bida, and Sheikh Mahomed-bin-Thani
was persuaded to hoist the Turkish flag and to accept the Sultan's suzerainty.
/8?2 A. D. —In January the first Turkish Military Detachment was landed
at Bida.
1873 A. D. —Sheikh Isa, the Chief of Bahrein, expressed a wish to re-estab
lish a garrison at Zubara for the purpose of checking the intrigues of his rebel
lious relative, Nasir-bin-Mubarak. Colonel Ross reported to Government that in
his opinion '!:he Chief had not the power to protect the tribes residing in Katr,
and that he had advised him to remain neutral between the Turks, Wababis, etc.
1874 A. D. —A party of Beni H^jir, described by Colonel Ross as a " tribe
of Nejd," were defeated at Zubara by the Navim tribe, whose Chief was des
cribed as " a kind of feudatory of the Sheikh of Bahrein."
In the same year, a party of the Beni Hajlr from the vicinity of Khor Sha-
qiq on the east coast of Katr chased and plundered a boat belonging to a
British subject.
Sheikh Jasim-bin-Thani paid the compensation.
1875 D.—The Government of India definitely warned the Chief of
Bahrein that the consequences would be upon himself if he became involved in
complications on the mainland.
The Sheikh replied that he submitted to the orders of Government, but that
his rights to Katr (the whole of which he had claimed as subject and tributary
to Bahrein) did not in consequence become invalid or extinct.
1876 A. D —It was found that Sheikh Jasim-bin'Thani was paying 9,000
or 10,000 krans per annum tribute to the Turks.
1878 or A. D. —Sheikh Mahomed-bin-Thani died.
1879 d. D. —On a Bunniah at Bida being ill-treated by a Turkish Official,
Mahomed Agha, Colonel Ross applied for redress through the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in
Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. , and the Turk was removed from his appointment.
In this year a section of the A1 Bwu Quara tribe removed from Bida to
Fuwerat, through jealousy of fasim-bin-Thani, because the latter, as the nominee
of the Turks, had obtained the ascendancy at Bida. The move gave much
satisfaction to the Chief of Bahrein, and Sheikh Jasim accused him of having
instigated it.
1881 A. D. —On the 9th March, Sheikh Jasim wrote to the Resident that
his authority did not extend over the whole of the Katr coast, that under the
treaty of 1868, he was only responsible for Doha, Bida and VVakra, that the
Resident should order the people of the ports, such as Fuwerat, Ruwes, etc., to
migrate and settle down in 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. 's country and become subject to him.
Then would he be responsible for all disturbances. At present he had fears
even for his own property.
In December of this year, Sheikh Ahmed, the brother of Sheikh Isa, landed
on the west coast of Katr with about 200 followers for the purposes of sport.
Sheikh Jasim sent a deputation from Bida to welcome him and invite him to an
entertainment in the interior. Sheikh Ahmed insisted upon Jasim's coming
himself to greet him where he was, which the Bida Chief accordingly did, and
subsequently Sheikh Ahmed accompanied him to his camp.
1882 A. D. —Sheikh Jasim expelled all the Bunniahs from Bida with con
siderable cruelty. The Resident visited hirn with 2 men-of-war, exacted an
indemnity of Rs. 8,000, and caused the Bunniahs to be re-admitted.
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