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‘File 21/1 I Zubarah’ [‎101r] (206/474)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (230 folios). It was created in 21 Jun 1944-15 Jun 1947. 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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1. Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. was founded in 1766 by the whole Al Khalifah
division of the Utub. They had migrated from Koweit.
2. By 1782 they had established supremacy in the Qatar
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Khalifa
3. in 1783 the Al SKi±£*, with.the assistance of other
tribes, captured Bahrain rrom the Persians, and made it
their principal seat.
4. 1782-1842. Fighting and confusion.
5. 1811-1842. Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. deserted by the inhabitants many of
whom move to Bahrain.
6. Abdullah bin Ahmad of Bahrain began to rebuild Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
which was then entirely deserted.
7. in 1843 Mohd. bin Khalifah bin Salman returned to
Bahrain from Qatar, expelled Shaikh Abdullah, and became
Ruler of Bahrain.
8. 1867. Treacherous and destructive raid by the ShuiKns
of Bahrain and Abu Dhabi on Dohah and Wakra.
9. By 1868 the Al Than! had risen to predominant power in
Qatar, how is not known.
10. 1868. Mohd. bin Khalifah removed from Bahrain by His
Majesty’s Government. Isa bin Ali came over from Qatar
where he had been residing and was installed Ruler in
Bahrain without assistance from His Majesty’s Government.
He remained Shaikh of Bahrain for 60 years*.
11. 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. admonished the Shaikhs of Qatar
for perpetrating a counter raid. He accepted their plea
of retaliation.
12. 1869. Muhammad bin Thani and other Qatar shaikhs agreed
that 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. should determine what tribute,
if any, was due from them to Bahrain and to pay it through
the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. . 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. recognised that the
Shaikh of Bahrain had certain pasturage rights on the Qatari
Coast.
13. 1871. Turks established themselves at El Bida fort.
Mohd. bin Thani sent an agent to the Naim tribe, and made
an amicable settlement with them by which some of the tribe
settled at El Bida under the Turkish flag.
14. 1872. Turks occupied Dohah.
15* 1872. Shaikh Isa of Bahrain wished to establish a garrison
at zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. for the protection of the Naim, but the Political
Resident advised him to remain neutral to avoid the Al
Khalifah’s becoming entangled with the Turks. (Political
Resident reported to Government of India that the Shaikh
had not the power to control the Qatar tribes).
16* 1873. The Government of India agreed that the Shaikh 1
of Bahrain had no clear or important rights in Qatar. I
17. 1875. The Government of India instructed the politicali
Resident to advise the Shaikh of Bahrain that he should not
interfere on the mainland. In March 1875 Shaikh Isa replied
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The volume comprises correspondence concerning the ongoing dispute between the Rulers of Bahrain and Qatar over the sovereignty of Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. and the surrounding area on the Qatar Peninsula. The principal correspondents in the file are: 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. at Bahrain (Cornelius James Pelly; Lieutenant-Colonel Arnold Crawshaw Galloway), 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 Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel William Rupert Hay), the Ruler of Bahrain (Sheikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah), and the Ruler of Qatar (Sheikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī).

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1 volume (230 folios)
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The volume’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the volume (ff 214-232) mirror the chronological arrangement. Letters in Arabic are generally immediately preceded by English translations prepared by Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. staff.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 235; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 4-213; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

Pagination: the file notes at the back (ff 214-232) have been paginated using pencil.

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