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'File 11/51 Shaikhdom of Bakhah [Bukha]' [‎5r] (9/12)

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The record is made up of 1 file (4 folios). It was created in 29 Jan 1947. It was written in English. 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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and in the mountains. The northern limit he claims is
Has al Jari and the southern Has &1 Sha'aa and part of
oha’ain village. In fact, he has no authority in She*am
and the head•land is the natural boundary in that direction
which is, incidentally, the end of the motor road from Bas
al thaimah.
4. The inhabitants of fcakhah are Arabs (Shihuh), and
Persians who live mostly by fishing and trading. There
is one Hindu. The whole population is estimated at fc,000,
and it receives its food supplies from bubal through the
hharjah Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in the same way as the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
Sheikhdoms. The Shaikh charges neither customs duty nor
anchorage fees on boats calling at hie port which is not
an open anchorage.
6. The Sheikhdom is independent and pays tribute to
nobody. The Shaikh mentioned that though he had been to
Muscat to pay his respects to the Sultan, he owed him no
allegiance ana preferred the protection of the Hrltlsh by
whom he wished to be considered independent.
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This file contains a report on the Shaikhdom of Bakhah [Bukha] written by 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 Bahrain, Arnold Crawshaw Galloway. The report was written after Galloway and 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. , William Rupert Hay, had visited the area on 25 January 1947. It contains a brief description of the shaikhdom including details of its size, its ruler (Shaikh Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Sulaiman Shihhi), its inhabitants and its relations with the British Government.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 6; 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.

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