"ملف ٥١/١١ مشيخة بخا" [و‎‎٤] (١٢/٧)

Lia.,.ai KAma.
Bakhab was originally a home of the 3hihuh who
ruled it until the time of shaikh Salim bin Sultan al
^asiml (circa 1830) f Shaikh of Has al KhaiBah f who seized
it and appointed Shaikh Sulaiman y grandfather of the present
^shaikh
Shaikh, as nis .^ali at hakhah* [^ing^Salaiman's
time the Shaikh of Khasab attacked Bakhah y and when the
! all cf Bakhah appealed to the Shaikh of Has al Khaimah
for help In repelling the invaders he refused to provide
any and gave as his reason the fact that ne was prohibited
by his treaty obligations with the Srltlsh from despatching
an expedition by sea. ater Shaikh Suleiman succeeded in
repelling the attacks from Khasab by his own efforts and
his power gradually gained in strength. eventually, he
hiaself attacked and plundered ias al Khaimah. After this
the bnalkh of ftas al Khaimah abandoned all claims to Bakhah,
which has since descended from father to son in the seme
family.
k. The present Shaikh is Muhammad bln Ahmad bin Sulaiman,
Shlhhl. He Is about fifty years old. te at pears to be a
straightforward man anvi to be respected by his people whom
he does not oppress unduly. He is married into the Dubai
family, and his wife is the sister-in-law of Shaikh Said
bin **ktum of Dubai. He complains that his brother-in-law
does not co-operate with him, and attributes this attitude
to the Hi-advice of his son Has tld. He owns ten country-
craft (four big and six small) which ply between India,
East Africa and the Gulf ports.
3. The Shaikh claims that Bakhah consists of six
Inhabited coastal villages, namely Bakhah, Al Jadl and Al
Jari, (north of >akhah), Teebat, Ghamdha and Fadhgha (South
of Bakhah) together with some deserted villages on the coast
and in the
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