Author
Ebrahim ben Rujeb [Ibrahim bin Rajab] and translated into English 17 February 1872 detailing what he knows of the history of Bahrein [Bahrain]. The dates in the history are given using the Hijri calendar and have been given in this description
Publication Date
17 Feb 1872 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
6
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
Mss Eur F126/50, ff 33-38
Record ID
vdc_100023483821.0x000004
Library Location
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.
Date
17 Feb 1872 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
Memorandum written in Arabic by Ebrahim ben Rujeb [Ibrahim bin Rajab] and translated into English 17 February 1872 detailing what he knows of the history of Bahrein [Bahrain]. The dates in the history are given using the Hijri calendar and have been given in this description, with the Gregorian dates in brackets afterwards.
The history detailed in the memorandum dates from 1172 (1758) onwards and covers its rulership by Persia until Kereem Khan Zend [Karim Khan Zand]; the Uttobee tribe who had been residing at Zobarreh [
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
] on the Guttur [Qatar] coast and their war with Persia over Bahrein in 1197 [1783] which led to Sheikh Ahmed ben Mohomed al Khalifeh [Ahmed bin Muhammad al-Khalifah] becoming Chief of Bahrein.
The memo goes on to discuss the Sultan of Muscat's possession of Bahrein in 1215 (1800); the Uttobees' assistance from Abdul Azeez ben Saood [Abd'al Aziz bin Sa'ud] in retaking the island from the Sultan of Muscat and the ongoing disputes between the two over Bahrein until 1244 (1828). The memo then goes on to discuss disagreements between members of the Al Khalifeh [Āl Khalīfah] family after this period until 1259 (1843) after which date the history of Bahrein is not given as 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.
considers it to be known to everybody.
The remainder of the memo discusses the history of Guttur [Qatar], its lack of a chief or ruler among those Arabs that resided there and the tributes they paid to individuals and to Bahrein.
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