Author
foreigners in Bahrain
Publication Date
27 Jan 1913-5 Dec 1922 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng,fas
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
267
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/1/319
Record ID
vdc_100000000193.0x000124
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
27 Jan 1913-5 Dec 1922 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file contains correspondence about a number of topics regarding the relations of Bahrain and its ruler, Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa, with foreign powers.
The correspondence discusses the ownership of land by foreigners in Bahrain, Persian claims to sovereignty over Bahrain, the status of natives of the Al Hasa region living in Bahrain, Shaikh Isa's contact with the Turkish (Ottoman) Government regarding the port of Ojair and Bahrain's claims to sovereignty over
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
.
The file also discusses the activities of Bin Saud's agent in Bahrain, Abdullah Al Qusaibi. The file contains two maps (folio 100 and folio113) of Bahrain and the surrounding area with key regional ports marked on them.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
There is an index of the topics contained in the file on folio 1. The index uses the circled foliation system.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
A Series: 19/109 II Confidential Series: C 17
Gruplandırıldığı Yer
Sketch map of Bahrain and surrounding ports
2 images
Ref: IOR/R/15/1/319, f 100
Sketch map of Bahrain and surrounding ports
2 images
Ref: IOR/R/15/1/319, f 113