Author
the Dowasir against Baharnah
Publication Date
3 Jul 1922-26 May 1928 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
165
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/87
Record ID
vdc_100000000193.0x000336
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
3 Jul 1922-26 May 1928 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file concerns the removal of the Dowasir [Dawāsir] (also spelled Dawasir) tribe from Bahrain following disturbances between the Dowasir and other Bahraini communities.
The correspondence is mainly between 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.
, Bahrain (also spelled Bahrein) 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.
. Other correspondents include Shaikh Hamad, Deputy Ruler of Bahrain [Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah]; Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser the Government of Bahrain; Bin Saud, Sultan of Nejd [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd]; and British naval commanders in
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
. Enclosures to correspondence from 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.
to 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.
, Bahrain include copies of correspondence with the Government of India and the rulers of Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain.
The papers covers the following:
reports from 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.
, Bahrain;
relations between the (Sunni) Dowasir and Bahraini Shiahs (also referred to as Baharnah);
reported aggression by the Dowasir against Baharnah, June 1923;
involvement of Bin Saud;
confiscation and sale of property belonging to the Dowasir by the Government of Bahrain;
departure of two thirds of the tribe to the island of Raka, October 1923;
the Dowasir reported to have gone to Dammam [Dammām], November 1923;
involvement of the Royal Navy, November 1923;
the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jabir as-Subah [Aḥmad bin Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ] agrees to deny the Dowasir entry to Kuwait, November 1923;
involvement of Shaikh Hamad of Bahrain;
the Dowasir and pearl diving;
terms for the readmission of the Dowasir to Bahrain, and return of their property, 1927.
The Arabic content of the file consists of approximately twenty letters (with translations) between British officials and local rulers, including Shaikh Hamad of Bahrain and Bin Saud.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are filed in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file, except where enclosures of an earlier date are filed after the relevant covering letter.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Confidential files, 1921-32: 1/15
