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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Name King of Bahrain, 1783-

191. IOR/R/15/2/1-12

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1-12
Title:
File A Political
Scope & Content:
The files cover political affairs in Bahrain, including the possible migration of the Bu Sumait tribe from Bandar e-Lingeh; Persian claims on Bahrain; territorial jurisdiction of Bahrain's pearling banks; relations and disputes between members of the ruling Āl Khalīfah family; Britain's slave tr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1895-1920
Extent:
12 files and volumes (900 folios)

192. IOR/R/15/2/19-23

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/19-23
Title:
File D Bahrain Affairs
Scope & Content:
Each of the five Bahrain Affairs files covers a separate topic relating to matters of internal administration; four of them relate directly to the Ruler of Bahrain or members of his immediate family. The subjects covered are as follows: the banishment from Bahrain in 1905 of the Governor of Ma...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1905-1921
Extent:
5 files (637 folios)

193. IOR/R/15/2/46-49

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/46-49
Title:
File H Miscellaneous
Scope & Content:
The Miscellaneous Confidential files contain correspondence concerning miscellaneous matters related to Bahrain and Eastern Arabia. Included within these correspondence are details about the establishment and development of the Arabian Mission in Bahrain and their activities in the Persian Gulf (...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1901-1917
Extent:
4 files and volumes (397 folios)

194. IOR/R/15/2/50

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/50
Title:
File W/4 Hostilities in Persia: Tangistan Blockade; Confiscation of Tea for Tangistan
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between the British Political Agent at Bahrain and the British Political Resident at Bushire, as well as Sheikh ‘Isā bin ‘Alī Āl Khalifah, ruler of Bahrain, and Sheikh Qāsim bin Mahzā’, Qāḍī of Bahrain. The correspondence concerns the anti-British revolt of th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, and Persian
Date Range:
28 Jul 1915-30 Jul 1918
Extent:
1 file (203 folios)

195. IOR/R/15/2/67

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/67
Title:
'1914 War: Miscellaneous Letters concerning Bahrain'
Scope & Content:
The file consists of miscellaneous official and demi-official correspondence relating to the outbreak of World War One and its impact on Bahrain (which is generally referred to in the papers as Bahrein). Most of the correspondence dates from 1914. The papers largely consist of correspondence fr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
8 Jun 1914-15 Sep 1917
Extent:
1 file (81 folios)

196. IOR/R/15/2/72

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/72
Title:
Shaikh Abdulla's Visit to London, 1919-1920
Scope & Content:
The volume relates to the visit to London in 1919 of Sheikh Abdullah [also spelled Abdulla in the papers] [Sheikh ‘Abdullāh bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah], the son of Sheikh Isa [Sheikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah], Ruler of Bahrain (also referred to in the papers as Bahrein). The volume consists mainly o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
12 Mar 1919-27 Sep 1920
Extent:
1 volume (84 folios)

197. IOR/R/15/2/127-138

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/127-138
Title:
File 9 Bahrain Reforms
Scope & Content:
The Bahrain Reforms files cover different aspects of the reforms and other modernisation programmes introduced by British officials into Bahrain during the 1920s. These include: judicial reforms and civil/criminal code reforms; economic reforms to Bahrain's pearl diving industry; Government fina...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1921-1931
Extent:
12 files and volumes (1778 folios)

198. IOR/R/15/2/144

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/144
Title:
File 1/A/11 I Honours and Awards.
Scope & Content:
The file relates to the award of titles and honours, principally to Gulf rulers, but also to Bahraini citizens and members of staff of the Political Agency, Bahrain. The correspondence is mainly between the Political Agent, Bahrain; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and the India Offi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Feb 1932-29 Jul 1937
Extent:
1 volume (346 folios)

199. IOR/R/15/2/175-176

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/175-176
Title:
File 1/B Administration (General)
Scope & Content:
The files contain papers concerning the finances of the Bahrain State, protests and suggestions for reform. Correspondents include: Trenchard Craven Fowle, Political Resident Persian Gulf; Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Bahrain Government; and Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa [Sheikh Ḥamad ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1932-1939
Extent:
2 files (571 folios)

200. IOR/R/15/2/195-210

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/195-210
Title:
File 4 Bahrain State
Scope & Content:
The Bahrain State files contain correspondence regarding a number of different topics that relate to the development of the state of Bahrain, the running of its government and its finances. The files cover financial information and the development of state services (IOR/R/15/2/195-198), educati...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1933-1945
Extent:
16 files (3,575 folios)