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IOR/R/15/2/1-12

Record Id:
038-000228238
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
036-000228236
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100000000061.0x00007e
LARK:
SLARK:
Format:
ISAD(G)
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 trade treaty with Bahrain; the institution of a Bahrain Order in Council; jurisidiction over Hasawis resident in Bahrain; and Bahrain's Majlis al-Urfi, or civil court.

The files cover the period running up to and encompassing the First World War. Recurrent topics running through the files include the German presence in Bahrain, the question of jurisdiction over foreign nationals, and relations and correspondence between the Al Khalifa family and Turkish officials.

Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Project / Collection:
India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme
Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000228236
037-000228237
038-000228238
Is part of:
IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/2 : Political Agency, Bahrain
IOR/R/15/2/1-72 : Bahrain Agency, Confidential Office Files

 

IOR/R/15/2/1-12 : File A Political
Contains:
IOR/R/15/2/1 : File A/1 Al Bu Sumait
IOR/R/15/2/2 : File A/4 Persian pretentions to Bahrain
IOR/R/15/2/3 : File A/5 Pearl fisheries of Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/2/4 : File A/6 Nasir bin Mubarak's claim to Bahrain
IOR/R/15/2/5 : File A/7 Draft of slave treaty with Bahrain
IOR/R/15/2/6 : File A/9 I Bahrain Order in Council
IOR/R/15/2/7 : File A/9 II Bahrain Order in Council
IOR/R/15/2/8 : File A/12 Status of converts from Islam to Christianity in Bahrain; Christian marriages
IOR/R/15/2/9 : File A/13 Correspondence between Shaikh `Isa and Turkish officials
IOR/R/15/2/10 : File A/14 Shaikh Hamad bin Muhammad Al Khalifa and his intrigues with the Turkish authorities
IOR/R/15/2/11 : File A/15 Jurisdiction over Hasawis
IOR/R/15/2/12 : File A/18 Majlis al-Urfi: Correspondence regarding its Composition; also connected correspondence regarding "Jurisdiction"

 

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Hierarchy:
032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0001]/037-000228237[0001]/038-000228238
Container:
View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
Record Type (Level):
SubSubSeries
Extent:
12 files and volumes (900 folios)
Digitised Content:
Languages:
Arabic
English
Scripts:
Arabic
Latin
Start Date:
1895
End Date:
1920
Date Range:
1895-1920
Era:
CE
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User Conditions:
Arrangement:
The files are arranged by file and part number. For example, A/9 I where A is the subject reference (Political), 9 is the file number, and I is the part number. Not all the files relating to this subject have survived. Consequently there are gaps in the sequence, e.g. 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 18.
Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Public Record(s)
Names:
King of Bahrain, 1783-