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From 1876 onwards, as a result of the presence of Bani Yas rebels at 'Odaid, Protracted
hostile relations prevailed between the Shaikh of Dohah and the Shaikh of Abu
Dhabi; and in 1880, by the return of the Qubaisat to Abu Dhabi, the enmity of^hah S
between the Shaikhs was much embittered. During the sojourn of the Qubaisat . dn ^ Abu
at 'Odaid that place had fallen largely under the influence of Shaikh Jasim, to Dhabi,
whom, by their removal, it was again lost; and his indignation was expressed in
pecuniary claims which he now brought against their headman, Buti-bin-Khadim.
In 1881 Jasim intimated to the Resident an intention on his part of occupying 1881.
'Odaid and seizing the person of Buti-bin-Khadim; but Colonel Ross was able
to prevent him from attempting either enterprise. In December 1881 a raid was
committed by Bani Hajir and other Bedouins from Qatar in the neighbourhood
of Abu Dhabi and a number of camels were carried off and sold at Dohah, where
upon the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi immediately prepared to retaliate and Shaikh
Jasim made dispositions for defence; but eventually, by the intervention of
Muhammad-bin-'Abdul Wahhab, the matter was settled without fighting.
In 1885, after an interval of peace. Shaikh Jasim re-opened his feud with Abu 1885.
Dhabi, alleging that a debt due from Buti-bin-Khadim, for which Shaikh Zaid
had become surety, had not been discharged; that the Manasir, who were protected
by Shaikh Zaid, had plundered some natives of Qatar on Dalmah Island and had
raided Qatar territory; and that the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi was interfering with
'Odaid, which belonged of right to Shaikh Jasim and which he intended to occupy.
The complaint in regard to Manasir probably referred to the carrying off from
Na'aijah near Dohah, by the A1 Bu Sha'ar section of that tribe, of some cattle
and three female slaves belonging to Jasim dependents,—an act fc>r which reprisals
were at once made at Jasim's instance by the Bani Hajir and the A1 Morrah. These
tribes made a foray on the Bani Yas country, carrying off six camels which found
a market at Dohah, and recriminations between the two Shaikhs followed; but
matters were once more temporarily adjusted by the agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. of Nasir-bin-Mubarak,
the Bahrain refugee. Meanwhile 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 reply to a communica
tion from Shaikh Jasim, had desired him to relinquish his intention of occupying
'Odaid and to send particulars of his claims against the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi with
a view to a settlement; but with the latter invitation Shaikh Jasim did not see
fit to comply.
In the summer of 1886 Shaikh Jasim informed Shaikh Zaid that he had been 1886.
directed by the Turkish authorities to rebuild 'Odaid, and he enclosed, as evidence
of his statement, a letter from the commander of the Turkish vessel " Zuhaf.' This
correspondence was forwarded by the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi to the Political
Resident, but in the meantime, apparently. Shaikh Jasim made a movement from
Dohah in the direction of "Odaid. The Resident, however, again warned him to
desist from his proceedings and held a vessel of war in readiness to proceed to the
spot, while a protest made to the Turkish authorities resultea in the disavowal
and censure by the Wali of Basrah, in writing, of the action of the commander
of the "Zuhaf"; and accordingly no attempt to occupy 'Odaid was made by
Shaikh Jasim
In 1887 a piratical Baqarah from Wakrah attacked a boat of the Qubaisat 1887.
Bani Yas on the pearl banks, and one of the crew of the latter was so severely
wounded that he died. _ , ™ u-
In 1888 the protracted war between the Shaikhs and Dohah and Abu Dhabi Death of a
suddenly reached a crisis. In February of that year, the Wali of Basrah being then
actually present in Dohah, a raid was committed at Na'aijah in the immediate jggg
vicinity by Manasir camel riders, chiefly of the A1 Bu Sha'ar section, who carried
away 40 male and female slaves; and some of the Manasir, advancing yet nearer,
abducted two or three slaves from the very outskirts of Dohah. Pursuit was
attempted, but was unsuccessful. In March, Jasim made a retaliatory raid into the
district of Liwah in Dhafrah and carried off some 400 camels, which he divided
amongst his followers; he also recovered, on this occasion, two of the slaves raided
from Dohah; and he caused 20 Liwah villagers to be soundly thrashed. In May
the tables were again turned by a raiding party of 250 Bedouins whom Shaikh Zaid
despatched against Dohah under his son Khalilah; on their arrival before the
place. Shaikh Jasim himself being then at Dha'ain, the townspeople turned out
against them in scattered detachments, were drawn by a simulated flight into an
ambush, and lost 34 men killed, among whom was Ali, a son of Jasim.
Between rage and grief Shaikh Jasim was all but distraught; he incited the P ro sp e ct of
Turks to invade Trucial 'Oman, he applied for help to Ibn-Rashid, he opened a an
correspondence with the Shaikhs of Trucial 'Oman other than Shaikh Zaid, and