File 3939/1926 Pt 6 'Revision of Aitchison's Treaties. Persian Gulf Section.' [‎619r] (673/818)

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™Tf K 5 ' :S me /;‘ at '. oa of thc Resident an agfeeffient* was also con'-
duded between the Chief of Bahrein and the Shaikhs of the Qatar tribes
determining the amount of tribute annually, payable by the latter and
the manner of its payment. The tribute, which'was only paid for iwo
years, was discontinued when the Turks established themselves in Bida£
tl upq he i d :r SPd Cbief forbi<i ‘ ,en to '■eside at Bahrein; but in January
3509, at the request of Ali bin Khalifa, who believed he could keep a
bettei control over his brother if he resided at Bahrein, Muhammad bin'
Ehuhfa was allowed to return there. He soon, however, began to in-
tiigue, and it became necessary to deport him to Kuwait, whence he
afterwards proceeded to Qatif. In September 18C9 Muhammad bin
a ifo, aided by his relative Nasir bin Mubarak and a considerable
force of the Ben. Hajir tribe, sailed for Bahrein and attacked the fort
of Bufaa then held by Muhammad bin Abdulla, son of the Chief who
.died in 1848 An engagement ensued in which, owing mainly to the
treachery of Mohammad bin Abdulla, the Bahrein force was defeated,
All bm Khalifa, one of his sons and several of his Shaikhs, were killed,
and the invaders took possession of Manama and Muharraq, the two chief
towns of Bahrein. Manama was given up to plunder, and property
belonging to British subjects and others, of the estimated value of up-
wards of twelve lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , was carried off. Muhammad bin Ab
dulla then imprisoned Muhammad bin Khalifa and assumed the govern
ment of the island. In order to exact reparation for this unprovoked
outrage the British Resident proceeded thither, accompanied by H.M.S.Sf.
■Daphne and Nymphe and the gun-boats Hugh Rose and Clyde of the
Bombay Mai me. Tme fort of Manama on the sea-shore was bombarded
We, the undersigned Chiefs, all residing in the province of Qatar, do hereby
solemnly agree and bind ourselves to pay to Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa, Chief of
Bahrein, the sums of money per annum heretofore paid by us to the Chiefs of
Bahrein, as follows: this total sum to be paid by us to Muhammad bin Thani of
Doha and by him to the Resident for delivery to the Agent of the Chief of
Bahrein, at Bushire : —
lj700 Krans on account of the Mahanda tribe,
1.500 dvrans on account of the A1 13u Aainen and Nayim tribes,
500 Krans on account of the Semseoiieh tribe (i.e., the A1 Bu
Kuwara, who live at Sumesma),
500 Krans on account of the Keleb tribe,
1.500 Krans on account of the Sudan tribe,
2.500 Krans on account of Muhammad bin Thani (Chief of the
Maadhid) and the Musallam tribe,
800 Krans on account of the Amamera tribe.
9,000 Krans. Total.
And we, the said Chiefs, understanding that the Bahrein Chief claims from us
a total of 15,000 Krans per annum in heu of 9,000 as above set forth, we do
hereby further agree to pay any extra sums not aggregating a total larger than
15,000, which the Resident after judicial investigation may decree.
Written on the
25th Jamndi-ul-Awal 1285.
18th September 1868.