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File 522/1922 Pt 7 'Bahrain: Persian claim to sovereignty; Persian Treaty negotations 1929-1930' [‎50r] (104/1126)

The record is made up of 1 volume (559 folios). It was created in 22 Feb 1929-5 Oct 1933. It was written in English and French. The original is part of the 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. .

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whleh was the capital town of Bahrein, uuriag the reign
of Shahjmr .;ol-Aktaf, a Saasaniaa King, from 31 0 to 37 s A.D.,
the irate resident in Bahrein who were Persian subjects,
seconding to Sir iraold Wilson in the " Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. " revolted
against Persian rule in He Jr ( /'7 ) and Steh^ur defeated
them by u naval fight which after the naval fight
Sanatoria { ) forms the earliest naval action
reeorded In historya
Kta-i-Balfchi says (page 68 j that Shahpur went to meet
the Arate with his fleet snd re-gained the islands from the
latter; went to the island "Khat" and thence to Bahrein, He Jr
and Taaameh { ^ ). He says on page 69 that he
(quartered the Ban! Thaalab Arabs in Bare in ( } <*6
i£hat which form dependencies of Bahrein,
w>lr Ar^nid Wilson wi'ites again (page 85} about this fight
of Shahpur that he landed in Ghatlf ( ^ ) where he beheads
a number of the Bahrein rebels, recaptured H®4r and annihilated
the majority oi^ the fribe ibdul Ohai© and then assaulted
faminl { ^ ) #
Wha Bsdirein islands formed parts of the Persian Empire
so long && the Wassaiiian Kings ruled in Persia -of whom we
may cite iTimsrow Psrviss, who reigned from 59 o to 627 a.x).
Column Hovard, the French Orientalist, writes in hie Arab
History, Y o I time 1 page 150, that the .'prophet sent in the year
7 of the lijrra era (6:28 7 * 1 ).) m emissary to Bahrein inviting
mmzrn: ben Sari ( ) of the Abdul Chais tribe, who then
governed Bahrein on behalf of the ^ as Ban! an rulers
to embrace Islam; he then says (pages 178-173) that Kanzar
accepted Islam and that there was & "Harr.eban” (a sort dt
sheriff) named Assb-i-fakht at that time in Hejr which formed
the capital of Bahrein representing the Sassaniaa. rulers.
All ben Musa ben Baad states in the ^Slreh-i-Rassul" that
; tte name cf this man was Yassi Bukht.i^ n&Uzg .
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Correspondence, minute papers, drafts, and memoranda relating to Persia's claim to sovereignty in Bahrain. Principal correspondents include officials at the 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. , Foreign Office, Colonial Office, and the Government of India (Foreign and Political Department). Further correspondence, usually included as enclosures, comes from the British Minister in Tehran, 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. in Bahrain, 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. , the Government of Persia, the Government of Bahrain, the Board of Trade, the League of Nations, the General Post Office, and the Agent to the Governor-General in Baluchistan.

In a general sense the papers cover the interdepartmental discussion of Persia's ongoing claims to sovereignty in Bahrain and how best to respond to and deal with them. More specific matters covered by the volume include Persia's protests to the League of Nations over the matter, articles connected to Bahrain in new Anglo-Persian treaty negotiations, the appointment of a spokesman for Persians in Bahrain, an anti-British press campaign in Persia, and the alleged expulsion of Persian nationals from Bahrain.

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1 volume (559 folios)
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The volume is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 561; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 302-321; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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File 522/1922 Pt 7 'Bahrain: Persian claim to sovereignty; Persian Treaty negotations 1929-1930' [‎50r] (104/1126), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/1045, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100103757000.0x000069> [accessed 29 August 2024]

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