'File 19/165 I (C 18) Bahrain Reforms'

Title:

'File 19/165 I (C 18) Bahrain Reforms'

Date:

1922/1923

Description:

Abstract: This volume contains detailed discussions regarding the proposed British reforms in Bahrain. The documents discuss the attitude of Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa towards the reforms and the role of his sons Abdullah bin Isa Al Khalifa and Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.The oppression of the Shia community by the Al Khalifa family and Bahrain's taxation system are discussed as are the implications of the implementation of the reforms vis a vis British relations with Bin Saud and the Persian Government.The file also contains correspondence between British officials and Shaikh Isa, a petition from the Baharna (Shia) indigenous community of Bahrain and reports regarding Nejdi-Persian violence that occurred in Bahrain in 1923.Physical description: Originally a bound correspondence volume, its sheets have been unbound and are now all loose. Foliation - in pencil on the top right corner of each front-facing page - starts on the first page of text after the index page. There is an inconsistent pencilled system that is crossed out, also on the top right corner of each front-facing page.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Āl Sa'ūd (Family)
Āl Khalīfah (Family)

Geographic region:

Bahrain
Būshehr

Rights:

المُلكية العامة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000135_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000135_en
IOR/R/15/1/336
IOR/R/15/1/336

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