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WAIIABEES.

Date.
Occurrences.

tents, baggage, camels, and cattle falling into the
Ol the enemy. hands
a. d. 1830 Th
e Wahabees occupy Lahsa without resistance.
Ivateef also surrenders.
Beni Khalid Shaikhs are thus
expelled from their hereditary dominions.
Toorkcy had agreed and continued
lo pay a small annual
tribute to Mahomed Ali Pasha, who approves of his proceed­
ings.
Toorkey establishes himself at Deriah, and governs with
great prudence and moderation.
1S31 The Imaum, in the hope of forwarding his views upon
Bahrein, tenders submission to Fysul, and promises tribute.
The Bahrein Chiefs, to counteract* the Imaum’s designs,
are induced to adopt a similar course : thus the whole of
the Arabian Coast from Ras-ool-Hud to Koweit, with the
exception of Aboothabee, became tributary to the Wa­
habees.
The Wahabee ruler intimates to the Governor of Bombay,
through Shaikh Rashid bin Humeed of Ejman, his desire
to be on the same friendly footing as that formerly existing
between the British Government and his ancestor Saood.
A friendly but general reply is returned, through the
Resident in the Persian Gulf.
1831-32 Musharee, a relative of the Wahabee ruler, Toorkey bin
Saood, rebels against his authority, and joins the Amayir
and Beni Khalid Tribes, who had refused to acknowledge
his supremacy. Hostilities continue between the Wahabees
and Bahrein, the chief of which island blockades Kateef,
Sohat, and Ajeer.
1833 The Wahabee ruler’s influence established throughout the
coast. He begins to levy tribute, but will not countenance
lawless proceedings, and opposes the renewal of piracy,
contrary to the expectation of the Joasmees, who had in
this idea hailed the re-establishment of his authority.
The demand for redress upon the Joasmee Chief directly,by the
British Government, on account of a piracy commuted by 1ns
subjects, offends the Wahabee Agentin Oman, Abdool Azeez,
who addresses an intemperate letter to the British Native
Agent at Shargah, claiming for his master, as bei g
„?er of the country, whose authority had been acknow-
!