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the Wabdbee, and rendered tribute. Toorkee-bin-'AlxIullah made
[Government Record®.] friendly overtures to the Government
iii, . . °* Bombay, which were politely ac­
knowledged and led to no further result.
In the year l-vil the Chief of Bahrain threw off allegiance to the
A.D. 1831. Wahribee, and even ventured to block­
[Government Record*.]
ade Kl-Katecf and 'Ojair.
In 1884 the career of Toorkce-biii-'Abdullah was cut short by his
murder by a relative named Masbari,
Fcysul-bin-Toorkec.
who was in turn put to death by Feysal,
the son^of the Amir Poorkce, and beysal became the recognized Chief
of the Wahabees.
In the year 1835 we find record of the Governor of Mecca, Ahmed
A.D. 1835. Pasha, attempting to assert his authority
by giving a lease of the customs of
[Government Records]
El-Katecf to a merchant of Bahrain,
but Feysai-bin-Toorkee promptly put a stop to the arrangement.
It was stated that on his return from Nejd, Ibrahim Pasha took with
him several of 'Abdullab-biu-Su'ood's brothers, amongst them Khalid-
bin-Su'ood. Another brother named
[Family tradition.]
Mesbari is said t*> have for a time claimed
the Chiefship, and to have been seized and put to death by the Turks.
Khalid and the others, however, were kindly treated and grauted allow­
ances in Egypt. I-ir.ding Fey sa I -bin -Too rkee refractory, .Mohammed
'Aii Pasha resolved on installing Khalid-
[Mengln.]
bin-Su'ood as tributary ruler of Xojd,
and seat him with a force under command of Isma’il Bev who had orders
to assist him to make good his authority. As Ki.alid had num* rous
adherents amongst the Arabs, Feysal
[MS.]
had to retire to El-IIasa, and Khalid
with his Egyptian auxiliaries took possession of El-Dericvvah an<l El-
Riadh. Some hostilities ensued, but on the arrival of KhorslueJ Pasha
with further reinforcements, Feysal was so hard-pressed that he surren­
dered himself and was sent a prisoner to Cairo.
Khorshccd Pasha then cast aside Khalid who had been merely a
tool in the hands of the Egyptian Com­
A.D. 1838. manders, and having e> la hi is lied the
authority of the Egyptian Government over all Nejd, prepared to enforce
the submission of ibe Bahrain Islands also. At this point the British
Government interfered, and the remonstrances which were addressed to
Mohammed 'Ali Pasha induced him to relinquish his designs on Bahrain.
[Government Record] The British Government had now adopt-
A.D. 1839*40. ed a decisive attitude, end resolved to
oppose the further progress of the Egyptiau power as regarded Bahrain
and 'OmiSn. It was even intimated that any attempts in that direction
would be met by force.
Soon after the Egvptian forces commenced to evacuate Nejd and
Khilid was left as Wall or Governor on the p*rt of the Furkuh
Government. In 1811 he was suspected
A.D. 184L q£ against 'Oman, and a distinct
warning was conveyed to him from the Government of India to desist