Bahrain Colonial Records

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Colonial Records

Portuguese Colonization (1521-1602)

Bahrain was seized by the Portuguese in the mid-16th century. The Portuguese ruled the islands by largely indirect rule for eighty years. Portugal remained in control until they were driven out of the island in 1602, when a popular uprising led by Rukn ed-Din took control of the Bahrain Fort.

• Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo - Link to the Portugal national archive database which may contain records related to Bahrain
• The Portuguese in the Bahrain Islands (1521-1602) - A journal article about the colonization of Bahrain written in 1935 from Archive.org

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British Colonization (1860-1971)

In 1820, Bahrain became a British Colonial protectorate when the country signed the General Maritime Treaty with Great Britain. In a 1971 United Nations referendum, Bahrain declared its independence.

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