British Bahrain

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Bahrain
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_region
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:area ~780 km²
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Manama
gptkbp:currency Bahraini dinar
gptkbp:endDate 1971
gptkbp:event gptkb:Bahrain_Independence_(1971)
gptkbp:governedBy Political Agent
Al Khalifa family (local rulers)
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Mina_Salman
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Bahrain
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Persian_Gulf
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Muharraq
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:1965_March_Intifada
gptkb:1956_Suez_Crisis
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Arabic
English
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:population ~200,000 (1971)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Al_Khalifa_rule
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:startDate 1861
gptkbp:status British colony
gptkbp:successor gptkb:State_of_Bahrain
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:General_Maritime_Treaty_of_1820
gptkb:Perpetual_Truce_of_Peace_and_Friendship_(1861)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_colonial_government
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6