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Persian: The term "Persian" refers to those whose mother tongue is Persian (Farsi) and who identify as Persian. [10] However, Iran is a mosaic of ethnic and linguistic groups. [ 10 ] Persians make up roughly half the population (with some estimates reaching 60%), while the rest comprises Azeris , Arabs, Balochis , Kurds , Gilanis , Mazanderanis ...
Timeline: Bahrain, BBC; Bahrain: 1905–2005 Life before and after the discovery of oil; Background Note: Bahrain; Generational change and elite-driven reforms in the Kingdom of Bahrain. (Sir William Luce Fellowship Paper No. 7) Dr. Steven Wright (2006) Middle East and Islamic Studies, University of Durham, (PDF Format) Khalaf, Abdulhadi (1998).
Iran in return reserved two seats for Bahrain in her parliament, from 1906 to 1971, as her "14th province". The last shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, raised the Bahrain issue with the British when they withdrew from areas east of the Suez Canal by 1971. Iran suggested a limited, UN-sponsored opinion poll to decide the fate of Bahrain.
The History of Bahrain (1783–1971) covers the history of Bahrain since the invasion of Al Khalifa until the independence from the British Empire. Bahrain was a dependency of the Persian Empire when in 1783, the Bani Utbah tribe led by Al Khalifa invaded it from their base in Al Zubarah ( British Protectorate of Qatar ).
This timeline tries to show dates of important historical events that happened in or that led to the rise of the Middle East/ South West Asia .The Middle East is the territory that comprises today's Egypt, the Persian Gulf states, Iran, Iraq, Israel and Palestine, Cyprus, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
During this period, Bahrain was under effective control of the Persian Gulf Residency and Iran regarded it under British colonial occupation. Although not under control of Iranian government, in order to stress the territorial claim of Iran, it was declared a province on 12 November 1957, [ 2 ] with two parliamentary seats dedicated to it [ 3 ...
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