ABSTRACT
A fterthefinalexitofthePortuguesefromBahrainatthebeginning ofthethirddecadeoftheseventeenthcentury,thecountrywas
ruledbysomeArabtribesinhabitingtheEasterncoastoftheGulf. OccasionallytheypaidtributetoIran.Thebestknownofthesetribes wasAlMadhkurwhichruledoverBahraininthemiddleoftheeighteenthcenturyuntilthesiegeofZubarawhichtookplacein1197HI 1783AD.ThissiegeendedinfailureandShaikhNasrAlMadhkur immediatelyfledtoBushire.TheUtoobthenenteredBahrain.
