Kingdom of Bahrain
Bahrain is the site of the ancient Dilmun civilization.[13] It has been famed since antiquity for its pearl fisheries, which were considered the best in the world into the 19th century.[14] Bahrain was one of the earliest areas to convert to Islam, in 628 AD. Following a period of Arab rule, Bahrain was occupied by the Portuguese in 1521, who in turn were expelled in 1602 by Shah Abbas I of the Safavid dynasty under the Persian Empire. In 1783, the Bani Utbah clan captured Bahrain from Nasr Al-Madhkur and it has since been ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family, with Ahmed al Fateh as Bahrain's first hakim.
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