Persian Gulf Residency

Persian Gulf Residency
Persian Gulf Residency
1822–1971
	Flag of the East India Company in use until 1874
Status	Residency of the East India Company; (1822–1858) ; Residency of the British Indian Empire (1858-1947); Group of British protectorates; (1947–1971)
Capital	Bushehr (1822–1946); Manama (1946–1971)
Official languages	English
Common languages	Arabic, Persian
Religion	Islam
States under Persian Gulf Resident	Bushehr (1822–1946); Trucial States (1820–1971); Bahrain (1861–1971); Muscat and Oman (1892–1962); Sheikhdom of Kuwait (1899–1961); Qatar (1916–1971);
Chief Resident
• 1822–1823 (first)	John Macleod
• 1970–1971 (last)	Geoffrey Arthur
History
• Established by the EIC	1822
• General Maritime Treaty	1820
• Government of India Act	1858
• Transfer from Government of India to Foreign Office	1947
• Termination of the British protectorates	1971
Currency	Indian rupee (1822–1959); Gulf rupee (1959–1966); Various (1966–1971)

The Persian Gulf Residency was a subdivision of the British Empire from 1822 until 1971, whereby the United Kingdom maintained varying degrees of political and economic control over several states in the Persian Gulf, including what is today known as the United Arab Emirates (formerly called the "Trucial States") and at various times southern portions of Iran, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar.