al-Khalifa (English spelling)

Japanese: al-Khalīfa(英語表記)alKhalifa
al-Khalifa (English spelling)

...The oldest surviving inhabitants are said to have been Arabs who came from Iraq during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II in the 6th century BCE. From 1521 to 1602, it was occupied by the Portuguese, but then came under the control of the Iranian Safavid dynasty, and in 1783, the Utb tribe from the Arabian Peninsula regained Arab control, and the al-Khalifa family has ruled it to this day. The Khalifa family are Sunni, but today 75% of the population is Shiite.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "al-Khalifa" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…現存する最古の住民は,前6世紀のネブカドネザル2世時代に,イラクから来たアラブであるといわれる。1521年から1602年まではポルトガル人によって占領されたが,その後イランのサファビー朝の支配下にはいり,さらに1783年にはアラビア半島から来たウトゥブ族が再びアラブの支配権を取り戻し,以後ハリーファal‐Khalīfa家の支配が今日まで続いている。ハリーファ家はスンナ派だが,現在ではシーア派が75%を占めている。…

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