In 1783, the Al Khalifa

Al Khalifa

The Al Khalifa family is the ruling family of Bahrain. The Al Khalifa profess Sunni Islam and belong to the Anizah tribe that migrated from Najd to Kuwait in the early 18th century. They are also from the Utub tribe...

 clan led an attack on the islands of Bahrain

Bahrain

' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...

, from their then base of Zubara, successfully capturing it from Nasr Al-Madhkur

Nasr Al-Madhkur

Sheikh Nasr Al-Madhkur was the 18th century local governor of what was described by a contemporary account as an "independent state" in Bushire and Bahrain. The account by German geographer Carsten Niebuhr who visited the region at the time describes Sheikh Nasr as "the sole Monarch of the isle of...

. The Al Khalifa family has ruled Bahrain ever since. The invasion was led by Ahmed bin Muhammad Al Khalifa, leading to him being named Ahmed Al Fateh ("Ahmed the Conqueror").

The Al Khalifa were supported by a naval fleet from Kuwait

Kuwait

The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...

 and several Bedouin

Bedouin

The Bedouin are a part of a predominantly desert-dwelling Arab ethnic group traditionally divided into tribes or clans, known in Arabic as ..-Etymology:...

 clans based in Zubara in its invasion of Bahrain. These clans included Al Mannai

Al Mannai

The Al Mannai tribe is an Arab bedouin tribe, based primarily in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf. In Bahrain, the traditional home of the tribe has been Galali village...

, Al Jalahima, Al Bin Ali

Al Bin Ali

The Al Bin Ali آل بن علي is a Sunni Arab clan of the Utub tribe based in some Arab states of the Persian Gulf, especially Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi, and the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia....

, Al Bu Romaih

Al Bu Romaih

The Al Bu Romaih tribe is an Arab bedouin tribe, based primarily in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf. The tribe primarily lives in Qatar, still some live in Bahrain, but they originate from Qatar.In Bahrain, the traditional home of the tribe has been the village of Jaww in the south eastern...

, Al Hajri, Al Muhannadi

Al Muhannadi

The Al Muhannadi also spelled as Al-Mohannadi tribe is an Arab tribe of bedouin origins, based primarily in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, especially in Qatar. It is also known as Al Muhanida ....

, Al Nuaim

Al Nuaim

The Al Nuaim or Al Noaim tribe is large Arab bedouin tribe, based primarily in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf and Al Sham Desert. Therefore, Al Nuaimi tribe can be found in many countries, such as Qatar, UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, KSA, Syria, Jordan and Iraq...

, Al Buainain

Al Buainain

The Al Buainain tribe is an Arab bedouin tribe, based primarily in the west side of the Persian Gulf, especially in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Bahrain. In Bahrain, the traditional home of the tribe has been Askar village...

, Al Bukuwarah and Al Thawawida.