The Kingdom of Bahrain (Arabic: مملكة البحرين‎, Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn), was a small island protectorate near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. With Turkey and Germany realising oil was also of importance to the Allies, a small detachment of German secret agents, Persian volunteers and Turkish troops covertly by see on several cargo ships to encourage a local rebellion. The 4 day anti-colonial rising did not work and the enemy forces were soon forced back to Manama by the 5 Trucial States Vickers 6-Ton tanks and 3 S. African Char B1 tanks stationed on the Island. Both the The 1946 Battle For Oman and the 1946 Trucial States Rebellion would occur a few days later. The Turkish frigate Mustafa would protect the fleeing rebels and shell out Mana