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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [818] (973/1782)
The record is made up of 2 volumes (1624 pages). It was created in 1915. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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818
between whom and Shaikh J asim a peace seems to have been arranged by
the commander of the " Iskanderia," were in the Brst instance mostly
removed to Dohah. It was considered at this time, both by the British
Resident and by the Shaikh of Bahrain, that the best solution of the
Znbarah difficulty, in so far as the security of Bahrain was concerned,
would be the permanent occupation of the place by the Turks,
Rtinaours of Jn 18S8 it was reported that the Turks intended to rebuild
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
;
occupation of and, as it was feared that the agent selected would be the Bahrain outlaw
Zcoarab, Nasir-bin-Mubarak, the British Resident was instructed by the Govern-
X888.91. ment 0 £ Tndia to i n f orm that individual and Shaikh Jasim of Dohah, who
was his father-in-law, that a settlement at
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
would not be pt i
mitted. No actual attempt to re-occupy the place was observed. In 1890
and 1891 there were rumours of the appointment of a Turkish Mudli to
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
, and the post was at first offered to Muhammad-bin- Abdul
Wahhab of Darin, who declined it ; but the project, after a Mudir desig'-
nate had arrived in Bahrain, was apparently abandoned.
Relations of Qatar with Abu Dhabi and affairs at Odaid, 1872-93.
The history of a colony of Bani Yas seceders at Khor-al-'Odaid, main
tained from 1869 to 1878, will be found included in that of the Abu Dhabi
principality,* within the territorial limits of which ^Odaid is situated ; but
the bearing of certain events there upon the history of Qatar, which the
inlet closely adjoins, should be noted.
Kelations of I n 1871, soon after the arrival of the Turks in Hasa, it appeared that
the Turks the Turkish fW had been offered to the Bani Y as colonists at 'Odaid :
with 'Odaid,
1871-76. but the latter, who professed themselves independent of all authority,
were said not to have accepted it, though there was also a contradictory
rumour that it was hoisted on Fridays. In 1873 four Turks visited
'Odaid and arranged that a sum of $40 or 50 should be paid annually by
the settlers through Shaikh Jasim of Dohah, after which they went away,
having been deterred by the inferior character of the water supply from
establishing a post. In 1874 Shaikh Zaid of Abu Dhabi stated that local
Turkish officials had written to him asserting 'Odaid to be under their
protection, and calling on him to abstain from interference there; he was
unable, however, to produce their letters when called upon to do so. In
Vide page 763 ante.
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Theses two volumes make up Volume I, Part IA and Part IB (Historical) (pages i-778 and 779-1624) of the Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , ’Omān and Central Arabia (Government of India: 1915), compiled by John Gordon Lorimer and completed for press by Captain L Birdwood.
Part 1A contains an 'Introduction' (pages i-iii) written by Birdwood in Simla, dated 10 October 1914. There is also a 'Table of Chapters, Annexures, Appendices and Genealogical Tables' (page v-viii) and 'Detailed Table of Contents' (pages ix-cxxx), both of which cover all volumes and parts of the Gazetteer .
Parts IA and IB consist of nine chapters:
- 'Chapter I. General History of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (Part IA, pages 1-396);
- 'Chapter II. History of the ’Omān Sultanate' (Part IA, pages 397-629);
- 'Chapter III. History of Trucial ’Omān' (Part IA, page 630-Part IB, page 786);
- 'Chapter IV. History of Qatar' (Part IB, pages 787-835);
- 'Chapter V. History of Bahrain' (Part IB, pages 836-946);
- 'Chapter VI. History of Hasa' (Part IB, pages 947-999);
- 'Chapter VII. History of Kuwait' (Part 1B, pages 1000-1050);
- 'Chapter VIII. History of Najd or Central Arabia' (Part 1B, pages 1051-1178);
- 'Chapter IX. History of Turkish ’Iraq' (Part 1B, pages 1179-1624).
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- 2 volumes (1624 pages)
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Volume I, Part I has been divided into two bound volumes (1A and 1B) for ease of binding. Part 1A contains an 'Introduction', 'Table of Chapters, Annexures, Appendices and Genealogical Trees' and 'Detailed Table of Contents'. The content is arranged into nine chapters, with accompanying annexures, that relate to specific geographic regions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The chapters are sub-divided into numbered periods according, for example, to the reign of a ruler or regime of a Viceroy, or are arbitrarily based on outstanding land-marks in the history of the region. Each period has been sub-divided into subject headings, each of which has been lettered. The annexures focus on a specific place or historical event. Further subject headings also appear in the right and left margins of the page. Footnotes appear occasionally at the bottom of the page to provide further details and references.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. The sequence runs through parts IA and IB as follows:
- Volume I, Part IA: The sequence begins on the first folio with text, on number 1, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 456. Total number of folios: 456. Total number of folios including covers and flysheets: 460.
- Volume I, Part IB: The sequence begins on the first folio with text, on number 457, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 878. It should be noted that folio 488 is followed by folio 488A. Total number of folios: 423. Total number of folios including covers and flysheets: 427.
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- 'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1:130, 1:778, iv-r:iv-v, back-i, front-a, back-a, spine-a, edge-a, head-a, tail-a, front-a-i, v-r:v-v, 779:1098, 1131:1146, 1099:1130, 1147:1484, 1489:1496, 1485:1488, 1497:1624, vi-r:vi-v, back-a-i
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