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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1127] (1298/1782)

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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1866; and by this measure the peace of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , which the
tower had endangered^ was re-established.
On the 7th of April 1869 the Sadairi representative of the Wahhabi
Amir in Baraimi, haying proceeded to Sharjah and involved himself there
in the internal intrigues and dissensions of the ruling Qasimi family,
was shot dead in a broil which arose in the town, and a number of his
followers perished with him.
This event was shortly followed by the disappearance of the Wahhabis
from Baraimi, which they had occupied, almost continuously, for nearly
70 years. Probably before the death of the Wahhabi agent at Sharjah
a peremptory demand for payment of tribute had been addressed to
Saiyid ^Azzan-bin-Qtais, who had recently usurped the Sultanate of
'Oman, and a raid had been made by the Wahhabis on bohar;
consequently, when the Na'im of Baraimi, after the mishap to the agent,
invited Saivid ^Azzan to join them in expelling the W ahhabis from the
Oasis, he complied—being a man of bold and decided character without;
hesitation. On or about the 18th of June the Wahhabi garrison of
Baraimi surrendered, after a trifling resistance, to ' Azzan's force of about
1,500 men ; and the Saiyid, after installing a garrison and forming an
alliance with the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi, returned in triumph to Masqat.
' Abdullah - bin - Faisal was not inclined to submit tamely to the loss of
Baraimi and, with it, of his whole position in Trucial 'Oman and 'Oman;
but various circumstances incapacitated him fov effective action for its
recovery. Early in 1870 'Abdullah came down to Hasa, where he pro
ceeded to collect a force; it was believed that large numbers of boats
were being collected by his order along the coasts of Hasa and Qatar
for an expedition to Trucial 'Oman and thence against Baraimi;
and subsequently the Amir himself was reported to have reached Oqair.
He was reminded, however, of his promise, given in 1866, not to
commit aggressions upon Arab states having friendly relations with
the British Government, and the overthrow by a British naval force
of some usurping chiefs who had seized Bahrain served as a timely
illustration of the dangers of a conflict with Britain, besides which he was
aware that the invasion of Bahrain, committed as it had been from the
coast of Hasa, might be laid to his charge by the British Government.
\ combination formed by the Shaikh of 'Abu Dhabi, the Amirs
rebellious brother Sa'ud, and Saiyid 'Azzan of Masqat greatly increased
the difficulty of his task in'Oman; and the dryness of the season
had made water scarce upon the routes by land from Hasa to Baraimi.
In April 1866, dispirited by these obstacles, 'Abdullah seems to have

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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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