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‘Persian Gulf Gazetteer. Part 1. Historical and political materials. Precis of Turkish expansion on the Arab littoral of the Persian Gulf and Hasa [Al-Hasa] and Katif [Al-Qaṭīf] affairs.’ [61] (73/160)
The record is made up of 1 volume (80 folios). It was created in 1904. 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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was attacked by a part of tlie Morra, Safran and Beni Hajir Arabs. It was
said tbat nearly ail the escort was killed and the few who escaped were held as
hostages for the safety of tbe Arab tribesmen who were in Turkish custody at
Hasa.
247. The new Governor's administration was much what was expected
Secret e, August 1903, No. 274. ? rom bis ^famous reputation. The follow
ing instance of his oppression reported
by Colonel Wratislaw (10th March 1903) was typical of his ways:—-
<c The following recent instance of almost incredible disregard for appearances in satisfying*
his rapacious instincts has raised the greatest indignation amongst the Arab population,
not only in the Hasa Sandjak, but in Basrah, and even as far as Bagdad. One of tbe prin
cipal merchants of Katif is Mansur
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, the local representative of the Civil List. He is
very rich, and Thalib
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
soon saw in him a suitable subject for blackmail. Mansur, however,
declined to accede to tbe Mutesarrif's^ exertion, and fled to Basrah, and thence to Baghdad!
boon after, at the end of January Thalib
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
made a descent on Mansur's house, and imprisoned
his brother, Abdul Hussam, carrying off property, including pearls, .in which Mansur trades,
to a very considerable amount. Mr. Gaskin, the British Agent in Bahrein, reports that on
the 7tb February three dhows loaded with loot arrived there in charge of Mahomed Attik,
the Mutesarnf s confidential man, and I learn that these vessels subsecjuently came into the
Shat-el-Arab and discharged their cargo at Seblieh, the Nakib's river-side residence about
15 miles from Basrah.
To excuse his conduct, Thalib has forwarded to the Wali a bundle of "seditious news
papers" which, he asserted, had been found in Mansurs house, and also reported that a consi
derable number of rifles had been seized at the same time.
This latter statement is very likely correct, for all Arabs, particularly those who have valu
ables, possess arms, and the circumstance has not the imporlance which might attach to it in
other parts of Turkey.
With regard to the newspapers, a strange light is thrown on the accusation by Mr.
Gaskin's report, that on the 9th January Mahomed-bin Attik called on him and stated that
Thakib
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
was anxious to see some copies of Arabic newspapers from Egypt, Constantinople,
London, and Paris, and made special mention of the Khalifa which is published in London
and asked for some cop '.es. He was told that the British
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
did not receive any, but
the inference obviously is that he was sent to collect such newspapers for subsequent discovery
at Mansur's house
Meanwhile, Mansur
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
at Baghdad had interested the Mushir, who is also acting
Walij in his behalf, l^he Mushir communicated with the Wali and with Constantinople, and
the Wali has telegraphed to the Minister of the of Interior requesting that a Special Commis
sioner be sent to inquire, but has received no answer. He is much depressed at the idea of
having to hold an inquiry himself, as this will, he considers, mean that he is to whitewash
Thalib, and so disgrace himself. He told me he would rather resign; he believes the news
papers were placed in the house by Thalib''s orders, and expreses his astonishment that the
British do not interfere on behalf of Mansur, as the latter traded with British Indian
pearl merchants, to whom many of the pearls seized by the Mutesarraif belonged. This
is, I believe, the case, but 1 have as yet received no complaints from British subjects.
Mansur
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
is a Shiab, which will tell in Thalib's favour at Constantinople but is likely
to embitter local feeling at Katif, where the Shiahs are numerous and influential."
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Part 1 of a Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. gazetteer of historical and political materials, a précis of Turkish expansion on the Arab littoral of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and Hasa [Al-Hasa] and Katif [Al-Qaṭīf] affairs. The précis was prepared by Jerome Antony Saldanha, whose preface (under which his surname is erroneously spelt Saldana) is dated 25 November 1904, and published by the Government of India Foreign Deptartment, Simla, India.
The preface is an historical outline of the struggle for political dominance in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , including Portuguese, British, Wahabi [ Wahhābī A follower of the Islamic reform movement known as Wahhabism; also used to refer to the people and territories ruled by the Al-Saud family. ] and Turkish expansion. The chapters (titles shown in italics) deal with the subject in an roughly chronological fashion:
1. Early history of Hasa and Katif , including: references to the area in Arabic writing; the first known Arab colonists; and early references to the area in British (East India Company) records;
2. Conquest of Hasa by the Wahabis and Turkish expeditions into Nejd [Najd] and Hasa, and their results 1800-1865 , including: conquest of the area by the Wahabis; Turkish expeditions to the area, 1811-19 and 1836-40; Amir Feysal’s [Fayṣal ibn Turki Āl Sa‘ūd] nominal dependence on Turkey, 1855; troubles in Katif, 1859-62; Turkish protest against British proceedings at Damaum [Dammām], 1862; the British war against Amir Feysal, 1865-66; obsolete title of award of Arabia by an Abbasid caliph to the Ottoman Porte; Ottoman ambitions in Arabia (Holy Ottoman Empire);
3. Turkish expedition to Nejd and Hasa, 1871-72 , including: origins of the expedition; intelligence from the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , Colonel Lewis Pelly; British policy in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and effects of the Turkish expedition on that policy; Turkish assurances to Britain, communicated to Bahrain (spelt Bahrein throughout) by Pelly; Turkish promise of non-interference with the rulers of the Trucial coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ; narrative of the events leading up to and including the landing of the expeditionary force in Nejd; Turkish designs on Katar [Qatar], and their hoisting of the Turkish flag at Budaa [Al-Bidda]; Turkish naval activity in the Gulf, and Britain’s naval response; murder of a suspected Turkish messenger at Bahrain; reasons for the non-interference of the British Government in operations on land; further narrative of the expedition and affairs in Nejd; evidence of Turkish designs on Bahrain; Turkish assurances; relations between Turkey and Abuthabi [Abu Dhabi]; close of the Turkish expedition;
4. Internal affairs of Hasa and Katif, 1872-1904 , including: administration and internal organisation; and a list of governors at Hasa, including events of significance occurring during their rule;
5. Survey of the Katif coast, 1873-74 , including: British intentions and permission gained from the Ottoman Porte; complaints of British survey officers landing on the Nejd coast; written permission to land to undertake surveying.
6. Increase of Turkish military and naval forces in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and Turkish policy , including: a memorandum by Captain T Doughty on the state of affairs in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ;
7. (1) Trade Relations of Hindu and other traders of Bahrain with Katif, and their disabilities , and (2) Proposal appointment of a consular officer at Katif ;
8. Piracies , including: piracies in Katif and Bahrain waters, 1878; ; revolt in Hasa and piracies in Katif and Bahrain waters, 1878-81; Turkish responsibilities and jurisdiction for the purpose of suppressing piracies in Katif waters, 1878-81; piracies in Katif and Bahrain waters in 1883; piracies in Katif and Bahrain waters in 1886; piracies in 1887-88; piracies in 1891-92; piracies in 1899-1900; piracies in 1902 and the proposal of the Chief of Bahrain to maintain an armed dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. for the pursuit of pirates, 1902-03;
9. Murder of Sheikh Selman-bin-Diaij-el-Khalifa [Shaikh Salman bin Diaj Āl Khalīfah] , a cousin of the Chief of Bahrain and his party about 40 miles south of Katif. Question of satisfaction and compensation for it ;
10. Turkish designs on Oman and the rest of the East Arabian Littoral, 1888-1899 ;
11. Summary of British declarations against Turkish encroachments in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and of the Porte’s assurances, 1871-1904 .
The cover of volume, on which the title is printed, also has a number of different pencil and pen annotations, marking former external references or numbering systems (‘P.2557/29’, ‘No.5’, ‘C238’).
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- 1 volume (80 folios)
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The volume is arranged into eleven chapters, preceded by a preface. Each chapter is organised by subheadings, and its paragraphs numbered. The paragraph numbers are continuous throughout the whole volume, beginning on 1 at the start of the first chapter, and ending on 553/553A at the end of the eleventh chapter. A contents page at the front of the volume (ff.4-5) lists the chapters by their headings and subheadings, with each referring to paragraph, rather than page, numbers.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Pagination: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence, with page numbers located top and centre of each page.
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- ‘Persian Gulf Gazetteer. Part 1. Historical and political materials. Precis of Turkish expansion on the Arab littoral of the Persian Gulf and Hasa [Al-Hasa] and Katif [Al-Qaṭīf] affairs.’
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- front, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:4, 1:2, 1:35, 37:40, 42:80, 82:108, 110:144, iii-r:iii-v, back-i, back
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