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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [140] (283/1782)
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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UnHuccessf'il
Anglo -Turkish
war against
the Ka 'abj
176B-66.
• :
140
Doraq, the capital of the Ka'ah country, as well as an important irriga
tion work belonging to the tribe; but the failure of the Turks to act in
concert with him, as they had promised, enabled the rebels to escape
further punishment at his hands by crossing to the western side of the
Shatt-al-'Arab.
In July 1765, only a few days after the Anglo-Persian attack upon
Mir Mahanna had been discontinued, a new and sudden turn was
given to political affairs in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
by the seizure in rapid
succession, by Ka'ab tribesmen, of three British vessels in the Shatt-a!-
'Arab : these were the "Sally" of two masts, an unnamed yacht
belonging to the Basrah
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
, and the " Fort William " of three
masts. There is nothing to show whether the motives of the Ka'ab in
this case were merely piratical, or whether the tribe had come, in
consequence of the Khargu operations, to regard the British as
the allies of their oppressor Karim Khan. The Agent and Council
at Basrah, though aware that the
Vakil
Elected representative or attorney, acting in legal matters such as contracting marriage, inheritance, or business; a high-ranking legal official; could also refer to a custodian or administrator.
had lately claimed the
KVab as his subjects by overrunning their country, applied to the
Turks for redress, so manifesting a distinctly anti-Persian bias;
and it was immediately arranged at Basrah that joint operations against
the Ka^ab should be undertaken by a Turkish army and a British fleet.
The
Government of Bombay
From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions.
, approving of the scheme, equipped the
largest expedition that had sailed, at least for very many years, from
India for the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
; it comprised four vessels of European build
and small detachments of European infantry and artillery. The Turks
were not yet ready to move when this armament arrived at Basrah, and
the'British began operations on their own account from Klior Musa; but
in May 1766, they experienced a sharp check, which seems to have
wanted but little in order to become a serious reverse. At last, after con
siderable delay, and under an agreement to pay 1,000 Tumans a month fo!
the assistance of the British fleet if continued beyond the end of June,
the Turks took the field; and concerted action followed, by land and sea,
during the months of July, August, and September. On one occasion an
attempt was made to recapture the "Sally" and "Fort Williamfrom
the Ka'ab, but it ended in their destruction by fire at their moorings. At
length, on the 23rd of September 1766, the British attempted to storm
some Ka'ab redoubts without the help of the Turks, who now pretended
to be waiting for the assistance from the Persian Government; hut the
result was a disastrous repulse in which Captain Brew T er, the military
officer commanding, was killed with a number of others, and some
guns and chests of ammunition were lost.
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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).
- Extent and format
- 2 volumes (1624 pages)
- Arrangement
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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- Title
- 'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915'
- Pages
- 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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