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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915'

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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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446
Partial
failure of
Saiyid Sa'id's
second
expedition
against Has-
al-Khaimah,
and conti
nued hostili
ties with the
Qawasim One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. ,
1814-18.
Reduction of
Ris-al-Khal-
mah by a
British ex
pedition,
1S19.
In 1814 Sa id, after he had preferred an unavailing request for
naval and military reinforcements to the Bombay Government,
proceeded for the second time against Ras-al-Khaimah; and, though
he did not actually succeed in reducing the place, he compelled the
inhabitants to agree to terms of peace, among which was one of abstention
from piracy and maritime warfare in the seas extending from
Bahrain and Kangun in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. to Ras-al-Hadd and Gwadar
in the Gulf of J Oman. But the views of the Saiyid had, it would
seem, undergone some change ; and it was now his object to establish
his own authority at Ras-al-Khaimah and to place Sultan-bin-Saqar
over the Qawasim One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. of Sharjah only. In 1815 Sa'id again represented
his need of assistance to the Bombay Government, complaining at the
same time of the insolence of the Wahhabi Wakil 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. at Masqat and of
the aggressiveness of the people of Ras-al-Khaimah; but again his
overtures were doomed to failure. Before long his worst apprehen
sions were justified by the appearance of a piratical fleet of the
Qawasim One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. in the Gulf of ^Oman; Matrah was threatened by these
marauders; and the Saiyid, being obliged to put to sea against them in
person, was wounded and very nearly captured along with his 40-gun
frigate, the "Caroline," in an action fought off Quryat. In 1816
Sa'id blockaded Ras-al-Khaimah for four months without effect, and in
the following year he was defeated by a Qasimi force on land at Khor
1 akkan. After the fall of Dara ijah in 1818, however, the Qawasim One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima.
of Ras-al-Khaimah, alarmed at the progress of the Egyptians in Najd,
besought him to enter into an offensive and defensive alliance with
them,—a proposal which he at once rejected.
Towards the ""J of 1819 the second British expedition for the
suppression of piracy in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. proceeded from Bombay
Masqat, against Ras-al-Khaimah. The incidents and results of that
short campaign are fully described elsewhere*: here we are only con
cerued to observe tiat Saiyid Sa'id personally accompanied the armament
to which he contributed two frigates and 600 men, besides a large land
force that arrnred too late to be of use; and that, though be obtained
no extension of terntory under the settlement,- a eontiugency which
had been con em pi a ted by 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. ,-^
pacificatnn of the Qawaeim was of great advantage to him in everv
way and released Inm faal y from the fear of a dangerous enemy. It had
ongmaly beeu desired by the British Government that the Egyptians
should co-operate with ^em against the Qawasim One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. ; hut this part of the
^heme did noi corimend itself to Sa'id, who distrusted the' Egvptial
* Vtde page 197 ante and page 658 post.
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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)

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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Reference: IOR/L/PS/20/C91/1
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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