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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [728] (871/1782)
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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The Shaikh of Dibai was at first inclined to favour the cause of the ex
pected invaders and to ally himself with the Al Thani Shaikh^ who was
the professed exponent of their views ; but later in the year ; after a visit
to Masqat, he veered round and formed with the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi
a Hinawi combination to resist any advance from Central Arabia. The
Shaikh of Sharjah, whom Shaikh Jasim attempted to draw into the afiair
and whom he pretended to consult with regard to the landing at Sh&rjab
of stores for the Central Arabian forces, was advised by the British autho
rities to excuse himself from co-operation as best he could, and apparently
did so ; but a little later he figured as member of a Ghafiri combination
of all the other Trucial Shaikhs against the Shaikhs of Abu Dhabi and
Dibai. The Na'im of Baraimi from the first professed an intention of
acting on the side of the Shammar Amir.
Relations of Trucial 'Oman with the Sultanate of 'Oman, etc.,
1863-1892.
In the peaceful era which had now dawned there was no more
actual warfare between the Shaikhs of Trucial ^Oman and the ruler of
Masqat; and, so far as any connection was maintained between them, it
depended chiefly on the internal affairs of the Sultanate, which are
related elsewhere in the proper place.
In 1854, hostilities having broken out at Bandar 'Abbas, in connec
tion with the lease of that place, between the ruler of Masqat and the
Persian Government, the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi, Sa'id-bin-Tahnun,
actually put to sea with a fleet to render assistance to Saiyid Sa'id ; but
he was obliged to return to port by the British authorities on the
ground that his action might widen the area of disturbance and produce
a state of general insecurity at sea.
The encroachments of Saiyid Turki of Sohar in 1857 on the posses
sions of his brother Saiyid Thuwaini in Batinah were attributed partly
to the instigation of Shaikh Sultan-bin-Saqar of Sharjah, to whom a
stern warning against intrigue in that direction was accordingly conveyed
by the Resident under the orders of Government.
In 1861 a converse case occurred, through attempts by emissaries of
Saiyid Thuwaini to arrange a combination with the Shaikhs of Abu
Dhabi and Umm-al-Qaiwain against the Qasimi Shaikh of Sharjah;
but the chiefs addressed refused to entertain the suggestion, baited
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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.
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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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- 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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