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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [732] (875/1782)
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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732
During 1873 ov 1873 war was begun, or continued, between tlie
1872-78
Shaikhs of Sharjah and Umm-al-Qaiwain, the Shaikh of J A|man
eventually coming to the assistance of the former and the headman of
Hamriyah, a disloyal subject of Sbarjah, to that of the latter.
1873-74 In 1873 the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi joined the combination against
the Shaikh of Shar jah, who was generally unpopular on account of his
faithlessness, and made a raid by night upon Sharjah town. Eventually
the Shaikh of Sharjah was defeated with a loss of 50 men.
1874. In 1874 the Shaikh of Ras-al-Khaimah joined the Shaikh of Sharjah,
while the Shaikh of Dibai enrolled himself in the opposite faction and
the headman of H amriyah apparently withdrew from the affair. The
friendly offices of the British
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.
Agent were exercised without,
avail to promote a reconciliation.
18/5. An expedition by land from Dibai ; 200 strong, now attacked the
environs of Ras-al-Khaimah ; killing 7 men, and returned home. Soon
afterwards, in February 1895, the headman of Hamriyah effected a
reconciliation between the Shaikhs of Sharjah and Umm-al-Qaiwain ;
but the war between Sharjah and Dibai continued ; and in May an
attack on Dibai town was made by the people of 'Ajman and Sharjah,
reinforced by Bedouins of the Na'rni tribe. About July a raid was made
on Hamriyah by 200 camel-riders from Abu Dhabi, who next, with the
assistance of a Dibai force, ravaged the gardens of Fasht and Sharjah.
At length in September peace was made between Sharjah and Dibai.
1876. Tn 1S76 the country appears to have been quiescent after the excep
tional disturbances of the previous year.
18/7-78, In July 1877 the 'Awamir Bedouins fell upon the town of Dibai,
killing two men and wounding 10 ; but they were repulsed with a loss to
themselves of 40 killed and eight captured : in October, assisted by the
Daru', they again plundered a Dibai settlement. Between August 1877
and February 1878 numerous raids were made by Bani Qitab Bedouins,
chiefly in Abu Dhabi territory ; but subjects of Sharjah and Dibai
were not exempt from molestation, and the Ghafalah apparently
countenanced the doings of the Bani Qitab. In February 1878 both
townsmen and nomads became weary of the strife and a general peace
was arranged. The town of Dibai had now become the principal port
on the coast and was larger than Abu Dhabi, which appeaml to be
declining.
At the close of 1879 the Na'im of the Baraimi neighbourhood were
divided amongst themselves, and the Shaikhs of Sharjah and ; Ajman
each espoused the cause of a different faction; the result was tension upon
1879.
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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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- 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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