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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [733] (876/1782)
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 coast also, where the Shaikhs of Ras-al-Kh^mah and Umm-al-Qaiwain
associated themselves with Ajman and a coun^]" alliance was formed
between Sharjah and Abu Dhabi. No actual hostilities, however, took
place among these chiefs ; and in December the ShaiVb of 'Ajman, who
had gone to Baraimi, returned to his home after witmssing the success
of hie proteges amongst the Na'im.
During the years 1880 and 1881 general tranquillity prevailed. 1880-81.
In 1882 a quarrel, arising out of family relationships, cane to a head 1882.
between the Shaikhs of Umm-al-Qaiwain and Ras-al-Khaimah and ended
in open warfare ; the principal cause was a marriage contracted by
Ahmad-bin- ; Abdullah of Umm-al-Qaiwain with a sister of Hamaid-bin-
^Abdullah of Ras-al-Khaimah, subject to a stipulation that the lady
should continue to reside at Ras-al-Khaimah and that her husband
should spend a part of each year with her there. A divorce was declared
by the Shaikh of ^Ajman, who went to Ras-al-Khaimah ; or the purpose
as agent of the Shaikh of Umm-al-Qaiwain; but it die not end the
dispute; and wrangling continued on the subject of property. Ahmad-
bin-'Abdullah, who was of a more turbulent disposition than his
adversary, then allowed seven boats from his port to proceed to
Rams for the purpose of provoking a quarrel, which they did most
effectually by assaulting the crew of a Ras-al-Khaimal fishing boat;
these proceedings, however, verged upon a breach of the maritime peace,
and the Shaikh of Umm-al-Qaiwain was accordingly reprimanded by
the British
Political Resident
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and compelled to pay a fine, lighting
on land ensued, in which the Shaikh of Umm -al-Qaiwan was assisted
by the Shaikh of 'Ajman and the Shaikh of Ras -al-Khaimah by his own
brother, the Shaikh of Sharjah, and by a part of the T^Vim tribe. At
length, in January 1883, a reconciliation between the parties was arranged
by the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi, on the condition that all injuries should
be mutually condoned. The Shaikh of Dibai was at this time on good
terms with the Shaikhs of both Sharjah and Abu Dhabi.
The years 1883 and 1884 were uneventful. The chief of Abu Dhabi 18^3-84=
was now regarded as the most powerful among the Trucial Shaikhs,
the hegemony having been lost by Sharjah chiefly through the incompe
tence of its ruler, Saqar-bin-Khalid, who succeeded to the bhaikhship in
1883. Presents were exchanged between the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi and the
Sultan of'Oman, and between the Shaikh of Umm -al-Qaiwain and the
Sultan of Zanzibar; but they had apparently no political significance^
at least of a local character.
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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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