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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [744] (887/1782)
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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744
Intrigne of
the Goveriior
of the Per
sian Gulf
Ports with
the Shaikh of
Abu Dhabi,
1900-01.
Principle
affirmed of
the represen
tation of the
Trucial
Shaikhs
abroad by
the British
Government.
1901-03.
take action themselves against the Shaikh of Kas-al -Khaimah
proceeding which, as was reported by the Resident, might"
in the loss of the.r only vessel, the " PersepolisA second wamhw
was consequently sent to the Eas-al-Khaimah chief by HMS
"Melpomene"; but it was ascertained at her visit to the port that'
though Shaikh Muhammad was living there, no design of attaoW
Lingeh really existed. (The claims of
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.
and others on account
of property destroyed or appropriated by the Persians in the Linmh
affair are dealt with in the history of the Persian Coast and Islands. I °
Early in 1900 it was discovered that a friendly correspondence was
in progress between the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi and the Darya-Baigi
the Persian Governor of the Gulf Ports ; the matter was brought to
the notice of the
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 in Truoial 'Oman hv the Shaikhs of
Sharjah and Dibai, in whose minds the intrigue evidently excited
appreliension The object of the Darya Uaigi was probably to detach
Shaikh Zaid from the rest of the Trucial Shaikhs for the purpose of
preventing an Arab attack upon Lingeh, a contingency of which the Per
sian officials still lived in dread ; and the Abu Dhabi Shaikh, on his part
had probably no deeper motive than to obtain favourable consideration
' ms I by some o£ llis objects to property in Persia and good treat
ment tor his vessels upon the Persian Coast. Local rumour, however,
connected the affair with the efforts of Russia to obtain a foothold in
. and 1 " ^ case ^ impossible to ignore so flagrant a
violation by a Trucial Shaikh of his Exclusive Agreement with the
Rntish Government, When the negotiations were detected the
aikh had already sent two horses as a present to Lingeh, had differ
entiated himself from his neighbours by the adoption of a green fla-
in place of that prescribed by the Treaty of 1820, and had received a
sword of honour from the Shah of Persia along with a commendatory
T a J ' ,,! ;ailns 1116 '' 0 - Val 6ea1 ' whicl1 was publicly read in an assembly
"f A remo nstrance however sufficed ; the direct dealings
ot the Shaikh with Persian officials instantly ceased ; and the use of
e new ag was also, but not so immediately, discontinued.
February 1901 a Dibai boat, which, in returning from Sohar,
had been obliged by stress of weather to take shelter at Hanjam, was
seized tor technical reasons by the Persian Imperial Customs. The
n 1 i k s o euel ai cargo were soon released in virtue of representations
anH onn "Resident; but restoration of seven rifles
of AI car ^ ru ^s es found on board, the personal property of the Shaikh
abi, was only obtained in 1903 through the British Minister
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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.
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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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- 'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915'
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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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