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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎762] (905/1782)

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 Shaikhs
of Ras-al-
Khaimah
and ShariaV,
1885.
Proceedings
of the ex-
Shaikh Salim,
1886-89.
Re-incorpora
tion of Bas
al-Khaiinah
with the
hliarjah
Shaikhd GUI,
1900.
Hamriyah
affairs, 1903-
04.
Political
position and
personal char
acter of the
Shaikh of
Sharjah,
1907.
In December 1885, Sha'am having revolted against the Shaikh of
llas-al-K haimah, that chief, assisted by his cousin the Shaikh of Shariah
proceeded against the place and quickly reduced it to submission inflict
ing a fine of $1,600, of which a portion was paid at once.
The expelled Shaikh, Salim, continued to watch for an opportunity of
obtaining better terms than he had yet received from his successful
rival. In June 1 8S6, on a combination being formed by the Shaikhs of
Dibai, 'Ajman and Hamriyah against the Shaikh of Umm-al -Qaiwain
Salim once more landed at 'A jman; but no opportunity having occurred'
of prosecuting his designs against Sharjah, he shortly returned to Bu
Musa. In 1888 Salim paid a visit to Dibai, between the Shaikh of
which place and the Shaikh of Sharjah enmity at the time prevailed • a
reconciliation, however, having taken place between the two, he was
persuaded by the Shaikh of Dibai to promise, in return for the restoration
of his pension, which had been suspended, to abstain from intrigues
against his nephew. In April 1889, nevertheless, he organised an attack
upon Sharjah ; but he was unable to carry it out. Again, a little later, he
became reconciled to Shaikh Saqar, who this time received him into
favour and appointed him his Wazir Minister. .
On the 2nd of August 1900 Hamaid-bin-'Abdullah, Shaikh of Has-
al-Khaimah, was removed by a paralytic stroke, and Shaikh Saqar-hin-
Khalid m the following month re-annexed the town and district to his
principality ol Sharjah without encountering any opposition. Shaikh
Satjar at fust placed his cousin Hamad-bin-Majid in charge of Ras-al-
Khaimah, but a few months later, having found his conduct unsatis-
tactory, he substituted his own son Khalid as governor.
Ihe township of Hamriyah, of which the headman on the occasion of
Lord Curzon^s visit to the coast, in November 1903, vainly sought to
0 'tain leeognition as an independent Trucial Shaikh, continued in theorv
attached to the Sharjah principality and in practice virtually indepen-
dent; the reason of the prolonged estrangement was chiefly, so far as could
be ascertained, the neglect or incapacity of the Shaikh of Sharjah to
piotect the interests of his vassal when assailed by others. On the 3rd
k^ptemher lUOi a change of headmen occurred at Hamriyah by the
' < a 1 or oair-bin- Abdur Rahman and the succession of his son "'Abdur
a iman- bm-Saif. ihe latter soon resigned his position in favour of an
f ' 1 ^ 10 n name( l Saif-bin-Saif, of whose ambition he stood in dread;
;'| 1 ,' 011 16 | a tter proceeding to despoil him of his personal property,
- Jdur liahman attacked the house of Saif by night, taking him
prisoner and killing his son, and himself resumed the headship of
annu a 1. Shaikh Rashid of Umm-al-Qaiwain then intervened and
settled the matter by removing Saif-bin-Saif to his own capital.
Under Saqar-bin-Khalid the importance of Sharjah among the
lai * 1 oms ut 1 rucial J Oman declined, and the prestige of the
asmn Jiame sunk to an unprecedentedly low level. In private
/ 0 t iai . was weak, miserly, and uxorious : in public business
ne was apathetic and seemed incapable of exertion. He alienated his
u jec s am oimer Bedouin adherents by indifference to their griev-
swlw r t ,Uests; and . h : forfeited the respect of the other Trucial
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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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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎762] (905/1782), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/20/C91/1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023575945.0x00006a> [accessed 21 March 2025]

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