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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎769] (912/1782)

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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In nothing 1 does the essentially Bedouin character of the subiects of
the Abu Dhabi Shaikh appear more distinctly than in the readiness with
which, on slight provocation, they abandon their homes and settle el^e
where. We have already noticed the permanent hiving-off of the A1
Bu Falasah in 1833 and the temporary secession of the Qubaisat in
1835-37 and 1849, and mention must now be made of a sustained effort
on the part of the Qubaisat to free themselves, by removal to a distance,
from the control of the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi.
In 1869, for reasons not ascertained and therefore probably of slight
importance, a body of the Qubaisat under the leadership of Buti-bin-
Khadim once more forsook Abu Dhabi and established themselves in the
remote creek of 'Odaid
In 1871, in consequence of complaints by Shaikh Zaid that the
prosperity of Aim Dhabi was diminished by the competition of the
; Odaid settlement and that the latter had become a city of refuge for
fraudulently absconding debtors, Colonel Pelly, the British Resident in
the Gulf, made careful enquiries both personally and through his
Assistant, Major Smith, regarding the ownership of 'Odaid; the result
was to show that ■'Odaid itself, to which at this time no Shaikh of Qatar
so much as laid claim, was undoubtedly situated within the jurisdiction
of the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi. The ^Odaid colonists, however, claimed to
form a state entirely independent of Abu Dhabi; they asserted that their
territory extended half way from 'Odaid to Wakrah on the side of Qatar,
and in the other direction as far as the island of Y as, and that it included
Dalmah and other adjacent islands formerly considered to belong to Abu
Dhabi; moreover, while they expressed a wish to continue under the
Tracial flag, they hinted not obscurely that, if their pretensions were not
admitted, they would place themselves under the protection of the '! urks^
who had now arrived in Qatar. Colonel Pelly asked that he might be
given instructions for dealing with the matter, inasmuch as the Shaikh
of Abu Dhabi, relying on the Perpetual Treaty of Peace of 1853, had
claimed his intervention as an arbitrator.
The orders of the Government of India, communicated in May
1872, were to the effect that no action by the Resident was called for
under the Maritime Truce, no attack having been made by sea upon the
Shaikh of Abu Dhabi, and that Colonel Pelly should not interfere
unless he apprehended a breach of the peace at sea between the parties;
but that he should report at once any overt action indicating an inten
tion on the part of the Turks to establish their supremacy at Odaid.
The position remained unchanged until 1873, when Colonel Ross,
who had meanwhile succeeded Colonel Pelly in charge of the C ju
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. , reported an application by the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi 101 eave
to take naval action against the 'Odaid rebels : it was explained t a an
expedition by land was impracticable on account of physical p ,s ^ 06
Colonel Ross was inclined to think that refusal of sanction migu t row
the Shaikh himself into the arms of the Porte; but the Goveinmen o
India in reply directed him to avoid, if possible, giymg
Zand's request, and, in the opposite case, to inform him tha e f ,1
ment of India could not countenance, and would even pre\ 1 ^
proposed naval expedition. g8
Third seces-'
aion of the
Qubaisat to
'Odaid, 18G9-
80.
1869.
1871.
1872.
1873.

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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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