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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [774] (917/1782)
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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774
Shaikh Hashar-bin-Maktum, 1859-86.
Shaikh Sa/id was followed in the Shaikhship by his nephew and
former mal Hashar-bm-Maktum, who on his accession wrote to the
British
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
professing friendship and a desire to fulfil his
obligations towards the British Government; nor did the attitude of the
icw chief, in a case of serious outrage at sea committed by the A1 Bu
w ele ru ti011 t0 the belie his fair
words^ Shaikh Hashar died on the 22nd of November 1886, and the
uccession was claimed by his brother Rashid and by his son Maktum
whose supporters were approximately equal in numbei- and influence. '
Shaikh Rashid-bin-Maktum, 1886-94.
elders^of Thp^^ SUCoe6eI p 0n I havin 8' been peacefully settled by the
Shaikh by the British Mr fvt lU f n f' ^ tter was ^cognised as
general bistorv ^ al Re6ld f nt - In ^ ™ mentioned in the
entirely satXtnr T the COnduct of thl6 cllief ^as not
to conmlai^tK 1 i treatmenfc of British subjects gave rise
hayin^ violatedIthe 1 p ca f ne 1 to visit him with a penalty for
year he paid a tl>f^r Ual Treaty of Peaee - ^September of that
the way a matnmompl ir Sq ;by Baraim i a nd forming on
Na'im "tribe. In nl.. v t ^ e ^ ^ Shamis division of the
at first attributed to* 1 n V 1 became seriously ill; his indisposition,
seizure He evenfn 11 w . as 8u bsequently described as a ])aralytic
ne eventually died on the 7th of April 1894. '
Shaikh Maktam-bin-Hashar, 1894-1906.
nephew' ^and orilind 8 ^ 1 ta ^ ei ^ 011 llis death, by his
the deceased Raslnd -.f ^taktum-bin-Hashar. The sons of
but Shaikh MaWnr - . 011 ^ e . f011116(1 a conspiracy against their cousin;
after which they were S ^ 't im P risoned them for five months,
on small companionate fl? 3 k n]) t]ieir a t Sharjah
The snl P ei0nate aIlow ances granted by the Qasimi Shaikh.
and resulted in the ra^'V ^ ^aktum was liberal and enlightened
assisted by the dee'idenL fhe port of Dibai, which after 1902,
steamers and the rh'pf 0 became a regular place of call for
commercial emporium of the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
.
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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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- Title
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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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