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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎777] (920/1782)

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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ANNEXURE N O. 6.—HISTORY OF THE SHAMAILlYAH
TRACT.
The Shamailiyah tract on the shores of the Gulf of 'Oman, which
for historical purposes may be taken as extending from Dibah to Khor
Kalba and as including both of those _ places, * has undergone within
the last century so many external and internal political vicissitudes that
its history cannot be conveniently related in connection with the affaiis of
any principality. A short separate notice of events in Shamailiyah is
accordingly given below.
ludeteminate political position of Shamailiyali, 1<98'1850.
About the end of the 18th century the northern part of Shamai- T^Qawa
liyah was evidently held, or at least claimed, by the 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. ; lor '
Saiyid Sultan of Masqat, on a rupture occurring between nmse t and
the Qasimi Shaikh in or about 1798, made a naval attack on iJibah.
The place appears to have been defended chiefly by the fcharqiyin and
Naqbiyin tribes, who successfully frustrated _ the Saiyid s attempt ju
themselves suffered considerably in the opeiations.
Several years later, as is more fully related in the history of the The
'Oman Sultanate, Shaikh Sultan-bin-Saqar of K.kka..
possession of Khor Fakkan, the most central and one 1808.
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and expelled by a force under Shaikh Sultan-bin- Saqar.
* T^e^generalisation is faulty only in the inclusion of Dibah, which i. situated
just outside the district properly known as Shamailiyah.
"Abdul ; Aziz immediately assured the British subjects resident at Abdul 'Az
'Ajman of his protection ; nor was his coup d'etat either accompanied or
followed by any general disturbances. The new Shaikh subsequently £ ro ™ [ c J qq
wrote to the Resident to seek recognition by the British Government;
but tacit recognition had already been afforded, and it was not considered
advisable to grant any of a more formal character. 'Abdul 'Aziz was a
close personal friend of the ruling Shaikh of Sharjah.

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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.

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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