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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [783] (938/1782)
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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783
Such was the position of affairs when Colonel Kemball directed 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 at Sharjah to take steps to assemble a board of concilia
tion. The Shaikh of Sharjah, though he declared his_ inability to
restrain Bedouins from attacking Fujairah, -was at this time willing to
accept a general decision by the Resident between himself and Hamad-
bin-''Abdullah, and he granted a safe-conduct to enable his adversary to
appear at Sharjah. The headman of Fujairah, on the other hand, would
agree to no such compromise; he declined to attend the meeting at
Sharjah and was obviously resolved not to submit to any settlement; and
it was suspected that he was encouraged in his purpose of resistance by
the Shihuh of Bai'ah and even by the Wali of Sohar in the 'Oman Sul
tanate. In October 1902 Saiyid Turki of Masqat, at the instance of the
British political authorities, sent orders to the Shihuh of Bai'ah to
refrain from countenancing Hamad -bin-'Abdullah ; but in the meantime
Shaikh Saqar-bin-Khalid had repented of his own^ conciliatory attitude,
and in November he caused two inhabitants of Fujairah to be murdered
by the way as they were returning from 'Ajman to their homes.
in December Mr. Gaskin, Assistant
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
in Bahrain, was
sent to the spot in the R.I.M.S. "Lawrence" to effect an accom
modation, if possible; Shaikh Saqar joined him on board at Sharjah
on the 27th of December, and on the 28th the vessel reached the
coast opposite Fujairah, Two days were spent in negotiations : but the
demeanour on shore of Hamad-bin--'Abdullah's armed followers was
almost threatening, and the attempt at mediation had to be abandoned.
In these circumstances the Government of India decided that there
was no need to interfere between the disputants, provided that it was
clearly understood by both that the peace at sea must not be disturbed;
and they were consequently left to pursue their own measures one
against the other.
In April 1903 the Shaikh of Sharjah sent an expedition against Further
Fujairah which reached Bithnah ; and it was reported that Hamad-bin- events, 1903.
'Abdullah, though again assisted by the Shaikh of Bai'ah, had. been
obliged to sue for peace, to admit his vassalage, and to enter into a
provisional agreement; but the settlement was nominal only and made
no real change in the situation. In his address to the Trucial Shaikhs
at the
Darbar
A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family).
held at sea off Sharjah in November 1903, Lord Curzon
referred to the Fujairah case and counselled an amicable agreement; but
his exhortation fell on unheeding ears.
Early in 1903, in connection with measures for securing the naval E nition
position of Great Britain in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, it was decided by His of a
Majesty's Government, in accordance with recommendations by the shamailiyah
Government of India, that the Shamailiyah district from Dibah io Khor by the
Kalba should be regarded as belonging to the Shaikhdom of Sharjah
not as an independent principality nor as connected with the Sultanate of be [ OTglng
'Oman. to the
Sharjab
Sbaik hdom,
1903.
In the course of some topographical and political inquiries which Shamailiyah
were held by the present
writer
The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping.
on tour at Sohar in March 1905, a officially
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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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- Title
- 'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915'
- Pages
- 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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