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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [807] (962/1782)
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 July 1889, in connection with a scheme, possibly his own, of
establishing direct Turkish administration in Qatar, 'Akif Bey, t e
Mutasarrif of Hasa, paid a visit to Dohah. His first in*™* wrth
Shaikh Jasim took place at the house of Muhammad -bm-Abdul W ahhab
and cannot have been free from danger ; for, whdc the Mntasarr.t was
accompanied by his personal attendants only, the Shaikh appeared with a
retinue of about 600 armed footmen and 60 or 70 horsemen and camel-
riders, many of whom carried loaded Martini rifles, A second and more
private meeting afterwards took place, at which the Mutasamf suggested
the institution of a regular administration and a customs house ; but the
project was strongly opposed by Jasim, who tendered Ins resignation o
the Qaim -Maqamship in writing.
In the following year the proposals of 'Akif Bey for the better govern
ment of Hasa became known in some detail. He had recommended t at
Jasim, on account of his frequent absences, should be provided w.th an
Assistant in the Qaim -Maqamship , that Government buildings should be
erected at Dohah ; that cavalry as well as infantry should be stationed
there ; that taxes should be levied on pearl dealers and other merchants ,
and that a harbom -master should be appointed at Dohah to collect dues
from native vessels. Posts should be established at
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
and Odaid ,
two steamers should be run between Dohah, 'Oqair and Qatif ; and at
'Ouair a mosque should be built. In the autumn of 1890 Mudirs intended
for
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
and 'Odaid arrived in Bahrain from Basrah, but they did not
proceed to their posts ; the hitch was apparently due to the departure of
' Akif Bey from Hasa, upon sick leave, at the beginning of 1891.
Meanwhile, in 1890, Shaikh Jasim caused it to be proclaimed that the
administration of Qatar had been transferred from himself to the Turkish
officials ; but his resignation was not accepted bj the a i o asia ,
who early in 1891 exhorted him instead to discharge his customary duties
with zeal.
In 1889 a piraey, attended by loss of life, was committed by Ban.
Haiir on a Bahrain vessel off the coast of Qatar ; Shaikh Jasim
recovered the stolen property, but tailed to arrest the offenders. In 1890
the Al Morrah, at the instance of Mutasarrif of Hasa, were prohibited
from entering Dohah. At the beginning of 1891 a tight occun-ed between
the 'Aiman on the one side and the Al Morrah, Bani Hajir and Manasir
on the other ; and, during the pearling season, some Bani Hajir seized a
vessel at Wakrah and carried off six boats of the Qubaisat Bant Yas
from an island in the neighbonrhood.-an outrage for which Shaikh Jasun
professed himself unable to afford any redress. In 1892 there was a
Attempt by
the Turks to
establish
close control
over Qatar,
1889-91.
Piiacies and
miscellaneous
occurrences,
1889-1892.
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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)
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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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- 'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915'
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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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