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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [812] (967/1782)
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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812
Further ill-
treatment of
Indian tra
ders by
Shaikh Jasim
and piracief,
1883-86.
Wanton at
tack on Bri
tish Indian
traders at
Dohah and
action of the
British au
thorities,
1887.
having been taken to this replv^ the Turkish A mbassador vras further
told in unequivocal terms, on the 22nd of September 1883, that the
British Government were unable to accept the views of the Porte, and
that they were not prepared to waive the rights which they had
exercised at intervals, during a long period of years, of dealing directly
with the Arab chiefs of the Qatar coast, when necessary, in order to
preserve the peace of the seas or to obtain redress for outrages on
British subjects or persons entitled to British protection.
After the settlement in 1882 live of the Indian traders who had been
expelled returned to Dohah; but their position there was still disagree
able on account of the hostility of the Shaikh. In 1886, after taking
precautions to disavow his responsibility for anything that might happen
to the British traders in his absence. Shaikh Jasim temporarily quitted
Dohah for'Odaid; and immediately the Indians were attacked by Bani
Hajir Bedouins and two of their number were wounded, but not seriously.
The Assistant Resident, Khan Bahadur J Abdur Rahman Hakim,
who was sent to the spot to investigate, found reason to believe that the
affaii had been deliberately arranged by Shaikh Jasim with his son,
whom he left in charge at Dohah, and that the object was to intimidate
the Hindus into \\ ithdiawing from Dohah and so to put an end to their
rivalry in trade. Later, however, the Resident reported that Jasim had
emphatically denied his complicity in the matter and had apologised for
the occurrence; and under orders from the Government of India the
denial and apology were accepted.
In the autumn of 1886, several petty cases of piracy having been
committed by Bam Hajir oft' the coast of Qatar, 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.
confidential Agent was sent in H.M.S. "Sphinx" to interview
the headmen of the coast, and was successful in obtaining from them
assurances of co-operation with the British Government, some of which
were given in writing.
In 1887, on the withdrawal of Shaikh Jasim from Dohah on account
of differences between himself and the Turks, there was an outbreak of
lawlessness in the town, most probably instigated by the Shaikh him R plf
h is place of reticent. At the beginning of the troubCthe
Indum traders were protected by the Shaikh's relatives in Dohah ■ but
early in August two Indian British subjects were wantonly attacked and
wounded by Arabs P lraci e s als0 began along ^ ^ half a ^
^ some of
—- tek e f orcib,e^^
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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.
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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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- 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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