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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [819] (974/1782)
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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1875 it was ascertained that the headman of 'Odaid had both a Trucial
and a Turkish flag and that he used one or the other as occasion required.
On the 18th of October 1876, when Captain Guthrie visited
'Odaid in the " May Frere/' he found the Trucial flag flying but
learned that tribute was still paid to Turkey.
In 1876 and 1877 a numbev of piracies were committed by the A1
Morrah, a Bedouin tribe nominally dependent on Turkey from boat
harbours under 'Odaid; these proceedings the headman of 'Odaid was
unable to prerent, and representations to the Turkish Government became
necessary. Her Majesty's Government, while avoiding specific mention
of 'Odaid, reference to which might have raised an inconvenient
territorial question, drew the attention of the Porte to the increase of
piracy along the Qatar coast which had resulted from the extension of
Turkish sovereignty in that direction, and intimated their own reso ve
not to allow the peace of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
to be disturbed by marauders,
whether proceeding from places like Dohab actually m Furkish pos
session, or belonging to tribes that admitted Turkish supremacy and
sailing from the ports of independent chiefs too weak to prevent the
abuse of their territory. The Turkish Government in reply denied all
knowledge of piratical outrages on the Qatar coast and askcc or par i-
culars.
In 1878 the Ottoman Minister for Foreign Affairs complained of
action by the British authorities at 'Odaid a few months previously,
which, as related in the history of Abu Dhabi, bad resulted in tlie aban
donment of the pla£e by the Bani Yas colonists; and in the Tnrbsh com-
munication 'Odaid was stated to be a dependency of the Tuikish dibtri
of Qatar, It does not appear from the records of the Government of
India what reply was made to this complaint; but, from the corre-
spondenee which shortly after took place in regard to piracies off the coast
of Hasa and Qatar, it seems clear that the British Government were
resolved not to admit Turkish pretensions to jurisdiction at Odaid or a.
any place further to the eastward.
From 1876 onwards, as a result of the presence of Bani Yas rebels at
'Odaid, hostile relations prevailed between the Shaikh of Dohah and
the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi; and in 1880, by the return of the Qubaisatto
Abu Dhabi, the enmity between the Shaikhs was much embittered. During
the sojourn of the Qubaisat at 'Odaid that place had fallen largely
under the influence of Shaikh Jasim, to whom, by their removal, i was
again lost; and his indignation was expressed m pecuniary claims
which he now brought against their headman, Buti-bm-Khadim.
61 A
Correspon
dence with
the Porte
regarding
piracies
committed
from 'Odaid,
1877.
Complaint by
the Porte of
British action
at 'Odaid,
1878.
Protracted
war between
the Shaikhs
of Dohah
and Abu
Dhabi,
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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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- 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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