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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [822] (977/1782)
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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■upport of
the Shaikh of.
Dohah in the
war, 1889.
1890-91.
R a mo u red
design of the
Turks to
occupy
'Odaid, 1890-
91.
raid was made byJasim's people in the direction of Abu Dhabi, from
which they returned with camels taken from the Daru/ and Al Bu
Shamis Na'im. In August a number of the Al Morrah transferred
themselves to the side of Shaikh Zaid and promised to act with him against
raiders from Qatar. In his eagerness to strike, Shaikh Jasim ventured
upon one occasion to despatch armed men and ammunition by boat to
Sila', a place on the coast considerably to the eastward of Khor-al-'Odaid
and therefore under Abu Dhabi; but for this act he was severely repri
manded by the Resident under the orders of the Government of India, an
intimation being- added that repetition of the offence would entail
serious consequences.
During- the continuance of the war the Turkish garrison at Dohali
received orders to assist Shaikh Jasim in defending the town, if attacked ;
but they were prohibited from operating at a greater distance than 4
hours' march from Dohah. At the end of 1889 the Wali of Basrah
tried to arrange a reconciliation and wrote a letter to Shaikh Zaid of Abu
Dhabi, in which he exhorted him to submit to Turkish arbitration with a
view to the avoidance of strife and bloodshed, and for the sake of the Mu-
hammadan religion, common to the disputants, and of the " latent " sov
ereignty of the Sultan of Turkey over both, which other powers were
seeking to deny. To this communication the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi, ad
vised by the British
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
, replied that it was his own wish
and intention, so long as the Shaikh of Dohah abstained from aggressive
movements, to confine himself to the government and protection of his
own territories.
In 1890 raids and counter-raids continued, the advantage on the
whole resting with the Shaikh of Dohah j and in 1891 a raiding partv
from Qatar actually reached a point beyond Abu Dhabi town and
succeeded in evading pursuit.
In 1890-91 as already mentioned, there were rumours of an intention
on the part of the Turks to post a Mudir at 'Odaid; but, though a
Mndir des'gnate aotoally arrived in Bahrain from Basrah at the end
or 1890, they came to nothing.
Rising in Qatar against Turkish authority, 1893.
Relations between the Turks and the Shaikh of Dfih«b fW • ,
representative in Qatar, h., for some time heen
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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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