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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [824] (979/1782)
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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Atteinpted A few days before the collision, Shaikh Jaeim, who evidentlv felt
British inter- , i, , . . . . , 17
vention, May that hl6 position was growing difficult, had written to the British Political
1893 - Kesident imploring his protection ; and he had also applied to the Shaikh
of Bahrain for leave to settle, under his jurisdiction, in the northern
part of Qatar. On the Misaimir affair coming to be known in London
and at Constantinople, Lord Rosebery, the British Minister for Foreign
Affairs, requested that the British Political Residen; or another officer
should be sent to the spot to mediate between the Turks and Shaikh
Jasim ; and Colonel Talbot, at the end of April, accordingly proceeded
from Bushehr to DOhah. The Wali, however, dedined to discuss
matters with him unless by order of the Porte, and in the meantime news
of his dismissal arrived; so Colonel Talbot, leaving the Wali behind
moved to Wakrah, where he had an interview with Jasim, Ahmad
having been appointed by his brother as plenipotentiary, agreed to
accept any decision by the British Resident and asked to b ( provided
with a place of refuge on the Qatar coast, where lie might ienew the
Agreement of 1868 or undertake the same obligations as the Shaikhs of
Trucial 'Oman. Here, however, the British proceedings tnded
S'r fl I" 1893 a settlement between the Turkish Go.ernmem and
1893. tlie Shalkh wae effected by the Naqib of Basrah, who arranged thai on
condition of the arms captnred from the Tnrks being slender*!
Shaikh Jasim should be allowed to resign the Qaim Maqamship i, favo.,'
of his brother Ahmad) and should receive a free pardon.
General and internal history of Qatar since the rising against th,
Turks, 1893-1907.
St t0 s ^f'^f'-fi' 11 ' 8 eeM * mat and 1:6 0mi «PP«~nt unwillingness
Qiim -Maqsm to ser4e them ' sha 'kh Jasim continued t„ be i ,, m ,
ported at Qaim-Mauam of Onl, i t onn ° uea t0 be treated by the Turks as
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Jasim 's resignation was nr n l,»l, ■ 1 . , Urks to acce P fc
dangerous as an official than he might be as" ""' S '; lerat " : " 1 was le6s
siderable strength. ' 1693, at a con-
-it:: sr it D f iah ^ ^ -
hot were iu the end arrested and brought back t0
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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.
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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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- 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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