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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [826] (981/1782)
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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Assassination
of Shaikh
Ahmad and
seqae], Dec
ember 1905.
Tribal
matters,
1905-06.
spite o£ his great age^ probably well over 80 years, Shaikh Jasim
found in excellent health and full possession of his faculties ; he appeared
to be keenly interested in all matters of business.
In December 1905, shortly after Captain Prideaux's visit, Shaikh
Ahmad was murdered by one of his own servants, a Bani Hajir, on
account of a private grudge ; it was generally suspected that Khalifah,
the eldest son of Shaikh Jasim, had also been privy to the crime. The
old Shaikh proved himself quite capable of dealing with the emergency,
for he obliged the elders of the Jiani Hajir to resort in a submissive
manner to his camp, where they gave an undertaking to hunt down and
execute the murderer. At the close of one of his discussions with them
an untoward incident occurred in the shape of a sadden and murderous
attack on Salim-bin-Shafi', chief Shaikh of the Makhadhdhabah division
of the Baui Hajir, by a slave of the deceased ; but, connection with the
deed having been emphatically repudiated by the Al Thani, the progress
of the negotiations was not disturbed. A few weeks later the murderer of
Shaikh Ahmad was shot dead in Dhahran by Bashir, a nephew of
Salim-bin-Shafi , and the feud arising from the death of Ahmad was
declared closed. One result of the murder of Ahmad was to leave
Abdullah, the fourth son of Jasim, in charge of Dohah, wherebv he
was considered to have obtained an advantage over his eldest brother
Khalifah in respect of the ultimate succession to Shaikh Jasim. It was
noticeable that the Turks abstained very carefully from meddling in the
nomination of the new Shaikh of Dohah, and that they left the matter
entirely to Shaikh Jasim; but, notwithstanding their respect for his
independence m tribal matters, his foreign relations continued to be
controlled by the Turkish military commandant of the Dohah fort. In
November 1906 an attempt was made on the life of Shaikh 'Abdullah
by a negro slave, who was not shot down until he had killed two
persons.
in April 1906 Shaikh Ahmad of Dohah headed a raid by Al
Morrah and Bani Hajir of the Makiadhdhabah division on 'Aiman
am Khahd of the 'Amair section and Bani Hajir of the Al
uhammad d.vision, who were then encamped in the Jafurah desert;
«ome spoil in the shape of flocks was obtained, but the raider,
lost five men kdled. In May 190« Shaikh 'Abdullah of Doha),
undertook a small punitive expedition against the predatory Bani
ed t T tribeB ; ai ' d " July he a ^ i " Bedouins,
1 c ceding himself as far as D6hat-as-Salwa and sending a party by
whom twelve Bedouins were killed, through Barr-al-Q.rah tlmost as for
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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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