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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [837] (992/1782)
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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dypasty; it is not clear whetber the Bahrain islands were then derelict
or whether a Persian garrison held t hem ; but in either case the invaders
seem to have had little difficulty in establishing their power. The 'Omani
occupation seems to have lasted for a short time only, and it is said to
have been brought to an end by the voluntary removal from their homes
of the indigenous population, who emigrated to other places in order
to escape foreign "oppression.
At the middle of the 18th century the Huwalah Arabs, at the present
day still strongly represented in the islands, were the chief resident tribe
and controlled the politics of the archipelago; but in 175^ they were so
much divided among themselves by feuds that the conquest of the islands
appeared likely to jnove an easy task for any foreign invader.
Apparently in that very year, invited by the local situation. Shaikh
Nasir, the ruler of Bushehr under the Persian Government, made a
descent upon Bahrain and, with the assistance of Mir Nasir, chief of Rig,
established his own authority there. In this manner the islands again
became a dependency, at least in name, of Persia.
In 1755, partly because of his failure to pay 5,000 Tumans on
account of the revenues of Bahrain during the three years that it
had been in his possession. Shaikh Nasir was imprisoned by the
Vakil
Elected representative or attorney, acting in legal matters such as contracting marriage, inheritance, or business; a high-ranking legal official; could also refer to a custodian or administrator.
Karim Khan at Shlraz ; and in 1767 the
Vakil
Elected representative or attorney, acting in legal matters such as contracting marriage, inheritance, or business; a high-ranking legal official; could also refer to a custodian or administrator.
seems to have insisted
that he should pay 4,000 Tumans a year on account of Bushehr and
Bahrain together.
There is no information regarding the internal affairs of Bahrain
during the Persian occupation established in 1753. In 1771 pirates of
Kharag, having captured two ships under British colours—with several
others—in the Gulf below Bushehr, carried their prizes to Bahrain and
kept them there until they found an opportunity of removing them to Kig,
In 1779 a certain Shaikh Nasir of Bahrain, who brought with him a
vessel of his own, took part in the recovery of Bushehr, on behalf of
Shaikh Nasir of that town, from one Baqir Khan into whose hands it had
fallen. These affairs, which hardly concern Bahrain, are related in full
in their proper places.
Predomi
nance and
proceedings
of the Hnwa-
lah, about
1751-53.
Annexation
to Poma,
about 1763,
Revenue on
acconnt of
Bahrain
claimed by
the
Vakil
Elected representative or attorney, acting in legal matters such as contracting marriage, inheritance, or business; a high-ranking legal official; could also refer to a custodian or administrator.
of
Hhirfiz, 1755.
67.
Evente
Bahrain,
1753-83.
■W!
English and other foreign views in regard to Bahrain,
1602-1783.
Bahrain was one of the first places in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
to attract the
attention of the representatives of the English East India Company.
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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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