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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [841] (996/1782)
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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841
The conquest of Bahrain by the ' Utub gave a great impulse to the Growth^
trade of the islands, for the Arab immigrants soon acquired a mercantile < )0 a '
fleet and became the principal carriers of goods between Masqat, at this
time the chief local emporium, and Basrah and the places on the western
coast of the Gulf. There wore no import duties in Bahrain under the first
'Atbi Shaikhs, and the interests of merchants were carefully protected.
The pearl trade of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
was at this period almost entirely
controlled by the people of Bahrain ; and their annual imports from India,
valued at 10
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
, were paid for by means of pearls, chiefly
through the market of Masqat.
First attack by the Saiyid of Onian on Bahrain, 1^99-1802.
Throughout a whole generation following this short era of peace, the
independence of Bahrain was more than once in serious jeopaidy , but
the cause, at this later time, was less the assertion by Persia of claims
to sovereignty than the ambition of Saiyid Sultan and Saiyid Sa id ol
Masqat to annex, without any shadow of right, the comparatively rich
and valuable islands of Bahrain.
In 1799 Saiyid Sultan of Masqat, not without encouragement from the
Persian governor of Shiraz, declared war against the ''Utub of Bahrain; this
he did ostensibly on the ground of their refusing to recognise a tax or due
which he claimed the right to levy on all vessels passing Masqat, but really
with the object of conquering Bahrain. The marine of the A1 Khali 1'ah
seems to have consisted at this time of three large vessels only, all of which
were captured at sea, while returning from India, by the navy of Masqat;
but Saiyid Sultan did not as yet venture to land in Bahrain. The 'Utub,
alarmed by his proceedings, opened a correspondence with Shaikh Nasir of
Bushehr, who received their advances with alacrity and, on theii offering
to become tributary to Persia, proceeded privately to Bahrain and received
from them an instalment of revenue on account of the past year.
The 'Utub seem to have stated to the Persians on this occasion that
Bahrain had once belonged to the Turkish Government, out of whose
possession it had passed about seventy years previously.*
In 1800 the ruler of Masqat invaded Bahrain, capturing 25 of the
leading families, whom he deported to Masqat, and establishing an
'Omani garrison in a fort at 'Arad on Muharraq Island. S ome of the
♦ This was of course incorrect. The Turks temporarily established themselves in
Bikhrain iu 1559, but they were again expelled by the Portuguese in the same year.
Outbreak of
war with
Masqat,
1799.
Invasion and
occupation of
Bahrain by
Saiyid
Sultan, 1800-
1801.
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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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