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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [853] (1008/1782)
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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to Bahrain bad been massed in Khor Fasht, where they would be
ready to meet any attack on Manamah from the open sea; the vessels
of medium and smaller size had been collected in the neighbourhood of
Muharraq town, probably because that was a central position from which
they could be quickly moved either to Manamah harbour or to Khor-al-
Qalai'ah; the entrance of Khor-al-Qalai'ah had been blocked by means of
sunken boats filled with stones; all fortifications had been placed in a state
of repair ; and a large number of Arabs had been recruited from every
direction for the defence of the islands. Meanwhile, too, efforts had
been made by the 'Utub to bribe the Abu Dhabi Shaikh to remain
neutral, and from the event it may be inferred that they had not been
altogether unsuccessful.
The shore opposite to the anchorage of the Masqat fleet was at first
watched by a force under Khalifah-bin-Salman, the junior Shaikh of
Bahrain; but after three days, during which the 'Omanis were engaged
in removing the artificial obstructions at the mouth of Khor-al-Qalai'ah.
the defenders fell back upon Hurah, an eastern suburb of Manamah town.
Apparently on the 5th of November, the entrance of Khor-al-Qalai'ah
having been cleared, two small vessels and eleven Baghlahs entered, and a
summons to surrender was addressed to the 'Utub, who received it with
disdain. On the night of the 5th November a part of the Masqat force
was landed, on Sitrah, and took possession of a fort; and the next day a
bombardment of Manamah town and of the fort on Halat Abu Mahur was
attempted, without success, by some vessels of the fleet. Nothing further
happened until the 9th of November, when Saiyid Sa'id learned to his
dismay that Shaikh Tahnun and the Bani Yas had begun to disembark
without orders between Ras-al-Jufair and Has Umm-al-Hasam. He imme
diately hastened ashore, accompanied by a Nubian bodyguard and such other
men as he could collect; but, before he reached the spot, the force on shore
was hotly assailed by the 'Atbi troops covering Manamah town, and waH
thrown into disorder by an unexpected charge of cavalry, from behind the
date groves of Mahuz, upon its flank and rear. It was noted as a significant
fact that the Bani Yas were the first to fly in this engagement; and it was
subsequently alleged that they had turned their arms against their allies,
had plundered them, and had even done their best to prevent fugitives
from escaping in boats, Saiyid Sa'id himself, who was brought off tho
field by his Nubians, had to swim some distance to safety and while iu
the water received a spear wound in the sole of his foot. Ihe scene of
this rout would appear to have been the south side of Khor-al-
Qalai'ah, somewhere between the eastern entrance of that inlet and the
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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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