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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [855] (1010/1782)
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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with their guns. The " Saiyar )? made her escape during the night and
eventually reached Bahrain with little damage, except to her cargo.
Meanwhile the ' Atbi squadron, after attackin<>' on their way down the Case of a
. . . , Murbat
Gulf a large
Baghlah
Large trading vessel.
belonging to the Shaikh of ^Asalu, by which they ve9Beltak «n
were beaten off after an encounter lasting several hours, found an easier ^ ^
prey in a a essel from Murbat, which they seized at sea in the neighbour
hood of Masqat. On the way home with their prize they found them
selves intercepted by the two Masqat frigates near Kiih Mubarak, upon
which they took the Murbat vessel into shoal water, and, placing her
between themselves and the enemy, proceeded to transfer her cargo to their
own holds; darkness then coming on, they scuttled and sunk her, and by
altering their course contrived to escape with their booty to Bahrain.
Murbat, situated far off on the south coast of Arabia, was not at this
time a dependency of Masqat, and the treatment by the'Utub of the
vessel belonging to that port which they captured was consequently
piracy. The Resident immediately sent an ultimatum, in which restoration
of the plundered cargo was demanded, to Bahrain by two vessels of war ;
and so effectual was this measure that property worth Ks. 8,000 was
delivered up, besides which some of the goods consigned to persons in
Bahrain were handed over to the owners. A balance remained for which
it was proposed that the Shaikh of Bahrain should be compelled to pay
compensation in cash ; but the consideration that <c it would be necessary
to blockade the port with four ships of war, and perhaps to destroy the
shipping by means of shells and congreve rockets, for which latter
purpose a small vessel would be required was considered serious and
led to a decision that no further action should be taken.
In the meantime, in response to hints thrown out by Saiyid Sa'id, who Conclusion
professed to be fitting out another expedition against Bahrain, the ^he
Government of Bombay
From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions.
had in April 1829 instructed Colonel Wilson, the 'Atbi Shaikhs
Resident at Bushehr, to offer his services as a mediator. The Saiyid, who Saiyid of
was in reality anxious to proceed to Zanzibar, and who cannot but have
been aware of the favourable disposition of the British authorities towards
himself, accepted the proposal with great readiness ; but the victorious
'Utub found means to bring the proceedings to a standstill
by insisting that the British Government should undertake full
responsibility for enforcing the observance of an}^ treaty that might be
arranged. To this condition, though the Saiyid was anxious that it should
be conceded, the British Resident steadfastly refused to accede; and,
after some months of unavailing effort, he declared his intervention at an
end. Partly, it would seem, to punish the Shaikhs of Bahrain tor their
'Oman, 2n<i
December
3 say.
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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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- 'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915'
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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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