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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [865] (1020/1782)
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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probability of its being attempted by the Egyptians. The naval advantage
of the 'Utub over the Egyptians could only be destroyed by the arrival
on the scene of ships from Egypt or from Masqat ; and in regard to the
latter it was not to be expected that the representatives of the Saiyid of
'Oman, after they had been made acquainted with the policy of the
British Government, would agree to co-operate with the Egyptians,
On the 28th of July 1839 the Resident arrived off Bahrain in the H.
E. I. Company's steamer " Hugh Lindsay " to interview Shaikh 'Abdullah,
who had suddenly and unexpectedly acknowledged the supremacy of the
Egyptians and covenanted to pay them $£,000 a year as tribute, on
condition that his local authority should be preserved intact and that no
representative of Khurshid
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
should be sent to reside in Bahrain.
In conversation with Captain Hennell the Shaikh endeavoured to
explain away his disregard of his promise to Captain Edmunds by assert"
ing that the agreement with the Egyptians, though but recently ratified
had actually been concluded before the arrival of the < TV ellesley ; but
he justified his action mainly on the ground of the Resident's refusal
more than three months before to give him advice or a specific assurance
of support, and of the virtual immunity from disturbance which he had
purchased by a trifling and merely pecuniary sacrifice,
A written protest against the new arrangements, couched in nearly the
same terms as another which he addressed to Khurshid
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, was deliver
ed to the Shaikh by Captain Hennell, who further commented on the
possibility of the Bahrain Government becoming involved, in consequence
of the relations that they had formed with the Egyptians, in hostilities
with Great Britain. The Shaikh, in reply, protested that he would never,
even at the demand of the Egyptians, place himself in opposition to the
British Government; and he offered, on condition that a distinct pledge
of protection should be given him in writing, to repudiate his agreement
with the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
and to avow himself a dependent of the British Govern
ment i on being pressed, however, to commit this proposal to writing,
he declined ; and he added that his repudiation of the agreement, if carried
into effect, must in any case be explained by him to the Egyptians as
due to compulsion by the British authorities. In conclusion he assured
Captain Hennell of the unpopularity of the Egyptians, and of the
extremelv precarious nature of their position in Eastern and Central
Arabia.
The general impression brought away by the Resident from this
interview was that Shaikh 'Abdullah, now advanced in years and incap
able of exertion, had submitted to the Egyptians in order to avoid a
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Sndden gub-
misBion of
the Shaikh of
Bahrain to
the Egyptians
and protest by
the British
Resident,
July 1839,
i
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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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