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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎868] (1023/1782)

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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Strained
relations of
Shaikh
'Abdullah
with the
Wahhsbis.
Permission
given to 'Isa-
hin-Tarif and
Bashir-bin-
Eahu)ah to
join Shaikh
Muhammad,
and
intimation of
the same to
Shaikh
'Abdullah.
Muhammad -biu-Mubarak, a grandson of Shaikh 'Abdullah, upon the
other. At leng-th, in June 1842, the elder chief completely defeated the
voung-er by attacking him simultaneously on land and sea; Manamah
fell into the hands of Shaikh 'Abdullah j and Shaikh Muhammad, escap
ing with a few followers to Qatar, proceeded to Ilasa and thence to
Riyadh to seek aid of the Wahhabis. The town of Manamah was
sacked by the Bedouin auxiliaries of the victor, after which the old
Shaikh crossed over to Qatar and gave up Khor Hassan also to partial
plunder.
Shaikh 'Abdullah then began to rebuild Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. in Qatar, which had
lain during a number of years entirely deserted.
The relations with the Wahhabis of Shaikh 'Abdullah, whose success
was more apparent than real, were at this time extremely unfriendly. On
the one hand Shafi ; , a chief of the Bani Hajir and a relation and staunch
adherent of Shaikh 'Abdullah, was detained as a prisoner by the
Wahhabi Amir; and on the other three-fourths of the population of Saihat,
of which place the headman had been arrested by 'Umr-bin-Ufaisan,
the Wahhabi Governor of Hasa, had migrated to Bahrain, and a blockade
of the Hasa coast was maintained by the navy of Bahrain. These
circumstances inclined the Wahhabis to make common cause with Shaikh
Muhammad; but for the moment they were unable to afford him
material assistance.
At this juncture 'Isa-bin-Tarif, the A1 Bin-'Ali fugitive, and Bashir-bin-
Rahmah visited the British Resident at Bushehr together and requested
permission to ally themselves with Shaikh Muhammad and to embark-
on regular hostilities against Shaikh 'Abdullah. The required sanction,
in view of the old Shaikh's unsatisfactory behaviour in 1839 and again
in 1842 at the sack of Manamah, was duly given, on condition that the
Restrictive Line should be respected. 'Isa-bin-Tarif, it may be observed
was strongly suspected of having fomented the recent dissensions in
Bahrain; while Bashir-bin-Rahmah, who could contribute 300 or 400
fightmg men to the expedition, alleged that he was prevented by Shaikh
'Abdullah from enjoying the produce of his paternal estates
JJammam,
In November 1842 Captain Kemball, the Assistant Resident, was
sent to Bahrain to warn Shaikh'Abdullah of the permission for action
granted by the British authorities to the hostile eoalition. This eommuni-
oation was reeeived by the Shaikh with consternation, almost with
; , t sented that ' in tbc ab6ence o£ most of ^
, re won e unable to cope with his assailants ; he hinted that
near

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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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