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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎870] (1025/1782)

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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870
In March or April of 1843 the town of Manamah passed into the
possession of a brother of Shaikh Muhammad, not without the connivance
of the inhabitants, who remembered with bitterness the conduct of
Shaikh 'Abdullah's Bedouins in the previous year ; and shortly after
wards 'Isa bin-Tarif and Bashir-bin-Rahmah arrived in Bahrain with
a lar^e force.
1 n April the allies attacked Muharraq town, the seat of Shaikh
'Abdullah, and obliged him to take refuge in " a small fort, situated
at no great distance from the town"—possibly that of Halat Abu
ISlahur — where, finding himself completely invested, he capitulated ;
and the fort of 'Arad, held by his suns, then also surrendered at discretion.
The sons of "Abdullah taken prisoners at 'Arad remained, with the
consent of the victor, in Bahrain ; but the Shaikh himself, to whom
his captors allowed only one Batil and one Ghunchah for the conveyance
of his family, dependents and property, took his departure for Dammflm,
That place, the sole remnant of his possessions, was now governed by
Shaikh 'Abdullah's son Mubarak.
Incidents of the civil war in Bahrain affecting the British
Government.
Outrage
committed
at the house
of the
British
Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Agent,
1842.
In 1842, on the defeat of Shaikh Muhammad by Shaikh 'Abdullah,
the town of Manamah, as we have seen, fella prey to the Bedouins of
the successful party j and among the goods pillaged were some belong
ing to British subjects. But a more serious incident arose from the
behavioui of the native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. of the British Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bahrain, a man
of " timid and imbecile character." To this individual Shaikh 'Abdullah,
in the beginning of the troubles, suggested that he should either remove
to Muharraq or go on board a British vessel, then in the harbour,
until the crisis was over; but the Agent preferred to stay at
Manamah, and, on the town being attacked, he extended the protection
of Ins bouse-if not that of the British Government-to the persons
and property of a number of people having no claim to it, probably in
return for a pecuniary consideration. Among those who took refuge
-i WA^ e n t L WereaS011 and 0theI ' de P e " d «its of a blood-enemy of
Shaikh Abdullah one Ha.nud of the 'Amair section of the Bani Khalid
a " J the Shaikb shof % a PPeared in person to demand, under

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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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