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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [874] (1029/1782)
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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Second visit
of the cx-
shaikh to
Bushehr,
December
1843 to
Marcli 1844.
874
fjiveu to the Wahhabis, which mi^
which would be afforded to Persia for
light lead to an invasion by them of
'Oman territory; the excuse whi(
espousing the cause of the ex -Shaikh ; and the veto which had alreadj
been placed by the British Government on action by the Shaikhs of
Sharjah and Dibai.
In December 1843 the ex.-Shaikh 'Abdullah, accompanied by six
armed vessels, again visited Bushehr with the object of influencing
the British political representative in his favour; but he declined to
agree to an interview on board a vessel in the harbour, chiefly, it was
suspected, because he meant to make use of a visit to the llesidency as
a screen for a secret meeting with his sympathiser Shaikh Salman. He
proceeded however to press, in writing, a request for British assistance,
mainly on the grounds that he had rejected overtures by the Wahhabi
Amir which tended to the establishment of Wahhabi influence over
Bahrain, and that he was entitled, as a signatory of the General Treaty
of Peace, to the naval protection of Great Britain. These arguments,
howevei were refuted ; and the claims of the ex-Shaikh to British aid
were disaf^wed.
A few da;s after his arrival at Bushehr Shaikh ^Abdullah landed and
was received with much distinction by the local authorities, probably
under orders from Shiraz ; three volleys of musketry were fired in his
honour by the Persian regular troops ; and he was provided with quarters
in a bastion ol the fortifications, his followers being at the same time
accommodated in tents. His vessels, of which only two now remained, were
brought into a backwater and drawn up on shore. It was soon rumoured
that Shaikh 'Abdullah had applied to the Persian Government for the loan
of (00 mounted men and 500 ufantry, and that he had offered, if success
ful in leco-vcring Bahrain, to repay the expenses of this force, to remit in
future a large annual tribute to the Shah, and to leave one of his sons
in Persia as a hostage for fulfilment of the contract. For three months
Shaikh 'Abdullah lingered at Bushehr, awaiting, but in vain, the
acceptance of his proposals by the Persian Government.
In January 1844 the Shaikh, in a correspondence with the British
Resident, resorted to the argument that he had been lulled into a
false security, while still in possession of Bahrain, by the neglect of the
British authorities to reply to certain of his communications-a conten-
tion which was not admitted; and immediately before his departure,
probably in March 1844, he had a personal interview with the Resident,
at which he again pleaded hard, but unsuccessfully, for the countenance of
the British Government. It was clear that the hopes which he had at
rn p aced in the Persian Government had been disappointed.
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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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