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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [875] (1030/1782)
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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Meanwhile the position of Shaikh 'Abdullah's sons at Bammam, Reduction of
the last remaining- foothold of the family in Arabia, had become pre- the^™
carious. In December 1848 the Wahhabi Amir offered his services to Wabhabis,
the contending; Shaikhs for the purpose of arranging a reconciliation i ' alc ^
between them ; but his overtures were rejected by the ex-chief. Faisal-
bin-Turki then declared war against Shaikh 'Abdullah and began to
collect troops, partly for an investment of Dammam by land to supple
ment blockade by sea, and partly for the punishment of some of
the Bedouin tribes in the neighbourhood who had hitherto kept the
Dammam garrison, commanded by Mubarak, Nasir, and another son of
Shaikh Abdullah, supplied with provisions. Two boats with commis
sariat and military stores for the defenders of Dammam, despatched by
Shaikh Jabir of Kuwait, were captured by the fleet of Shaikh Muhammad-
bin-Khalifah at Dohat Balbul, whence it had been intended to send the
cargoes by camel to Dammam • but the incident, which might otherwise
have led to a conflict between Shaikh Jabir and the de facto Shaikh of
Bahrain, was adjusted by the friendly intervention of the British author
ities. In March 1844 the garrison of Dammam, being reduced to great
straits for supplies, proposed a capitulation; but their terms were not
accepted by the Wahhabi Amir. Shaikh 'Abdullah, on becoming aware
of the critical position of affairs, crossed from Bushehr to the Arabian
side of the Gulf and attempted to throw supplies into Dammam, but
failed, the boat which he sent being captured by the blockading squadron.
A little later the Dammam garrison surrendered to the Wahhabis
on condition that their lives should be spared and that they should be
allowed to carry away their personal property, and the fort of Dammam
was occupied in the name of Faisal-bin-Turki, who thereafter showed
little interest in the quarrels of the A1 Khalifah Shaikhs. The result must
have been disappointing to Bashir-bm-Rahmah, to whom Shaikh Muham
mad had promised, as a reward for his services against Shaikh 'Abdullah,
the restoration of his paternal possessions.
During the absence of the ex-Shaikh at Bushehr, a Batil, described as M ar i t i me
belonging to Bahrain but owned apparently by Bashir-bin-Rahmah or one irregularity,
of his family, was unwarrantably seized on the Persian coast, and therefore
on the prohibited side of the Restrictive Line, by Shaikh 'Abdullah's
dependents at Naband. A remonstrance having been addressed by the
Resident to the ex-Shaikh, the latter wrote to the chief local authority at
Naband asking him to restore the Batil to the owners ; but, while this
message was in course of transmission by a British vessel, a change of
authorities took place at Naband, and the release of the Batil was refused
by the new governor. A lengthy correspondence ensued and redress
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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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- '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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