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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [882] (1037/1782)
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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882
Kuwait had already done-the Turkish fla-. Enquiry having shown
that the extra charges at Bombay were levied on Bahrain vessels because
they did not possess registers, a refund was authorised ; and the Shaikh
of Bahrain was informed that in future his subjects might avoid payment
of the heavier rates at Bombay by providing themselves with certificates
signed by the Resident. The question raised did not, however, end here;
for, in the opinion of the Bombay Government, it was obviously desirable
to exclude interference by foreign powers in the affairs of the Persian
Gulf, inasmuch as, without retaining the supreme authority in their own
hands, the British Government could not hope to secure the performance
of the objects which they had attained in that quarter at a large expense;
and the Board of Directors concurred in their recommendation that " any
attempts upon Bahrain ought to be resisted by the British naval force ^
in the Gulf, and that the British
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
should be so informed.
In the meantime the Resident, Major Hennell, had been authorised, while
avoiding discussion with the Turks, to ascertain whether the Shaikh of
Bahrain was inclined to enter into a closer connection with the British
power : and some months later, apparently in 181-8, Shaikh Muhammad
expressed a wish that his principality should be taken under British
protection. Major Hennell, whose opinion had at first been adverse to the
Y )ro]ect, now recommended the Shaikhs offer for acceptance ; but in Sep
tember 1849, after a protracted discussion which resulted in an agreement
between the Indian Government and Her Majesty's Government that a
change of policy would be inexpedient, the Resident was directed to
decline the proposal of the Shaikh, but to assure him at the same time of
continuance of the good will and friendship of the British Govern
ment.
Piracies While this important question was pending, the conduct of Shaikh
committed Muhammad towards the British Government was not free from reproach,
the Qubaisat, especially in regard to a pirate named Khalifah, a member of the restless
^ 8418 ' Qubaisat section of the Bani Yas tribe of Abu Dhabi. This individual,
after plundering a number of vessels including one belonging to Bahrain,
had somehow fallen into the hands of the Shaikh ; and the question of his
punishment was already under consideration by the British Resident,
when the Shaikh, in violation of a promise given to the
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,
again set him at liberty. A sharp remonstrance by Colonel Hennell
produced a humble apology and a promise to re-arrest the pirate should
occasion offer ; but it does not appear that an opportunity of doing so was
ever found.
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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).
- Extent and format
- 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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- '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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