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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [886] (1041/1782)
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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Supple
mentary
engagement
relating to
the Slave
Trade, 10th
May 1866.
Reparation
obtained
for the ill-
treatment
by Shaikh
Muhammad
of British
subjects in
Bahrain,
1858.
886
eons of 'Abdullab, when the negotiations were frustrated by the instabil
ity and unreasonableness of Shaikh Muhammad. Yusuf-bin-Ibrahim,
the principal among the four Bahrain merchants who had migrated
to Qais in 1849, still refused to return to his home without a guarantee
of British protection, which could not be granted ; and he eventually died
at Lingeh in the following year (1853).
On the 10th of May 1856 an engagement relating to the Slave
Trade, supplementary to the Treaty of 1847, was accepted by the Shaikh
of Bahrain ; in its terms it was identical with those obtained from the
Shaikhs of Trucial ; Oman in the same year.
In 1858 Shaikh Muhammad, now described as " a man who combined
"in himself the worst qualities of a tyrant, the most unbridled lust
" and greed of wealth, and an incontrollable temper, ignorance and impa-
c( tience against restraint," proceeded to lay an embargo on a
Baghlah
Large trading vessel.
under
the British flag, to prohibit vessels owned by Indian merchants in
Bahrain from visiting Qatif, and to levy duties on exports in addition to
those on imports, which alone had been taken before; and it was com
plained that his tone to Haji Qilsim, 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 in Bahrain,
had become very insolent.
Accordingly, in September 1858, Captain Felix Jones, the Resident
at Bushehr, sent his Assistant, Lieutenant Disbrowe, in the " Clive"
sloop-of-war to convey a letter and a remonstrance to the chief. The
release of the impounded British
Baghlah
Large trading vessel.
having been at once obtained,
the Shaikh's brother ; Ali became, as usual, the medium of communica
tion, and explained that the prohibition against vessels under British
colours visiting Qatif was intended to prevent complications that might
otherwise occur through the enmity of the Wahhabi governor against the
Shaikh of Bahrain; Lieutenant Disbrowe replied that " the British flag
as fully able to uphold its dignity in every corner of the globe without
assistance from other powers.In regard to customs duties, it was
explained that the British Government desired that they should not be of
an arbitrary or oppressive character, a proposition to which Shaikh
Ali made no objection ; and a promise was given that 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 should in future be treated with the respect due to his position.
The Shaikh, after an unsuccessful attempt to induce Lieutenant
Disbrowe to pay him the first visit on shore, then came off to the " Clive "
and expressed his regret at what had occurred; and his call was then
returned by Lieutenant Disbrowe and Commodore Jenkins under a salute
to the British flag.
wi
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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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- Title
- 'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915'
- Pages
- 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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