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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [898] (1053/1782)
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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the " DalhouBie " to enquire into matters and to bring 1 away any British
Indian traders who might wish to leave; but the passion for o^ain among
the last mentioned class was so strong that they one and all declined to
be removed, preferring to remain at their own risk and do business in
plundered property, which was being openly sold in Bahrain and Qatif at
one-fifth of its real value.
Further action under the orders of the Government of India.
Suggestions for dealing with the crisis were made by the Resident at
the beginning of October, and at the middle of November he was autho
rised to blockade Bahrain and otherwise use force until the chief disturbers
of the peace, namely Muhammad-bin-^Abdullah, Nasir-bin-Mubarak and
Muhammad -bin-Khalifah, should have been surrendered ; to recognise,
if circumstances after execution of the first measure were favourable and
the people generally seemed to approve of the appointment, 'Isa, son of the
deceased ^Ali, as Shaikh of Bahrain ; and to address the Shaikhs of
Trucial 'Oman by letter, informing them of what had occurred and of the
intention of Government to inflict adequate punishment. The questions
of compensating persons plundered other than those who had bought in
stolen property at nominal rates, and of blockading the Wahhabi ports
until the loot deposited there should have been restored, the offending
Bedouins chastised and the Governor of Qatif removed, were reserved for
later consideration ; and the Resident was directed to exercise great
caution in any communication which he might make to the Wahhabi
Amir.
On receipt of these orders Colonel Pelly proceeded to Bahrain with
H.M.S. " Daphne/' Captain Douglas, H.M.S. " Nymph," and the
gunboats "Clyde'' and ''Hugh Hose." Operations commenced
on the 19th of November and were over by the 2nd of Decem
ber. The Halat Abu Mahur fort was attacked with boats on the
night of the 19th November, and the garrison capitulated and sur-
lendeied Muhammad-bin-Khalifah, who was removed on board the
Daphne. Nasir-bin-Ahmad, another Shaikh, was captured at sea.
Nash-bin-Mubarak was shelled out of his fort—probably that of
Manamah, which was destroyed in the operations—and dislodged from
another place in which he took refuge; but he succeeded in escaping to
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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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