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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [903] (1058/1782)
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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who had asked for advice and protection, of the assurances obtained from
the Porte ; and to promise that, so long as the Shaikh continued to
observe the Convention of 1861. the reciprocal obligations of Britain
towards him would be fulfilled.
At an early stage of the Turkish proceedings in Hasa, the Bahrain Murder^ of
outlaw Nasir- bin-Mubarak had attached himself to the Ottoman messen g er
expedition and had been employed as a medium of communication with Bahrain,
the Arabs of the adjoining districts. In August or September 1871 an
Arab of the Bani Hajir tribe was employed by Nasir-bin-Mubarak to
convey a letter from the Turkish commandant in Hasa to Jasim-bm-
Muhammad, the Al Thani Shaikh of Dohah in Qatar; and this
individual, having imprudently embarked in a Kuwait vessel which
touched at 'Aqariyah on the coast of Bahrain and having, it was stated,
been recognised there as one of the slayers of Shaikh 'Ali-bin-Khalifah
in the invasion of 1869, was put to death by some subjects of the
Shaikh of Bahrain. Among other letters found on his body and delivered
to the Shaikh of Bahrain, by whom it was opened, was one from the son
of Nasir-bin-Mubarak to Shaikh Jasim of Dohah that ran ; " The
" Turkish Government are mindful of Qatar, Bahrain and other places, in
"view of putting down their enemies, so that their friends may rejoice.
" Please God, you will soon receive news that may gladden you.' 1 he
letter of the Turkish commandant was returned, unopened, to the master
of the Kuwait vessel, by whom it was conveyed to its destination. Some
fear was felt at first lest this incident should be utilised by the Turks as
a pretext for aggression on Bahrain, and precautions were taken by
the British Government and by the local British authorities to oblige
the Turks to resort to diplomatic, and abstain from forcible methods.
Among them was a reminder conveyed through the British Resident
at Baghdad to Mid-hat
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, then on his way to inspect the new
province of Hasa, of the assurances given by the Turkish Government
that there should be no interference with Bahrain. A demand for repara
tion was eventually made on the Shaikh by a Turkish Commodore, who
arrived off Bahrain on the 22nd of November 1871 with a corvette and
gunboat; it was answered by 'Isa-bin-'Ali in a conciliatory letter to
Mid-hat
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, written apparently under the advice of Colonel Pelly,
who had come to Bahrain. In his communication the Shaikh expressed
regret that he had not been informed of the establishment of direct
Turkish rule in Hasa, that a man belonging to a tribe at feud with e
people of Bahrain and connected with Nasir -bin-Mubarak should have
been selected as a messenger and allowed to land m Bahrain, t lat t is
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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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