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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [908] (1063/1782)
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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I l!
Fall of Zuba-
rah, 1878.
Prevalence
of piracy
and general
insecurity in
Bahrain,
1S78-79.
Action by
the British
authoritiee
on sea and
land, 1878-
79. '
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refused to halt when ordered, wounding one of the crews. The sufferers
in the latter case proved to be subjects of the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi, and
Shaikh 'Isa-bin-'Ali was accordingly obliged by the Resident to apo
logise to the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi and to afford compensation to the
wounded man, besides punishing the chief offenders in both cases. The
boats in question appear to have been employed in guarding the seas
between Bahrain and the promontory of Qatar, where dangers that might
at any moment extend to Bahrain had begun to gather round
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
.
In November 1878, as more fully related in the history of Qatar,
the Na^aimi settlement of
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
was completely destroyed by a hostile
combination of Bedouins under the Al Thani Shaikh of Dohah and Nasir-
bin-Mubarak, the Bahrain refugee; and fears, which subsequently
proved to be unfounded, were entertained of an immediate attack upon
Bahrain. During this crisis a vigilant watch over the safety of Bahrain
was maintained by British vessels, and armed boats belonging to the
Shaikh were stationed at various points under the orders of the British
naval authorities; some of these boats, as shown in the last paragraph,
occasionally exceeded their instructions. The Shaikh of Bahrain, who
considered himself in honour bound to assist the Na'im of
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
, chafed
angrily against the policy of inaction imposed on him by the British
A ei nment; and it cannot be questioned that the disappearance of Zuba-
irili hum the shore of Qatar exposed Bahrain to a greater risk of invasion,
without warning, from the mainland. The homeless Na'im of
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
,
to the number of about 800, soon afterwards took refuge in Bahrain.
Meanwhile, as related in the history of Hasa, piracy, chiefly by Bani
Hajir, became rampant in the seas adjoining Bahrain; and on land,
simultaneously, an outbreak of robberies accompanied by murders took place,
Ihe most dangerous gang of criminals in Bahrain was one headed by a
certain 'Ah-bm-Jabir, who was eventually arrested ; but, while the hands
of four of his associates were cut off as a punishment, 'Ali himself was
suffered to escape-not, it was thought, without the connivance of the
Shaikh himself and joined the Bani Hajir. On the 11th of February.
lo m m^ ^ 0f ^ of 30 Bani
island a d H 7 « T ^ ^ ,A<l4riyah 0n the WeSt Bide of the
island and killed a Bahrain subject.
The steps taken by the British Government for the suppression of
piracy are descnbed in their proper place in the history of Hasa here it
were stationed'for a'time'in B h' • ^ ^ " VuW
by pirates from Bahrain owners ^ ^ T'* take,1
lecovered by the second of these
s-
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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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- 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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