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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [913] (1068/1782)
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 intended raid; and in the end Nasir-bin-Mubarak returned
quietly from Qatar to Hasa. Nasir at this time was endeavouring
to procure a location for the Bani Hajir tribe in which they might
settle down permanently; and a visit which he now paid to Kuwait
appeared to have had some connection with the same object.
In 189-i Shaikh ^Isa was attacked by small-pox, but by June he had 1894.
recovered from the disease. In October there were fresh rumours of a
descent on Bahrain to be attempted by Nasir-bin-Mubarak; and the
Political Resident
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caused a warning to be conveyed to Shaikh Jasim of
Dohah, without whose co-operation it was believed that Nasir would
not be able to effect anything.
Relations of Turkey with Bahrain during the same period,
1871-1895.
The anxiety of the Turks to assert authority over Bahrain has
incidentally been made clear in reviewing the general history of the
Shaikhdom, but we have still to refer to indications of Turkish policy
that have not yet been mentioned. As Bahrain is in fact the ocean
port of Hasa and affords a convenient retreat for fugitives from
the Turkish coast, its continued independence must have been galling
to the Ottoman authorities. They cannot but have regarded their
own precarious administration of the mainland with dissatisfaction;
and they may have thought that possession of the thriving and easily
governed principality of Bahrain would remove their principal difficulties.
If Bahrain could have been secured by indirect means it would soon
have been in possession of the Porte.
In July 1872 the Porte, through their Ambassador in London, Complaints
complained of acts of British sovereignty lately exercised in Bahrain, ^
and in particular of the landing of a party of 20 British soldiers in the action in
islands; but inquiry showed the charges to be without foundation, ^372*73'
unless they referred to the measuring of base lines on shore in con
nection with a marine survey; and the Turkish Government were
informed accordingly. In 1873 the preposterous statement was made
by Turkish authorities that a Bahrain boat had been sunk by British
officials in Bahrain for having supplied water to the Turkish steamer
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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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