'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [925] (1080/1782)
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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impelled to attack Bahrain; stating that he himself had restrained the
Qataris hitherto, but could do so no longer; asking for the return of the
boats seized by Commander Pelly; and advising the removal of British
subjects from Bahrain within 17 days, reckoned from the 19th of August.
To this communication the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
; Colonel Ross, proposed to
reply that the responsibility for whatever might happen would rest on the
Turkish officials, and forcible recovery of the Bahrain boats detained
at
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
was suggested by the Government of India and authorised by
Her Majesty's Government; but meanwhile, on the 5th of September,
Commander Pelly received a report that the " Pigeon, which he had sent
to watch the hostile fleet at
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
, had been boarded by the Turkish
Mudir, who insisted on her immediate departure. The Mudir added
threats of hostile action in case of non-compliance and intimated
that Shaikh Jasim would attack Bahrain and that the Turks would
assist his operations. On the next day, the 6th of September,
Commander Pelly himself proceeded to
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
, where, finding the
Qatar boats armed and prepared for sea, he decided that Bahrain could
only be saved from invasion by destruction of the enemy's vessels; the
period mentioned by the Mutasarrif of Hasa, moreover, had now expired.
Accordingly, after one hour's notice given in writing had elapsed, the
" Sphinx " and " Pigeon " opened fire and quickly disabled 44 vessels.
By the morning of the 7th of September the Turkish Mudir and his flag
had disappeared, and Jasim had hoisted a flag of truce and asked pardon,
alleging that the boats had been collected not spontaneously but under
the orders of the Mutasarrif of Hasa. The preliminary terms offered
by Commander Pelly and accepted by Jasim were that the A1 Bin-'AH
should evacuate
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
and return to Bahrain, that the Bahrain
boats detained at
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
should be restored, and that the Shaikh s
muster of Bedouins should be dispersed. The active operations concluded
with the removal to Bahrain of about 120 vessels, distinct from those
which had been disabled or destroyed.
With the exception of Sultan -bin-Salamah and a few of his adherents,
the A1 Bin-'Ali now returned to Bahrain ; but the question of punishing
Shaikh Jasim and his allies still remained; and eventually the Shaikh
was informed, in February 1896, that a fine of Rs. 30,000 must be paid,
otherwise the vessels captured at
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
would be destroyed. Jasim
however refused to pay, on the ground that he had nothing to do with
the matter ; and accordingly, after three boats belonging to Bahrain had
been released free of charge and 17 others belonging to the A1 Bu
Kuwarah tribe had been ransomed by permission of the Resident
Settlement
with Shaikh
Jasira and
the guilty
tribes, Sep
tember .1895
to Anril lSOQ
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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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