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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [939] (1094/1782)
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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arrange matters was suggested; but it was considered desirable to
postpone the proceedings until an improvement, then contemplated^
in the status of the British political representative in Bahrain had
been effected. Meanwhile, as subsequent events showed, the authority
of the Shaikh in Manamah, which he seldom or never visited, had fallen
so low that there was little or no check on the disorderly doings of
Mli^s retainers, many of whom were professional negro bullies.
On the 5i9th of September an attempt was made by some of "'Ali^s
men, under the Sukhrah system, to impress a cooly in the employment of
the German merchant Mr. Wonckhaus ; the premises of the firm were
entered; and an assault was committed on a European assistant, a
Mr. Bahnson, as well as on native members of the establishment. 'Ali
himself was present and did nothing to prevent what occurred.
On the evening of the 14th of November a second act of lawlessness
on a more serious scale was committed. An accidental quarrel having
arisen between a negro retainer of "'Ali and a Persian servant of Haji
^Abdun Nabi, the chief Persian merchant at Manamah, the opportunity
was seized by 'Ali's bodyguard to commence an attack on all the Per
sians at hand. A cry was raised of "Kill the Mughals"; and Jasim, one
of the leading Sunni Mullas of Bahrain, having sent the worshippers at
his mosque to join in the affair, it developed into a regular anti-Shi'ah riot
and ended by the Persians taking refuge in their houses. Only sticks
were used, but the father and brother of 'Abdun Nabi were dangerously
wounded, and seven other Persians were injured, but less seriously.
Captain Prideaux, the new
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
in Bahrain, who had been
trying without success to arrange a compromise in the case of Mr.
Bahnson now interviewed the Shaikh in regard to the riot; but the
Shaikh, on the ground that the Persians were Muhammadans, declined
to admit his interference and expressed an intention of having the
case tried by the local Shara^ courts, from which, composed as they
were of Sunnis, no justice for the Persians was to be expected.
Eventually it was arranged between Captain Prideaux and the Shaikh
that the orders of the Resident, who was then on tour in a remote part of
the Gulf, should be awaited. For several days the Persians kept their
shops closed and 'Ali's men continued to behave arrogantly in the streets,
for the Shaikh was afraid of his nephew and totally unable to control
him; but confidence was partially restored by the arrival of H.M.S.
" Redbreast " at Bahrain on the 27th of November.
Meanwhile the German complainant had placed his case in the hands
of the German Consul at Bushehr, who wrote direct to Shaikh ^Isa,
Outrage on
Messrs.
Wonckhaus
& Co., 29th
September
1904.
Attack Upon
Persians,
14th Novem
ber 1904.
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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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