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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [961] (1116/1782)
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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a Wahhabi force. In March 1844 Dammam surrendered to the Wah-
habis, Shaikh Abdullah himself being at the moment of capitulation
somewhere outside the cordon by which the place was surrounded. The
W ahhabis then occupied Dammam in the name of their own Amir, Faisal-
bm-Turki, much to the disappointment of Bashir-bin-Eahmah, to whom
possession of it had been promised by Shaikh Muhammad of Bahrain.
These events are more fully related in the history of Bahrain.
In IS44 or 1845 the ex-Shaikh 'Abdullah began to negotiate with
the Wahhabis for their support, which they readily granted, probably
because they found that Shaikh Muhammad, since his accession, was
no longer amenable to their influence. In 1845, on war being
declared between the VVahhabis and Bahrain, the Shaikh of Bahrain
placed the Hasa coast under blockade and took into his service a
pirate named Hamaid-bin-M ajdal, of whom we shall presently have more
to say under the head of British relations ; while the ex-Shaikh 'A bdullah,
on his part, landed secretly in Hasa near Ras Tanurah. In correspond
ence with his son Mubarak, who since the fall of Dammam had been
living among the Bani Hajir Bedouins on the mainland, and with
'Abdullah-bin-Sa^d, the Wahhabi Governor of Qatif, the ex-Shaikh
attempted to arrange for an invasion of the Bahrain Islands; but his
plans were frustrated, when on the point of execution, through
their becoming known to the Shaikh of Bahrain. The blockade of the
Hasa coast by the Shaikh of Bahrain's vessels continued throughout
1846; in September of that year the ex-Shaikh ' Abdullah settled tempo
rarily near Lammam, under Wahhabi protection, removing shortly after to
Tarut Island; and some fighting occurred on the mainland between the
principal belligerents, in which the ex-Shaikh did not take part. At
the beginning of 1847 the pirate Hamaid-bin-Majdal and his dependents
of the 'Anair tribe deserted the Shaikh of Bahrain and joined the Wah
habis, and terms of peace were shortly afterwards arranged between the
Wahhabi Amir and the Shaikh of Bahrain, by which the former bound
himself m longer to support the pretensions of the ex-Shaikh 'Abdullah,
The latter, finding himself betrayed, soon after took ship at Dammam,
and he iid not again make Hasa a base for his operations.
In 1850 the relations between the Shaikh of Bahrain and the Wahhabi
Amir again became strained, and in 1851 the Shaikh once more had
recourse to a maritime blockade of Hasa; but the sons of the late ex-
Shaikh 'Abaullah, crossing with a fleet from the Persian coast, forced
their way into the harbour of Qatif and placed their naval resources at the
disposal of the Amir Faisal. Aggressive action against Bahrain by the
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Coalition
between the
Wahha^is
and the
ex-Shaikh
'Abdullah of
Bahrain,
1845-47.
Sons of the
late
ex-Shaikh
'Abdullah
re-establiphed
by the
Wabhabis at
Dammam,
1852.
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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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