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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [964] (1119/1782)
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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friendly but effectual admonition was immediately conveyed to the
arrogant official by two Britisli cruisers.
Fresh piracy l n 1854 Hamaid-bin-Majdal, who was now apparently settled at
bm-Majdal 'Anik near Clatif town, committed another piracy by seizing a large
repetition
Baghlah
Large trading vessel.
which he refused to give up, though the Resident, Captain
of his Kemball, went in person to demand its surrender; he seemed to consider
P- ,1,lient ' himself completely protected by the Turkish flag-, which he had hoisted
over bis dwelling. On the matter being referred to Bombay, orders were
received to destroy a
Baghlah
Large trading vessel.
belonging to the pirate, by force if
necessary, but to avoid operations on land.
In November 1854 a squadron of vessels of the Indian Navy arrived
off 7 Anik; it consisted of the flagship " Clive," Commodore Robinson;
the <f Falkland," Commander Hewett; the " Tigris/' Lieutenant
Foulerton; and the <( Constance,^ Lieutenant Crane. 'Anik itself was
unapproachable from the sea; but a
Baghlah
Large trading vessel.
, round which the Arabs had
constructed a sand-bag battery, was observed on shore in an assailable
position, and was attacked with a flotilla of 13 boats, one of which was a
rocket-boat, while the other 12 carried two 12-pounder and six 3-pounder
guns besides a force of 200 seamen and marines. During the attack the
tide went out; the heavier of the British boats were left high and dry;
and a large force of Arabs swarmed down to capture them, but were
repulsed by a hot fire of artillery and musketry. When the tide again
rose, Hamaid-bin-Majdal thought it prudent to send off a flag of truce,
and the
Baghlah
Large trading vessel.
was surrendered, and next morning was burnt by the
boats of the squadron, which returned to shore for the purpose. On the
Biitish side only a few men were wounded in this affair, but the Arabs
lost heavily and were much demoralised by the shells and rockets.
The British naval demonstration at Qatif and Dammam in 1859 and
the expulsion of Muhammad-bin-'Abdullah from Dammara by a British
force in 1861 have already been noticed above in connection with Bahrain
relations. The British proceedings at Dammam in 1861 elicited a strong
protest from the Turkish Wali of Baghdad in the following year, on the
ground that Dammam was in the territory of a Faisal Bey, the Qaim
Maqain of Najd," and formed "part of the hereditary dominions of the
Sultan , to which the British Resident replied, denying the claim of
Turkey, and asserting the right of Britain to deal directly with the
Wahhabi Amir.
operations at ^ eonse< l uene c of a rupture between the British Government
Qatif and and the ahhabi Amir, operations were undertaken by H .M.S. " High
flyer, Captain Pasley, at Qatif and Dammam, the only points except
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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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