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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [965] (1120/1782)
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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'Oqair in the WahhaLi dominions which were accessible to a naval force :
the circumstances and the general scheme of action are given in the history
of Najd. On the 13th of January 1866 an ultimatum, in which 17 days
were allowed for compliance, was transmitted to the Amir at Riyadh
through his representative at Qatif. On the 30th of January, after an
interview in Elphinstone Inlet with Colonel Pelly, 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.
,
Captain Pasley with the " H ighflyer" again arrived at Q,ati£ and
ascertained that there was as yet no reply to the ultimatum. Accordingly,
on the 2nd of February, boats under Lieutenant Fell owes entered
Qatif harbour and destroyed the small fortification of Burj Abul Lif,
as also a native vessel which was not worth removing. On the next day
boats were sent under Lieutenant Long to demolish, if possible, the fort
at Dammam. A party were landed, who had to wade a considerable
distance, and attacked the place; but, finding the garrison much stronger
than had been represented and being unable to effect an entrance, they
retired with a loss of three men killed and two officers and three men
wounded. On the 4>th of February the attack on Dammam was renewed
by Lieutenant Long at high water, and the fort was plied with shot,
shell and rockets ; but the wall could not be breached, and the place
remained in the hands of the enemy. The British ship then returned
from Hasa to the lower end of the Gulf, and more successful operations
were carried out at Sur. The failure of the proceedings on the Hasa
coast may perhaps be attributed to the want on the " Highflyer/' of
a European officer possessing local knowledge and experience; for the only
political representative with Captain Pasley was the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
(Native)
Agent from Sharjah, whom Colonel Pelly, in his own unavoidable
absence, had deputed to accompany the expedition.
During this period a small trading colony consisting of Hindu
subjects of the British Government came into existence at Qatif j they
were engaged chief! v r in the importation of general merchandise and in
the exportation of boiled dates to India. The first British Indian house
established at Oatif was that of Kalunga, a wealthy merchant of Kach,
who commenced business in Hasa about lb64. Two other Hindu firms
followed about 1866.
British
commercial
interests.
Annexation of Hasa by Turkey, 1871.
So far back as 1 866 designs of territorial expansion in Eastern Meaning of
Arabia had been betrayed by the attitude of Turkish officials in "Iraq tl10 Tui ' klsil
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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).
- Extent and format
- 2 volumes (1624 pages)
- Arrangement
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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