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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎971] (1126/1782)

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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the "hous .'s and gardens" of Najdthe towns of Sharjh 1)1 bai and Abu
Dhabi in Trucial 'Oman. As related in the history of Qatar, the Turkish
flag was hoisted at Dohah on the coast of that promontory in July 1871
and a Turkish garrison established there in January 1873; and it
seems not improbable that, but for the attitude of the British Government
and the constant presence of their war vessels, some similar measures
would have been attempted in Bahrain, where, as described in another
place, more than one endeavour was made by the Turks to intimidate the
Shaikh. From an early stage of the proceedings the Bahrain exile
Nasir-bin-Mubarak was found to be present with the Ottoman forces ;
and a disposition to intrigue with the Turks was at one time shown by
the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi in Trucial 'Oman, but after a visit which he
paid to the Sultan of O'man in 1872 his attitude was found to have
changed. Early in 1872 the Turkish Government gave fresh assurances
that their action would be confined to vindicating their authority in
districts to which their title was undisputed, and they referred to the
recent recall of Mid-hat Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. from Baghdad as a proof that they did
not mean unduly to extend the field of operations.
Military occupation of Easa by the Turks, 1872-74.
In the spring of 1872 negotiations with Sa'ud were opened by Rauf Negotiatidus
Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , the new AVali of Turkish 3 lrac[; and Sa ud s biothei Abdur ■Wahh5bi8.
Rahman with a certain Fahad-bin-Sanaitan, arrived in Hasa to treat
with the Turks. 'Abdur Rahman was induced to visit Baghdad, where
he was detained under surveillance until August 1874; and not long
afterwards Fahad-bin-Sanaitan was accused of intrigue by Muhammad
Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , who had meanwhile succeeded Nafiz Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. as Mutasarrif, and
was sent in irons from Hasa to Baghdad. Muhammad Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. was
followed in the Mutasarrifate by Faiz Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. ; and in 1873, while the
garrison were relieved and efforts were made to establish regular steam
communication between Basrah and Qatif, the scheme of advancing to
Riyadh seemed to have been abandoned.
Meanwhile the inhabitants o£ Hasa began to tire of Ottoman rule Internal
and to complain londly of oppression by the Turkish officials and soldiery ;
and it was reported that the Government had no well-wishers left among
the local Arabs. The Turkish troops continued to he decimated by disease.

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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)
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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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎971] (1126/1782), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/20/C91/1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023575946.0x00007f> [accessed 22 March 2025]

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