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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [973] (1128/1782)
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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Barrak, by sea to the scene of the revolt; and " the work of retribution
was quick, decisive and terrible. ' 'Abdur Rahman fled; his force
dispersed in all directions ; and the Hasa Oasis was given up during 1
several days to the excesses of the Turkish soldiery. Order being
restored, Nasir
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
in February 1875 returned to 'Iraq, leaving his
son, Mazaiyid
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, in charge of the province vice Barrak deposed ;
and about the same time Hasa and the other districts depending on Basrah
were separated from Baghdad and formed into a separate Basrah Wilayat
under Nasir
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
,—an arrangement which continued until 1880.
■
Subsequent events in Hasa, 1875-77.
During the next three years few reports, except such as related to the Miscellaneous
occasional relief of Turkish troops, were received of affairs in Hasa. In ^ airs '
1876 Mazaiyid
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
was succeeded as Governor by one Sa'id Bey. In
1877 abortive negotiations took place between the Turks and'Abdullah-
bin-Fafeal, Wahhabi, with a view to the appointment of the latter as
Turkish Mutasarrif of Hasa.
Serious outbreak of piracy upon the Hasa Coast, 1878-80.
In 18f8, in consequence of an alarming outbreak of piracy with
which the Turks showed themselves unable to deal, Hasa became for
a time the eliief centre of interest in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
; the Bahrain
Islands and the promontory of Qatar were affected by the rapidly
spreading disorder ; and large questions of British policy and of the
position and responsibilities of the Turkish Government in Eastern
Arabia arose and were discussed. The piratical trouble appears to have
been closely connected, in its origin, with a rebellion in Qatif.
In order to enable the seriousness of the situation to be appreciated,
it is necessary first to give a brief account of the depredations com
mitted by the pirates ; and in doing so it will be advisable to include some
crimes belonging properly to the Qatar district which cannot be con
veniently treated of elsewhere,
A gang of Bani Hajir, having crossed the Gulf, seized and plundered
some Persian vessels near Shaikh Shu'aib Island, wounding two men;
then ; attacking a boat of unknown nationality, they murdered the Nakhud? v
Piracies from
August to
November
1878.
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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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- 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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