'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [982] (1137/1782)
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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I
1905-07.
Fiscal and
general
administra
tion of
Hasa, 1877-
1907.
1882.
1M87-88.
1891.
1894-95.
I
982
The next Governor was Najib
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, under whom troublesome
bickering continued between Haji Mansur and the customs farmers of the
province; the cause of the latter, who had been under the protection of
Talib
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, was now supported by the military authorities generally and
by a number of the civil officials. Najib
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
was still in power at the
beginning of 1907.
From the first the government of Hasa by the Turks has been carried
on at a financial loss ; and many of the political difficulties with which
local Governments have had to contend may be traced to the efforts of
successive Mutasarrifs, doubtless under orders from Constantinople, to
develop the local revenue and make it balance the expenditure.
At the beginning of 1882, probably under 'Abdul Ghani
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
,
harbour dues began to be collected at Darin from vessels entering or
leaving the port of Qatif; and vigorous efforts were made to collect
arrears of agricultural revenue, fixed at Ks. 1,70,000, from the villages
of the Qatif Oasis. The latter demand, in some cases at least, referred
to plantations once owned by the Wahhabi Amirs which had escheated
to the Turkish Government and had greatly deteriorated through
inattention. In one case troops with a gun were marched out to coerce a
refractory village, but it was found deserted.
In 1887, under RitVat Bey, a spasmodic attempt was made to create
an ocean port at Darin, for the purpose of capturing the Hasa and
Central Arabian trade of Bahrain; but the experiment was a failure and
was discontinued in the following year.
In 1891 great discontent was reported to prevail at Qatif on account
of new laws" regarding land tenures, succession, and probate duty,
f he cause of these troubles may have been the institution in Hasa of a
branch of the Department of Land Records ; for the Tapu, established in
Iraq in 1889, would naturally be extended to Hasa soon afterwards.
Throughout a struggle was maintained at Qatif between the
merchants and the Turkish collectors of revenue; it related to the
enhancement of a tax upon dates for export ; and it was accompanied by
a demand for arrears on account of two previous seasons. Notwithstand
ing deputations to Basrah and emigration to Bahrain, the authorities
appear in the end to have carried their point. These events occurred
under Ibrahim
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, who also attempted to recover increased tribute
from the Ajman, Ai Morrah, and other nomads; but the main result,
as will be seen further on, was the dragging of the Mutasarrif into
a quarrel between two Bedouin tribes.
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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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