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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [985] (1140/1782)
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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to make journeys, unless in armed parties of 20 or more and protected
by the presence of tribal Rafiqs. About the middle of October 1892
the Wali of Basrah arrived at Qatif, evidently to enquire into the state
of affairs in Hasa ; and proceeded via 'Oqair to Hofuf. At Hofuf his
first act was to take security from the chief people of the town and
neighbourhood that they would have no dealings with the marauding
tribes, whereupon the latter retired into the desert. In February 1893,
when the Wali made an excursion to Qatar, Arabs were engaged to
protect caravans travelling by the Hofuf-'Oqair road ; and the regular
troops were employed in raiding the Bedouins, not altogether without
success. About the same time the help of the Shaikh of Kuwait appears
to have been invited, for in March Shaikh Mubarak of that place arrived
in Hasa by land with a number of mounted men. In May 1893 the
Wali, after witnessing with his own eyes a serious Turkish disaster in
Qatar, returned to Basrah by way of Qatif; he had failed to restore
security; and the Hofuf-'Oqair road was still considered unsafe. In
June 1893 a grand attack by the Manasir, Bani Hajir and A1 Morrah
upon the Bani Khalid was expected, and caravans for ; Oqair were again
provided with military guards; but the raid did not take place.
In February 1894 a caravan on the way from Hofuf to Qatif was 1894-95.
attacked and plundered by Bedouins of the Dawasir tribe; but the
robbers, on finding that it was under the protection,of a Dosiri Kafiq,
made restitution. In 1895, the Mutasarrif having required the Bedouin
tribes of Hasa to render an increased tribute, the 'Ajman pleaded their
inability to pay until property raided from them by the Mutair should
have been recovered, whereupon the Governor, with the assistance of the
'Ajman and other tribes, attacked the Mutair and captured some of their
animals.
In April a post-runner was waylaid and robbed between Qatif and 1896.
Hofuf by some A1 Morrah, and pursuit of the raiders was undertaken
by mounted troops from Hofuf. Meanwhile, however, the A1 Morrah
gang were attacked by Dawasir, and the troops, coming up, saw and fell
upon these last, with the result that two Turkish soldiers were killed and
two wounded and that the Dawasir took three of the cavalry hoises.
In 1901 the road from Hofuf to 'Oqair again became very unsafe ; ]901-02.
and on the 30th of April K02 a large caravan, while moving down to the
coast under an escort of 120 regular cavalry, 30 regular infantiy and
80 mounted Dhabitiyahs, was attacked and captured at Qofdiyah, about
15 miles from 'Oqair, by Al Morrah and Bani Hajir; among the Al
Morrah the Al Bahaih section were prominent in this affair. The
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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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- 'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915'
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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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