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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1006] (1161/1782)
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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1006
History of Kuwait from tlie removal of the British
Factory
An East India Company trading post.
till
the arrival of the Egyptians in Hasa, 1795-1838,
During more than 40 years after the return of the British
Factory
An East India Company trading post.
to
Basrah, the name of Kuwait was seldom mentioned in the political corre
spondence of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
In 1820 Kuwait was represented as containing an armed population
of 5,000 to 7,000 men, of whom only a few hundred were ; Utab by race,
and as dependent for its water supply upon the island of Failakah. In
1829 the authority of the Shaikh of Kuwait w r as partially acknowledged
by the Bedouin tribes upon the coast as far to the southward as Has
Khafji; the annual imports of Kuwait were estimated at $5,00,000, the
exports at nearly $1,00,000 ; and the place, which was flourishing in con
sequence of the peaceful policy of its rulei, was credited w r ith the possession
of a mercantile marine of 15 Baghlahs from 450 to 100 tons, 20 Batils
and Baghlahs from 120 to 50 tons, and 150 other boats from 150 to 15
tons. In 1831 the town extended one mile along the shore with a depth
of quarter of a mile, and the streets were wider than those of Masqat or
Bushehr ; but the only defence was a wall less than a foot thick on the
side towards the desert, outside of which was a trench ; and two honey
combed pieces of ordnance protected each o: the three gates. The Shaikh
in 1S31 levied a duty of 2 per cent, upon all imports, but maintained no
armed force.
The solidarity of the 'Utub of Kuwait with those of Bahrain and
Q,atar appears to have been maintained during this period; and the
Shaikhdom continued to resist, on the whole with success and latterly
under the protection of the Turks, the efforts of the Wahhabi Amirs
to incorporate it with their dominions. Shaikh 'Abdullah^bin-Subah
governed Kuwait until 1812, when he died, much regretted by all
on account of the mildness of his rule, which favoured commercial develop
ment, and under which the population of the town had increased very
greatly. Shaikh Abdullah was succeeded by his son Jabir-bin-'Abdullah.
In 1831 the fleet of Kuwait assisted that of the Ka'ab Arabs to
blockade Basrah in the interest of Dawud
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, who was about to be
displaced from the governovship of Turkish 'Iraq; and about the same
time Kuwait began to flourish with increased vigour inconsequence qf
misfortunes by which Basrah had been overtake^
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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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