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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1007] (1162/1782)
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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1007
In 1S00 or 1801, in consequence of asylum having been afforded to Relations of
some of the 'Atbi leaders whom he had recently expelled from Bahrain, BaSto ^
ai yid Sa id oi Masqat appears to have visited Kuwait with a fleet by
way of naval demonstration, if not of attack ; and it is possible that on
this occasion he succeeded in obtaining from the Shaikh the homage which
he now apparently claimed as his due from all the 'Utub, In 1809, on
the eve of the first British expedition against Bas-al-Khaimah, the
pirate-politician Rahmah-bin- Jabir of Khor Hassan in Qatar, who exten
ded to the ^Utub of Kuwait his desperate hatred for those of Bahrain,
captured 20 Kuwait Batlls which were making a voyage to Masqat,
Abdullah-bxn-Subah, Shaikh of Kuwait, one of whose sons was in charge
of the convoy and lost his life in the affair, then vowed to punish
Rahmah by means of a naval expedition against Khor Hassan; but it
does not appear that he ever carried his threat into execution. In 1817
vessels from Kuwait frequented the ports of Bahrain and were the chief
means by which plunder brought to Bahrain by Qasimi pirates was
conveyed across the Gulf for disposal in Persia.
In consequence of the descents by the Saiyid of 'Oman upon the Eelations
Bahrain Islands in 1800 and 1802, a temporary rapprochement seems to
have taken place between the 'Utub of Kuwait, as well as those of Wahhabis.
Bahrain, and the Wahhabis; and in 1803, at the bidding of the Wahhabi
Amir and not without reluctance on their own part, the people of Kuwait
abandoned the pearl fishery for the year and proceeded to cruise, along
with their kinsmen of Bahrain and the
Qawasim
One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima.
of Trucial 'Oman,
against the flag of Masqat; but in this enforced and distasteful employ
ment they seem to have met only with reverses.
In 1805, alarmed by the evident intention of the British authorities
in India to take action against the piratical
Qawasim
One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima.
, the 'Atbi Shaikhs
of Kuwait and
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
, after describing themselves as subject to the
Wahhabi Amir, represented the probability of their being compelled bv
him to engage in depredations on British trade, and suggested that the
British Government should guarantee to them, in case of their severing
their connection with the Wahhabis, a safe retreat in Bahrain; but
their proposals were not entertained.
At some time before this, apparently about 1801, some impetus was
given to the development of Kuwait by troubles between the Wahhabis
and their subjects in the region of Hasa ; by these disturbances the
ordinary route of Indian merchandise to Central Arabia was closed for a
time, and the place of Qatif and ■'Oqair as ports of entry for the interior
was taken by Kuwait and Basrah. In 1809 the Wahhabi ruler, ou
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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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