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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1008] (1163/1782)
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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1008
account of the refusal of tribute by the Shaikh and the repulse of a
Wahhabi expedition from Kuwait in 1808, was found to be urging the
Qasimi Shaikh and the Saiyid of 'Oman to undertake a naval expedition
against Kuwait and Basrah,—a summons which neither saw fit to obey.
In 1813-14! the port of Kuwait was reported to be independent of
Wahhabi influence.
In 1829 it was stated that the Shaikh of Kuwait acknowledged the
authority of the Turks, to whom he paid an annual tribute oi 10 bags of
rice and 400 Frasilahs of dales, and from whom lie received every year a
dress of honour. About 1836 Shaikh Jabir, being called upon to do so
by the Turkish authorities, assisted them to reduce the rebellious town of
Zubair to submission ; but his part in the operations was confined to a
blockade of the approaches to Zubair by water. On the fall of the town
one of the Zuhair family of Zubair, named Ya'qub, took refuge at Kuwait,
where he was subsequently alleged to have sold to the Shaikh the estate
of Sufiyeh in the Ma'amir district on the Shatt-al-'Arab,—a circumstance
which was to give rise to many troubles in the future.
In 1809 the Shaikh of Kuwait offered to join the British expedition
against Ras-al -Khaimah with his own fleet, which was larger than that of
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.
, but his proposal was not entertained by the British com
manders.
In 1837 Shaikh Thamir, Chief of the Ka'ab tribe, in 'Arabistan,
seems to have temporarily taken refuge at Kuwait, in consequence of
the occupation of his town of Muhammareh by the Turks.
In 1821-22, on account of difficulties with the Turkish authorities
with Kuwait. i n 'Iraq, the British
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
at Basrah was for a short time removed
from that place to an " island, " possibly Failakah, in the jurisdiction of
the Shaikh of Kuwait.* Captain Taylor, then in temporary charge of
the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
, struck his flag at Basrah on the 15th of December 1821
and remained in Kuwait territory until the 19th of April 1822, when he
returned to Basrah with his whole establishment.
After this Kuwait appears to have escaped notice by the British
authorities for a considerable period ; and in 1831, when the traveller
Stocqueler visited the port, he was assured that no European had been
seen there for many years,—an assertion which the curiosity manifested
by hundreds of people in his appearance and dress seemed to
corroborate,
• An inference that Kuwait was not as yet fully subject to the influence of Turkey
(•ee preceding paragraph) might perhaps bo drawn from this cireuuostance. The refer
ence to an " island " may have been made in error.
Relations of
Kuwait with
Taikey.
Eelations of
Kuwait with
'Arabistan.
British
relations
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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'
- Pages
- 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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