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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1010] (1165/1782)
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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During the 30 years that followed the withdrawal of the Egyptian
forces from Eastern Arabia, the political relations of Kuwait were mainly
with the Turkish province of 'Iraq ; but friendly intercourse was main
tained with the representative of Britain in the Gulf, and there
were signs of increasing intimacy between the rulers of Kuwait and
Central Arabia. On the other hand the close connection, founded on
kinship, between the ' Utub of Kuwait and Bahrain, which had been
suspended since about 1820, appeared, after a short revival in 1843-46, to
die a natural death.
During the greater part of this period Kuwait was ruled by Shaikh
Jabir, who died in or about 1859 and was succeeded by his son Shaikh
Subah. The Government of Shaikh Subah,—who in 1863 was described
as a fine, stout, hale old man, more than 80 years of age, rough in appear
ance and manner but kind of heart,—was patriarchal; and he sat daily
at the gate to superintend the affairs of his subjects. In the town of
Kuwait there was little interference by officials with the life of the people,
and punishments were seldom inflicted; political authority was exercised
by the Shaikh, but judicial power belonged to the Qadhi alone; there
History of Kuwait from the evacuation of Hasa by the Egyptians
to the annexation of that province by the Turks, 1840-71.
salutes of British vessels ; he produced however a reply, ready written, to
the Resident's letter. Lieutenant Edmunds and Captain Hennell, the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
, both considered the unusual conduct of the Shaikh on
this occasion to be due not to ill-will I'ui principally to a desire to mislead
the Egyptian agent at Kuwait as to the nature of his relations
with the British power; and, this view having been adopted by the
Government of India, it was decided that no formal remonstrance need be
addressed to the Shaikh.
Question of In returning to Bushehr Lieutenant Edmunds visited Failakah Island,
establishing on ^ sn itability of which for the site of a British naval and military
settlement in station to replace Kharag he reported unfavourably ; but he was much
^Kuwait 7 impressed with the potentialities of Kuwait itself, and-thought that
1839. ' the place might be found well adapted for certain purposes by the
British Government. Perhaps in the same connection Lieutenant Felix
Jones of the Indian Navy also reported on the harbour of Kuwait in this
Internal
history.
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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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- '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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