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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1015] (1170/1782)
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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somewhat uncertain, was apparently permitted by the Shaikh to reside in
the neighbourhood of Kuwait. In 1872, as related in the history of Najd,
the town of Kuwait was threatened by the Wahhabi Amir Sa'ud; but
the Shaikh, after drawing away his leading supporters, attacked him and
put him to flight. About 1884 the Shaikh of Kuwait appeared to favour
the cause of the Sitammar Amir, who had then begun to commit aggres
sion on the Wahhabis.
Relations of Kuwait with Great Britain, 1866-92.
In the time of Shaikh ; Abdullah direct relations with Kuwait do not
appear to have been cultivated by the British political authorities in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
; and the place was evidently regarded as under the
exclusive influence, if not the sovereignty, of the Porte. In 1876 the
Acting
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.
, Colonel Prideaux, mentioned Kuwait along
with Qatif and 'Oqair, as a Turkish port on the Arabian side of the
Gulf. In 1888, in consequence of fears of an advance by the
Turks against ^Oman, the British Ambassador at Constantinople was
informed by Her Majesty's Government that they admitted the existence
of Turkish jurisdiction on the Arabian coast as far south as Qatif and
were anxious that it should be effectively exercised within those limits,
but that beyond Qatif they considered the local chiefs to be independent;
no communication, however, in this sense was made to the Porte at
the time. The orders under which, as described in the history of Hasa,
British naval officers were authorised, in 1881, to take measures even in
Turkish territorial waters for the suppression of piracy were doubtless
intended to apply to the littoral of Kuwait as well as to that of Hasa and
Qatar.
British
indifference
to Kuwait
affaira.
Relations of Kuwait with Arab states and tribes, 1866-92,
In 1869 the ex-Shaikh Muhammad of Bahrain was deported tu Visit of
Kuwait} but he did not remain there long. In 1883 Mubarak, a to
younger half-brother of the Shaikh of Kuwait, paid a friendly visit to 1883.
Bahrain, where he was warmly welcomed and hospitably treated and
received many presents at his departure. Before this Mubarak had been
occasionally employed by the Turks upon diplomatic errands, and the fact
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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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