'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1018] (1173/1782)
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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1018
Attitude of
the Turkish
authorities
towaids
Shaikh
Mubarak.
Kuwait; but it retired, as the place was found in a state of defence,
without firing a shot. Possibly at the instigation of Yusuf, the inhab
itants of the Turkish frontier town of Zubair petitioned the Porte
for th« removal of Mubarak from Kuwait; and one of the sons of the
late Shaikh Muhammad made overtures to the British political
authorities, offering to accept British protection if his birthright was
restored to him through their influence. In August 1897 Yusuf was in
Bahrain, having perhaps been obliged by the Turks to leave 'Iraq in con
sequence of his escapade at Kuwait, and solicited the good offices of the
British Government; but he was told that no support could be given
him against the Shaikh of Kuwait. Meanwhile Shaikh Mubarak had
proposed that the question between his nephews and himself should be
referred to the arbitration of the Shaikh of Bahrain ; but, partly through
the unwillintmess of the Shaikh of Bahrain to act as arbitrator, this sutf-
o ^ &
gestion, to which the Government of India w-ere ready to agree, came to
nothing. During 1897 and 1898 it was frequently reported that an
attack on Kuwait by the Shaikh's nephews was impending; but
Mubarak, with great steadiness, professed his ability to repulse any
attempt that might be made.
The attitude of the Turks towards Shaikh Mubarak was for a con
siderable time one of neutrality. His usurpation of the Shaikhship had
been represented to the Porte by ilamdi
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, then Wali of Basrah for
the lirst time, as a favourable opportunity for establishing close Turkish
control over Kuwait; and, though Mubarak on his accession had pro
fessed loyalty to the Sultan and even hoisted the Turkish flag, as was
observed by the officer commanding II.M.S. "Sphinx" at a
visit to Kuwait in July 1896, his fate, as regarded Turkish recognition,
remained for long in suspense. On one side were ranged the influence
of the Shaikh's nephews and of their relations and the political considera
tions urged by the Wali of Basrah; on the other were the bribes
lavished by Shaikh Mubarak on Rajab
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, Mushir of the Baghdad
Army Corps, on the Shaikh-ul-Islam and Shaikh 'Abul Huda at Con
stantinople, and on others ; and these last in the end prevailed. Mean
while, however, the Wali's policy of administrative absorption was not
altogether rejected; and in February 1897, in anticipation of a resolution
passed in that year by the Board of Health at Constantinople, a Turkish
quarantine official arrived at Kuwait and took up his residence there.
a litre provisoire, without any protest, so far as is known, on the part
of the Shaikh. At length, in December 1897, Muhsin
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, who had
replaced Hamdi
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
as H ali of Basrah, was informed bv telegram of
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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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