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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1019] (1174/1782)
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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the appointment of Shaikh Mubarak by Imperial Irade to the Qaim-
Maqamship of Kuwait; the Shaikh's name began to appear in the
official almanac of the Wilayat, and his correspondence with Basrah to
be carried on, under that style; and an annual allowance of 150 Karahs
of dates was assigned to him, which was subsequently, it would seem,
commuted into a cash salary of about £300 a year.
Besides the constant danger from his own relations. Shaikh
Mubarak had before long to face a wide but ineffectual combination
contrived by Yusuf Bin-Ibrahim of Dorah during his visit to
Bahrain in the summer of 1897. In September of that year it was
reported that Jasim*bin-Muhammad, the A1 Thani Shaikh of Dohah
in Qatar, was making preparations for an attack on Kuwait by land and
sea in conjunction with the Shaikh's nephews, and was endeavouring
to draw Ibn-Rashid into the scheme and to detach the 'Ajman tribe
from Shaikh Mubarak. In the beginning of November this attack,
though discountenanced by the Turks, seemed to be on the point of
execution; but eventually it did not take place. On the other hand
the Shaikh of Kuwait inflicted some loss on the Bani Hajir tribe,
who were among the adherents of the Shaikh of Dohah ; and early
in 1898 a small rising against the Turks took place at Dohah, which
was attributed to a belief that the attack by the Kuwait Shaikh on the
Bani Hajir had been instigated by the Turkish authorities.
In November 1898 the Naqib of Basrah was sent by the Turks to
arrange a settlement between the two Shaikhs; but his mission was a
failure.
By these and other events the attention of the British Government
was gradually attracted to Kuwait; and an opinion began to gain ground
among British oilicials that the connection of the Turkish Government
with Kuwait was less close than, in recent times, had generally' been
supposed. An absurd rumour which obtained currency in Palace circles
at Constantinople in 1896, that the murder of his brothers by Mubarak
had been instigated by the British Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, led
to enquiries being made by the British Embassy in the Turkish capital;
and these showed that there were persons, even there, who asserted
Kuwait to be entirely independent of the Porte. At the end of 1896,
the case of the "Haripasa" piracy being then under consideration,
it was suggested that the Shaikh of Kuwait, for reasons described
in the history of Turkish 'Iraq, should be held accountable; but this
proposal did not commend itself to the British Ambassador at
Constantinople. Sir P. Currie thought that the Shaikh of Kuwait,
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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'
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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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