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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1028] (1183/1782)
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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Intervention
of the Wali
of Basrah,
Novembor
1900.
InvAgion
of Central
Arabia by
the Shaikh
of Kuwait,
December
1900—March
1901.
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from the 14th to the 16th of October; and at the end of the month,
when Colonel Kemball, the British Resident in the Persian Gnlf, called
at Kuwait with orders to impress on the Shaikh the advisability of
abstaining from action that might afford a pretext for Turkish inter
ference, Mubarak was still invisible. In the light of what followed it is
not unreasonable to conclude that at the time he was actively employed
in the desert in forwarding the interests of his protege Ibn-Sa'ud,
At the end of October 1900 Ibn-Rashid appeared at Samawah on the
Euphrates with a large following; he demanded of the Turkish Gov
ernment redress for the injuries inflicted on his subjects by SaMun,
satisfaction from the Shaikh of Kuwait, and justice for the nephews of
the latter; and he threatened to attack Kuwait if his requests were not
conceded. Meanwhile Shaikh Mubarak had effected a junction with
Sa'dun, and an armed collision between the allies and Ibn-Rashid
appeared to be imminent, when the Turks suddenly intervened with
marked success. Through the influence of Saiyid Ahmad and Saiyid
Talib, sons of the Naqib of Basrah, Ibn Rashid was persuaded to
return home and Shaikh Mubarak to meet the Wali of Basrah at
Rafidhiyah, a country house of the Naqib near Zubair ; while Sa'dun,
by other means, was induced to vanish temporarily from the scene.
On the 17th of November Mubarak came in with the Wali,
his friend Muhsin
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, to Basrah^ where he passed the following
day, received the order of the Mejidieh of the second class,
and promised to abstain from relations with " foreign powers
and by the 24th of the month he had returned in safety to Kuwait.
The Turkish demand for an official visit by the Shaikh had thus
been satisfied and a decided triumph achieved by Muhsin
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, who,
besides averting a serious crisis, had successfully asserted the authority
of the Porte over two of the principal chiefs in Arabia.
But the arrangement thus concluded was a hollow one, for the
Shaikh's submission was feigned, and he was in reality on the
point of adopting an audacious and independent policy. Ibn-Rashid
was now harrying the Bedouin adherents of Kuwait in the Dahanah
and Summan deserts; and, on the 18th of December 1900, Mubarak,
after announcing that he could not abstain from hostilities while
Yusuf of Dorah was harboured by Ibn-Rashid, placed himself at
the head of his forces and marched on Hafar, where the enemy was
supposed to be encamped. The Kuwait force was composed mainly of
'Awazim, Rashaidah, Mutair, 'Ajman, Bani Hajir and Bani Khalid
Bedouins; but it included also a number, estimated at 1,000, 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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- 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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