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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1030] (1185/1782)
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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as far as Fao on his return voyage to Basrah, retained firmness enough
to concede nothing'; but he felt a greater need of support after the
insidious attempt just made to begnile him into surrendering his indepen
dence ; and on the 28th of May, through the commander of H, M. S.
" Sphinx/"' he approached the British
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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
with a request that the British Government would assume a permanent
protectorate over Kuwait as soon as possible. Meanwhile, it is certain,
he had also held communication with the Russian Consul-General
at Baghdad. The declaration of a British protectorate over Kuwait,
involving as it must large international questions and responsibility in
future for controlling the actions of the Shaikh, did not recommend
itself to His Majesty's Government; and at the end of June the proposal
was rejected. Overtures for British protection received from I bn-Rash id
about the same time were similarly repelled.
Incident at^ While the Shaikh of Kuwait's request was still under discussion the
arrangement attitude ol the l urks grew menacing. A considerable military force,
Britain and w kich the destination was at the time believed to be Kuwait, was
Turkey to assembling on the Euphrates; and the Sultan of Turkev, under the
maintain the . „ „ ^ . > ^ ^
ttaius quo innuence or the German and Russian Embassies at Constantinople,
—September^ WaS ur " In " the Whli of - Basral1 b y telegram to arrange for the
1^01. establishment at Kuwait, by pacific means, of a custom house and
telegraph office, as tangible proofs of Ottoman authority. To
meet these dangers the commander of the British gunboat " Perseus/'
then at Kuwait, was authorised under instructions from His
Majesty's Government to prevent, by force if necessary, the landing
of Turkish troops; and Colonel Kemball, the Political Eesident, who
visited Kuwait for the purpose, gave Shaikh Mubarak a qualified
assurance of support, conditional on his continuing to observe the Agree
ment of 1899. On the E4th of August 1901 the Turkish sloop-of-war
Zuhaf/ heavily laden with stores, entered Kuwait harbour, where the
"Perseus" was already lying; and the Turkish commander was
immediately warned by the commander of the " Perseus" of the
order against the landing of Turkish troops. On the 25th of August
the Turkish officer had an interview with the Shaikh, at whifch
he tried in vain to obtain from him an admission of Ottoman
sovereignty; he then left for Fao, threatening the Shaikh with future
punishment. Protests against the action of the "Perseus" were soon
received in London from the German and Turkish Ambassadors ; in that
presented by Turkey the British Agreement of 1899 was declared to be
invalid, as having been made with a Turkish official. The British reply
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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)
- 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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- 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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