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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1040] (1195/1782)
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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Case of the
Shaikh of
Kuwait's
estates in
Turkish
'Iraq, 1901-
1904.
1040
In November 1904 the Turkish Government complained of the
appomtment of the Bnt.sh Politieal Agent at Wait a 8 an infringement
o Important questions relating to the Aden frontier
were then pend.ng between the British and Tnrhish Governments, which
made the occasion an unfavourable one for raising the whole question of
vuwart; and'twas aocordmgly decided by His Majesty's Government
.at the newly appomted Agent should be withdrawn as soon as it was
possible to do so without inconvenience, the withdrawal however to be
temporary only and to be so carried out as not to bear the appearance
a concession o Tmkey. During his sojourn at Kuwait Captain Knox
had successfully carried out, in complete harmony with Shaikh Mubaral
such of his instructions as depended for their fulfilment on him f
andta tenure of office had not been marked by a single untoward ^
Captain Knox remained at Kuwait until the 16th of May 1901 wV,
he was obliged by ill ness to take leave to England M-
withdrawal beino- thus brnno-^f + ■ i temporary
ting inns brought about in such a manner thif
diso-uised frnm ci m i , uaaut;r its cause was
eneral history of Kuwait since the establishment of the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, 1904-1907.
*
Kuwait; but some of tW ?• the 0£ Ca P tain
belong to a period earlier than^ol ,d ' ^ Wl11 ^ to mentim
Mubarak and Ms fojftive made ^ a diBpUte betW6en Shaikh
situated in Turkish territory oTthrsbatt^A 7^" fam%
that a hope was- held out to the S) .'vf ; and We W seen
Exclusive Agreement in 1899 that ' " f 00n after the conclusion of the
prevent injury to his interests in tl /V"' . 1 " fluenCe would 16 U8e <i to
of Which the proprietary shares we - r'^ 10 "- The e8tates ia
and on 'Ajairawlyah Island near Basrah afza' " ^ 6ltUatedat Gardilan
un River at Sufiyah in thp n - •' opposite the mouth of the
yah in the Dawasir tract, and at Fao. The Shaikh
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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).
- Extent and format
- 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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- Title
- 'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915'
- Pages
- 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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