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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1073] (1228/1782)
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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could at this time be carried on, it became a matter of the first necessity
to re-provision that post; but in doing so great difficulty Avas experienced,
for of the 8,000 camels sent from Egypt only 500 survived their arrival
in Hijaz by as much as three months, and from the whole surrounding
country not more than 500 local camels could be got together at one
time. The route between Jiddah and Taif, moreover, was very unsafe,
being exposed to Wahhabi raids and surprises ; and about one-third of
the load of each convoy was consumed by the escorts and drivers on the
march. During the winter of 1813-14 the Egyptian troops remained
perfectly inactive.
An organised pilgrim caravan from Egypt apparently reached
Makkah at the end of 1812 ; but it was not until November 1813 that
a Syrian Hajj, the first to pass since 1802, was conducted in safety to
the saored city by Sulaiman
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
. On his way the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
had been
obliged to yield to the insolent demand of the Bedouins that he should
pay up their allowances for the ten years during which the Hajj had
been intermitted. Many pilgrims from Asia Minor and Turkey in
Europe also made their way to Hijaz via Suez and Jiddah; and the
townspeople of Makkah were cheered by prospects of returning
prosperity.
Reopouiug of
the Haii,
1812-13.
Proceedings of the Wahhabis in Eastern Arabia, 1803-14.
The details of Wahhabi action in Eastern Arabia during the reign
of Sa'ud will be found in the separate histories of the Arab principalities
upon the coast of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, chiefly in those of Bahrain, Trucial
'Oman and the "'Oman Sultanate ; and here it will be enough to take a
general view of the Wahhabi proceedings in that quarter.
In 1808 the 'Utub of Kuwait, whose attitude towards the Wahhabi Action of the
Amir had generally been one of defiance, withheld or refused to pay Kuwatt^ 8 ^
tribute; and a strong Wahhabi force was despatched against the town,
but was repulsed with loss This check to an enemy from whom he had
much to fear was very welcome to the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
of Baghdad, who did not
fail to show his pleasure by sending a robe of honour and other gifts to
the Shaikh of Kuwait. In the following year the Wahhabi Amir,
desirous of wiping out the defeat, ordered the 'Utub of Bahrain, the
Qawasim
One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima.
of Ras-al-Khaimah and the Saiyid of Masqat to undertake an
77
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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.
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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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