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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1076] (1231/1782)
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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encamped for a time in Ja'alan, which they made a base for their destruc
tive raids, and where they succeeded in permanently converting the Bani
Bu'Ali and the Bani Rasib, two important local tribes, to Wahhabism.
They then returned, apparently without loss, to their principal post in the
Baraimi Oasis.
Later in 1813, Saiyid Sa'id having opened a correspondence with
Tusun
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
and undertaken to restore the displaced Shaikh of 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.
, the Wahhabi g-eneral Mutlaq invaded Batinah in irresist
ible force and extorted from the ruler of Masqat a payment of $40,000.
Mutlaq then proceeded to Najd ; but, his successor Ibn-'Azdakah having
been murdered, he quickly returned to 'Oman—only however to meet his
death, in November 1813, at the hands of the Hajriyin. His place at
Baraimi was taken by one Ibn-Mazru'.
First contact between British and Wahhabi policy.
British seitle-
ment with
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.
,
1806.
British
expedition
against
ESs-al-
Khaimah
and Shin as,
1809.
The events described above, in Trucial ^Oman and the 'Oman Sultanate,
brought the Wahhabis for the first time into contact with the British
power, and that in a not altogether friendly manner ; for the Wahhabis
were suspected of instigating the piracies of 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.
, and they
certainly aimed at destroying the independence of the Saiyid of Masqat,
which the British Government desired to maintain.
At the same time every precaution was taken by the British author
ities to avoid the appearance of a conflict with Ibn-Sa^ud. In 1805,
when British action was first taken, in concert with Saiyid Badar,
against the Qasimi buccaneers, Captain Seton, the agent employed,
was strictly enjoined by the Bombay Government to refrain from
proceedings which might be displeasing to the Wahhabi Amir;
and^ in the treaty which he arranged with 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.
in 180^, the
supposed connection of the Wahhabis with that tribe was studiously
ignored.
In 1809, on the occasion of the expedition against Ras-al-Khaimah,
the same indirect policy was observed, and the commander of the British
foice was instructed to avoid a direct collision with the representatives
of Tbn-^a'ud; but the peculiar circumstances of the imbroglio at Shinas
led to an involuntary contravention of these orders, and some
Wahhabi blood Atas apparently shed by the British arms in the capture
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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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