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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1095] (1250/1782)
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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Strong in possession of Hasa, the Amir in
of the Shaikh of Bahrain ; and in 1831 the Shaikh, fearing
bination between theSaiyid of Masqat and the Wahhabis, of which there
were symptoms, admitted the obligation to pay. The settlement,
however, was far from being of a cordial or permanent character on either
side; the Wahhabis on their part endeavoured to establish Bashir, a son of
the pirate Rahmah-bin-Jabir, at Dammam as a check upon the ^Utub of
Bahrain ; and the Shaikh of those islands, as soon as he dared, which
was not until 1833 after the departure of Bashir, repudiated 4 his agreement
and incited the Bani Khalid to annoy the Wahhabis in Hasa. There is
some reason to think that the^ assassination of the Amir lurki by
Mashari in 1834j was instigated by the Bahrain, Shaikh, to whom it
was at least highly agreeable, and by whom, before that event, war had
been declared and the ports of Qatif and Oqair blockaded from
the sea.
No sooner was Turki firmly seated on the throne of Najd than the
more restless among the chiefs of what is now Trucial 'Oman began to
cultivate his good graces^ especially the Shaikhs of Sharjah and 'Ajman.
In 1825 the Qasimi Shaikh of Sharjah secretly professed great fear of the
Wahliabis and solicited a promise of British assistance in case a refusal
by him to comply with the desires of the Amir should bring him into
trouble ; no assurance^ however, was given ; but the Shaikh was strongly
advised by the British authorities to refrain from joining in any move
ment against the Saiyid of Masqat.
The appearance of the Wahhabis on the coast of Hasa in 1830 gave
rise to a fresh commotion in Trucial 'Oman, and their probable advent
was anticipated with delight by the Shaikhs of 'Ajman and Umm-al-
Qaiwain, who hoped with their help to throw off the suzerainty of
the Qasimi Shaikh, while by the latter it was naturally regarded with
apprehension. The Shaikh of Sharjah once more sought British support,
of which no hope was held out to him; and the Shaikh of 'Ajman,
perhaps remembering the days when Husain-bin-'Ali of Rams had lorded
it over the country in the name of the W ahhabi Amir, begged Turki for a
commission as Wahhabi agent. This last request was prudently refused
by the Amir, on the ground that he could recognise no chiefs in 'Oman
Except the Shaikh of Sharjah and the Saiyid of Masqat only; but
later he made the Shaikh of 'A jman the medium of a friendly communi
cation from himself to the British Government.
Relations between the Wahhabi Amir and the Saiyid of Masqat
were, owing to the great distance intervening between their frontiers, but
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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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