'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1136] (1259/1782)
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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family of the A\ Raehid in the north and the rulers of Riyadh. The
first unpleasantness appears to have been occasioned by an expedition
which the Amir of Jabal Shammar undertook in 1 877 against the
'Ataibah, a tribe devoted to the Wahhabi chief; and soon afterwards
the northern Amir began openly to encroach upon the dominions of his
nominal suzerain and seized the Wahhabi districts of Qasim and Sadair ;
occupying, it would appear, the towns of Buraidah and Majma';
^Anaizah in Qasim, however, apparently held out against him. In
February 1880 an understanding was understood to have been reached
between Ibn-Rashid and Ibn-Sa'ud ; but, if so, it did not long endure.
In 1882 an effort was made by the Wahhabi Amir to recover Qasim and
Sadair by military operations; but his troops were outnumbered bv
those of the Shammar Amir and he fell back upon Riyadh. He next
discovered that Ibn-Rashid had been intriguing with his nephews, the
sons of Sa ud, with a view to their joining the Shammar interest or
remaining neutral; whereupon, to give greater cohesion to the Wahhabi
cause, Abdullah, in March 3883, resigned the command of his forces
in favour of Muhammad-bin-Sa'ud, retaining for himself only the spiritual
title of Imam and his authority as such. Each side made raids upon the
dependents of the other, and in 1885 Muhammad-bin -Sa 'ud obtained a
transient success in Qasim against the Shammar Amir, whom he oblio , ed
temporarily to evacuate Buraidah; but, discovering from intercepted
letters that his uncle intended him to be defeated and murdered, he
relinquished the conduct of the operations and retired to his home in Kharj.
After this Ibn-Rashid, who possessed four moveable guns and a large
number of Martini rifles, whose military organisation was more efficient
than that of the Wahhabis, and who was reported to enjoy the benefit
of a friendship with the Shaikh of Kuwait, had generally the advantage
in the field.
Continued dissensions of the A1 Sa'ud and deposition of the Amir
'Abdullah, 1884-87.
The differences between the Wahhabi Amir and his nephews were
apparently irreconcileable, but the mea^reness of the information which
we possess regarding them precludes conjecture as to their real cause.
Me knnw that the sons of Sa'ud maintained some connection with
a lain, or . luhammad-bm-Sa'ud arrived there in February 1886 and
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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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