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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1106] (1277/1782)
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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1106
From Dammam Khalid visited Khor Hassan in Qatar, where tke Shaikh
of Bahrain in April 1842 gave him an honorific reception; but attempts
made in his interest upon Hofuf and 'Oqair ended in failure. He
finally retired to Kuwait, with the intention of renewing- the struggle
from the side of Qasim, where he possessed some interest.
Relations of the Amir Khalid with Arab states, 1840-42.
Relations The dealings of the Amir Khalid with other states in Arabia were
'0ra5n, r i840- an{ i were practically confined to Trucial 'Oman. Some of the
42, chiefs of that region undoubtedly opened a correspondence with him,
particularly the Shaikh of Sharjah, a letter from whom, relatino- to
designs on Baraimi, was intercepted by the Na'im of that oasis in 1841.
In October of the same year Khalid appeared to be organising an expedi
tion against Baraimi j but, if this was the case, he was prevented from
undertaking it by the rebellion, already in progress, which ended in his
expulsion from his dominions.
Relations of the Amir Khalid with Great Britain, 1840-42.
Corre
spondence.
Lieutenant
Jopp's
mission,
November
1841.
Early in his reign Khalid addressed a letter to the British
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Agent in Bahrain, expressing a strong desire that " the amicable and
ccrdial relations which formerly subsisted between his late father, Sa'ud,
and the British Government " should be renewed, and indicating that he
would have taken earlier steps to this end had he not been prevented by
Muhammad 'Ali.
In regard to Trucial 'Oman, however, as we have already
mentioned, Khalid's attitude was ambiguous; and the British Political
Resident, taking advantage of the instructions of Government to
keep a w atch upon the Amir's movements and warn him, if need be,
that an attempt on his part to invade ■'Oman would be resisted by
the Biitibh Government, deputed an officer. Lieutenant Jopp, to
interview the Amir at Hofuf and explain the position to him. The
Government of India, ivho did not intend that the proceedings of the
Amir should be scrutinised with the same strictness as those of the
gyptians, weie inclined, when they became aware of this mission, to
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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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