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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1114] (1285/1782)
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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treasure which he made by sea to Hasa no doubt contributed to restore
him to favour.
1848. In May J 848 the Baraimi forts were captured by the Shaikh of Abu
Dhabi, assisted by the ruler of the Sohar principality and bv the Na'im
and Dhawahir tribes ; and Sa'ad-bin-Mutlaq, who had been absent when
the attack began, took refuge with the Shaikh of Sharjah. Tribal
jealousy then came into play, and the Shaikhs of Trucial 'Oman as a
whole turned against the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi; but the latter defied
the combination against him and continued to hold Raraimi until
February 1849, when he voluntarily restored it to the Wahhabis at
the intercession of an envoy sent by the Sharif of Makkah.
850-51. In March 1850 the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi, after communication with
the regent of the 'Oman Sultanate, again attacked the Wahhabis in
Baraimi, but this time he failed to make any impression; and an assault
on the place, made in the following November by a combination of
the Bani Yas,
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 Na'im, was equally unsuccessful. In
ISol the Shaikhs of Abu Dhabi and Sharjah formed an alliance against
the Wahhabis; but nothing came of it.
852-53. At the end of 1852 'Abdullah, the son of the Wahhabi Amir,
arrived in Baraimi ; but his proceedings there, as will be seen in the
next section, had reference chiefly to the 'Oman Sultanate. The
chiefs of Trucial 'Oman, however, except the Shaikh of Dibai, who
avoided waiting on him in person, and the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi/ who
did his best to dissuade him from aggression to the eastwards, visited
Baiaimi and fawned upon him in a servile manner.
So 4 -55. A certain Ahmad-as-Sadairi was appointed about this time to the
Wahhabi
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Baraimi, in succession to Sa'ad-bin-Mutlaq. In
18o4 this individual appeared to be exerting himself tu restrain the
Shaikhs of Trucial 'Oman from mutual aggressions and to curb the
license of the Bedouins; but in 1855 his activities took a mischievous
turn, and it was found that he was scheming to obtain possesion of
the seaboard village of Hamriyah. In 1865 the Wahhabis were repre
sented at Baraimi by Turki-bin-Ahmad, probably a son of Ahmad-as-
Sadain, but his attention was directed chiefly to the affairs of the 'Oman
Sultanate.
In 1855, in a correspondence with the British Resident at Bflshehr,
. e -™ r Falstt | described his mission in Tracial 'Oman as that of«
benefactor by whom the savage tribes of the interior were restrained
rom preying upon and slaughtering the helpless populations of the
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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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