'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1129] (1300/1782)
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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1129
with the assistance of the Shaikh of Kuwait, as related elsewhere,
a Turkish force was despatched to occupy Hasa and advance into Central
Arabia.
The details of the campaign and of the subsequent proceedings of the
Tuiksaie given at length in the history of Hasa. Their disembarkation
took place at Kas Tanurah on the 26th of May 1871, and Qatif town fell
upon the 3rd, and Dammam upon the 5th of June ; at the latter place
Abdul Aziz, a son of the Amir Sa^ud, escaped capture by the Turks but
left behind him in his tlight the prisoner Muhammad-bin-Faisal, whom
the Turks set at liberty; and it was proclaimed at Qatif by Nafiz
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
,
the commandei of the Turkish forces, that the object of the expedition was
to restore the authority of the " Qaim-Maqam" 'Abdullah in Najd, and
that Sa'ud and his adherents would be pardoned if they submitted. In
July the Hasa Oasis was occupied by the Turkish troops without oppo
sition, but the impossibility of their advancing across the deserts to
Riyadh was now apparent, and Hofuf became the permanent head
quarters of the army of occupation.
After invoking the help of the Turks 'Abdullah must have returned to
Najd, for, when the Turkish troops were overrunning Hasa, the Amir
Sa ud was reported to be besieging 'Abdullah in a fort in the Kharj
district. 'Abdullah, to whose cause the Qahtan tribe still adhered, was at
length obliged to fly from Kharj; and, when he again encountered Sa'ud
to the west of Riyadh, it was with unfavourable results. The Amir then
obtained possession oi the capital, and 'Abdullah, excusing himself by the
insecurity of the routes in the interior for not having made an earlier
appearance, joined Xafiz
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
in Hasa; but he soon discovered that the
object of the Turks was something quite different from his own restoration
to power. In October, after being placed under surveillance and pressed
to resign, 'Abdullah fled from the Ottoman camp with his son Turki, and
retired to Najd, whither his brother Muhammad had preceded him. The
Amir Sa'ud, who probably hoped to supersede 'Abdullah as the Turkish
nominee, carefully abstained from hostilities against the troops in Hasa.
Much discontent had been excited at Riyadh by the high-handed pro
ceedings of Sa'ud's Bedouins, and the Amir's uncle 'Abdullah-bin-Turki
availed himself of the general indignation to seize and hold the capital.
Muhammad then wrote to the Turkish commander at Hofuf, received
in return some money and supplies, and was honoured by being appointed
Mudir of Riyadh under the Qaim-Maqam 'Abdullah. The Amir Sa'ud,
incensed by these proceedings, then^broke with the Turks and attacked
them in Hasa with a force drawn from the 'Ajman, Al Morrah and
The Turkish
operations in
Hasa, 1871.
Movements
of the Wah-
habi leaders,
1871.
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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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