'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1148] (1303/1782)
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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1148
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Subsequent
operations
and retreat of
the Turks to
Kahafah,
July to
October
1904.
Negot
and a
jtiatiotis
amicable
settlement
between Ibn-
Sa'ud and the
Porte, 1904-
1905.
subsequently sent to Riyadh ; but of those recovered, three had been
rendered useless.
In order to secure a better position or, possibly, to maintain an appear
ance of acting on the offensive, the Turks and their allies about the
beginning of August moved some miles to the south-westward and occu
pied Shinanah, one of the separate villages forming the township of Rass.
Here they remained immobile for about six weeks, drawing their
supplies from the village of Nabhaniyah a considerable distance to the
westward, while the enemy held the country to the east of them and even,
it would appear, the remainder of Rass, Finally, about the 27th of
September, the Turks and Ibn-Rashid issued from Shinanah and attempted
to bombard a fortified enclosure in the vicinity known as Qasr Ibn*
'Aqaiyil, a few miles to the west of Rass, which was occupied by Ibn*
Sa'ud's friend, the chief of Buraidah. The enemy, observing this move
ment made a sally from Rass, upon which the Turkish troops broke and
fled, and Ibn-Rashid disappeared. Another gun and much booty were
taken by the W ahhabis and Qusman ; but on this occasion there was
little loss of life. After this the remnants of the Turkish force, not
numbering more than 7OU men, took up a position at Kahafah about
midway between Buraidah and Hail, for Ibn-Rashid had, it is said, refused
to allow them, though sent to his assistance, to approach any nearer to
his capital. The Turkish expedition had thus ended in complete failure;
but the Ottoman authorities, if they knew the facts, were far from
admitting them ; and banners, supposed to have been captured from Ibn-
Sa Cul, were carried in triumph through the streets of Karbala more than
a month after the first Turkish defeat.
Ibn-Sa ud seems to have been somewhat alarmed at the completeness
of his own success against the Ottoman troops; and, about the end of
October 1904, an apologetic letter was received from him by *Fakhri
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, the acting Wali of Basrah, an able and enlightened official
trained to the military profession. In this letter the Wahhabi Amir
sought to exculpate himself in respect of the attacks on the Turkish forces
in Qasiuij asked that his submission might be accepted, and begged that
payment of the allowance which he had been accustomed to receive
rom the Turkish Government might be continued. His proposals
efentd to Constantinople and apparently met with acceptance;
ut preparations which had been commenced at Najaf for the despatch
0 a second Turkish force to Central Arabia were not discontinued. By
first t0 ail0tlier Ver8i0n it was Fakhri and not Ibn-Sa'ud who made 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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