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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1184] (1339/1782)

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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the hereditary ruler? of Basrah, should be exempted from payment of
tribute, and should enjoy perfect independence in all local concerns.
This proposal the Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. of Basrah, relying on the naval aid of the
Portuguese, whose interests in the matter were identical with his own
unhesitatingly rejected ; and thereupon Shah 'Abbas directed the Khan
of Shiraz to proceed ag-ainst him. A Persian army, descending into
'Arabistan by way of Shushtar, attacked and very nearly captured
Qubban, which was then regarded as a dependency of Basrah ; but
Qubban was saved by the efforts of the Portuguese, whose vessels,
either from the Karun river or from Khor Qanaqeh, bombarded the
Persian camp ; and the invaders retired. This attack on Qubban took
place in 1624. The Persian troops employed in it, as in most of the
operations around Baghdad, were described as Qizilbash.
About the beginning of 1025 the Persians under Imam Quli Khan
made a fresh incursion into Basrah territory; but first they expelled from
Hawizeh the Shaikh of that place, who had neglected to comply with
the Shah's summons to Baghdad, and who now took refuge at Basrah
with about 500 followers. In the meanwhile Afrasiyab had been suc
ceeded in the Pashaliq of Basrah by his son 'Ali; and, as both Baghdad
and Ilillah, commanding the Tigris and the Euphrates respectively,
were now held by the Persians, it was impossible for the Turks to send
help to the new Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. . In March 162-% when the Italian traveller
Pietro della \ alle was at Basrah, panic prevailed, and the chief reliance
of the Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. was on five Portuguese vessels, for the services of which
the Portuguese received a liberal subsidy and which they kept anchored
in the river to protect the town. On the 13th of March proclamation
was made in the town that every house must send one armed man to the
Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. s camp to be employed against the Persians, who were now said
to be close at hand. On the 14th news was received that the Persian
forces were in the neighbourhood of Qurnah, their object being evidently
to cross unopposed to the Arabian bank of the Shatt-al-'Arab ; and the
Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. set out with his whole land force and three of the Portuguese
ships to encounter them. On the 16th of March the two armies were
reported to be in contact; and on the same day Gonsalvo de Silveira,
the Portuguese naval commander, sent his remaining two ships and a
smaller vessel to intercept, if possible, seven pieces of artillery which
the Persians, it was thought, were about to bring by sea to Doraq for
use against Basrah. On the 19th an eminent citizen of Basrah, Shaikh
Abdus Sal am, mustered a large body of armed men, with which he
proposed to march to the assistance of the Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. ; it included no less
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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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