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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1201] (1356/1782)

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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who came one day to visit Sulaiman, reduced the tribe to a state of
impotence from which it did not recover for many years. The Bani
Lam also, upon the Tigris, were severely crippled by a sudden raid which
Ahmad made upon them.
Ahmad Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. left no male heir; but his Kehiyah Sulaiman Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , to Government
whom, though originally a Georgian slave, he had given his eldest p-
aughter 'Adilah Khatun, a haughty and ambitious lady, in marriage, 1749°'
was considered to represent the family after his death and to be the
natural successor to the Pashaliq. The Porte, however, had other view.,
and while they made Basrah a separate Pashaliq and ultimately gave it
as a solatium to Sulaiman Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , they attempted to establish their own
immediate authority at Baghdad by sending three or four Pashas in
succession from Constantinople; but all of these were unsuccessful in
coping with the unruly Arab tribes of the country. The first of the
intruding Pashas of Baghdad was " Cour Vazier/' who, as he was bom
barded in his Sarai and expelled by the Janissaries before the 13th of March
1748, may have been merely some local official; and his place was taken
by Haji Ahmad Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , who had been originally destined for Basrah and
who had already appointed the Captain Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. there to act for him until his
arrival. Early in 1749 Sulaiman Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , who had meanwhile been nomina
ted Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. of Basrah, advanced up the Euphrates by Samawah and Diwani-
yah to the neighbourhood of Hillah. He was accompanied at the outset
by his personal guard only ; but ^Ali Agha, the governor of Diwaniyah,
secretly espoused his cause and at once left for Baghdad to seduce the!
troops of the governing Pasha—now apparently Tiryald Haji Muhammad,
an ex-Wazir—from their allegiance. This he did with such success that,'
when the two Pashas encountered near Hillah, the Baghdad Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , though
his force consisted of 14,000 men as against 800 with Sulaiman, was
obliged to fly; and before the end of the year Sulaiman Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. was
recognised by the Porte as ruler of all the provinces that had been held
by Ahmad Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. .
On the i2nd of February 1750 Sulaiman Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. ^s Mutasallim During the eighteenth century this was the third most powerful official in Ottoman Iraq (after the Pasha and the Kiya). The title was given specifically to the Governor of Basra. arrived
at Basrah and received charge of the place from a Captain Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. who
had been acting as governor; the latter was evidently expected to resist
displacement, but instead he retired quietly to Manawi. A visit from
Sulaiman Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. in person was anticipated at this time, " when it is very
certain numbers of worthless heads will be chopped off," but it appears
that he did not come; and the Captain Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. may even have escaped the
fate that was predicted for him on account of his having insulted the
family of Sulaiman during thelatter's absence on his campaign against
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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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