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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1217] (1372/1782)
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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before this expedition against the Muntafik began, the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
of Baghdad
announced the deposition of 'Abdullah from the Shaikhship of the tribe
in favour of one Fadhal; but how matters actually ended is not clear.
Towards the end of 1773, communication between Basrah and Renewed
Baghdad was again interrupted, trouble between the Turkish Government
and the Arab tribes being, as before, the cause.
Difficulties of tlie Turks with the Ka'ab, 1757—73,
More serious troubles than these, however, were in store for the
Turks and also for the British, who rashly became their allies in the
quarrel with the KVab tribe of Qubban and Doraq, whose power, under
their Shaikh Salman or Sulaiman, was day by day increasing. The Ka'ab
were regarded at Basrah as being properly * Turkish subjects, and it was
asserted that they had been wont in the past to pay revenue to the Turks
for that portion, at least, of their territory which adjoined Qubban; but
the chief of the tribe had now begun -to play off Persia against Turkey,
at the same time withholding tribute from both countries, and also to
encroach on the government of Basrah by occupying villages and tracts
upon the Shatt-al-'Arab, even upon its western side. Throughout his
proceedings the Ka'ab Shaikh was careful to stand well with the Arab
notables of the Basrah neighbourhood, some of whom he detached from
the Turkish interest by bribery ; and, after the invasion of his country
b> Kaiim Khan, "
Vakil
Elected representative or attorney, acting in legal matters such as contracting marriage, inheritance, or business; a high-ranking legal official; could also refer to a custodian or administrator.
of Persia, in 1757, he set about creating a fleet
of which the first vessel was launched in 1758.
In 1761, the Ka'ab Shaikh " having of late been guilty of many p- t * i
enormities/'the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
of Baghdad ordered 'Ali Agha,
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.
of TarkishT-'
Pasrah, to proceed against him. The Agha obeyed, marching by land ^sTtho
with his own troops, after they had been reinforced by others sent from Ka^ab! 1701.
Baghdad and by an Arab tribal contingent, to Qubban; and in June of (l2 '
that year, at the earnest request of the Turkish Deputy-Governor, Mr.
Douglas, the British Agent at Bandar 'Abbas, then inspecting Basrah,
sent the Company's vessel " Swallow" to co-operate with 14 Turkish
frankis m blockading Khor Musa, or one of its branches, in which gnme
of the enemy's armed boats were lying. Shaikh Salman took refuge
T^! 1,1318 WaSthe0pinion . of theTurk8and al80 of tbe British Agent at BasrlhiiT
]767, who may have been influenced by his Turkish surroundings; but'according to
ie uhr the original temtory of the Ka ah all lay in Persia, and only those of their
lands were m Turkey which they had subsequently seized from the Turks.
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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)
- Arrangement
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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- 'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915'
- Pages
- 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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