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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1247] (1402/1782)
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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1247
" Tigris" and <( Euphrates " ketches against his enemy the Imam of
Oman ; but neither had the vessels yet been sent, nor was there any
intention on his part of sending them.
The Ka ab, in response to the
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.
^s overtures, readily Api-ilUH
piomised in case of a war to desert the Persians and to remove with their
own ships from Doraqj but hardly had this assurance been given when,
as i elated in the chapter on the history of ''Arabistan, its worthlessness
was exposed by an attempt on the part of the Ka'ab to capture the Faiz
Islam," a Turkish ship, at the mouth of the Shatt-al-'Arab: an attempt
which was frustrated only by the despatch of the British cruiser
enge from Basrah to tiie relief of the threatened vessel. The
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.
was so grateful for the assistance lent him on this occasion
that, on the safe arrival of the " Faiz Islam " at Basrah on the 15th
of April, he repaired in person to the
Factory
An East India Company trading post.
garden to tender his
thanks to the British Agent. Two days later all the subjects of the
Ka'ab Shaikh at Basrah suddenly withdrew from the place; and it was
feared, from the circumstance of the Ka'ab fleet being at the same time
assembled at the mouth of the Karun, that an attack upon Basrah or
upon the British vessels lying there, instigated by the Persian Govern
ment, might be impending. No hostile act, however, was as yet
committed by the Ka'ab.
During the summer and autamn of 1774, there was a lull in the January
rumours of danger from Persia; but at the beginning of 1775 a series 1775 '
of noeturnal raids by the Ka'ab on Basrah., described in the history of
Arab,Stan, excited fresh alarm by illustrating the defenceless condition
of the town. The wrath of Karim Khan had recently been excited by
defeats inflicted on his troops in Kurdistan by those of the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
of
Baghdad, and it was generally supposed that he would retaliate by
moving against either Baghdad or Basrah,-in all probability against the
latter, which was the more exposed to attack.
On the 13th of January ^76, the Mntasallim, the Daftardar, and
Shaikh Darwish visited the British
Factory
An East India Company trading post.
to consult the British Agent
regarding the situation and to sound him as to the attitude which he
would himself assume in ease of an invasion. Mr. Moore, in reply
simply commented on the weakness of the fortifications, artillery and
gamson of Basrah; recommended that a reinforcement of 8,000 to
, men should be obtained from Baghdad, that the Muntafik tribe
should be called out to prevent the Persians from crossing to the right
bank of the Shatt-al-'Arab. and that a system of militfry intellfeen
should be organised in Persia; and explained. a S „„ a f ormer occa8ioD ; that
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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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