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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1253] (1408/1782)
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 operation an officer belonging t . the "Suooe s s"wa 8 S o severely
urne m setting fire to a train of powder that it was feared he could
not recover.
that^t^j u'T 6 - kn0Wn ^ Ba61 ' ah ' 0 " tlie arriVal 0f ^ 27th ^
ulL of the 1 61 Slan arm y were now on the right bank of the
river, but that the commander still remained upon the eastern side; also
that the invaders, though they had few heavy guns, were well suoplied
with ammunition and provisions
On the 2nd of April it was stated that Shaikh 'Abdullah, the same 2„d April.
who fell back before tbe Persians on fheir ^ appearance) had aiT . veJ P
at Zubair with all his men and prom.sed to assist the governor in
defendmg the place; and on the same day Shaikh Thamir of the
MuntaHk tribe, who had been expected to embarrass the Persians durin-
their march to Basrah by cutting the banks of the river and laying the
country under water, arrived in Basrah without having done this^ ac
companied by 300 men.
On the 3rd of April about 200 Janissaries from Baghdad made their 3rd April,
appearance; tbe;y had left their boats at 'Azair, had marched to Qurnah,
where they re-embarked, had crossed to the right bank of the Shatt-al-
'Arab, and had then finished their journey l.y land without coming in
contact with the enemy. They brought with them letters from the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, containing promises of further help which there appeared little
likelihood of his being able to fulfil.
Early in the morning of the 6th of April the advance guard of the 6th April.
Persian army came in sight of Basrah and began to pitch their tents
about three miles from the Baghdad gate of the town. By evening
their camp extended to Kut-al-Farangi, a mile further offj and
it appeared to contain many thousands of men, both mounted and
unmounted.
On the following day the rest of Sadiq Khan's forces came up and 7th April,
located themselves in such a manner that the British Agent's country
house at Kut-al-Farangi became, as it were, the centre of the vast Persian
encampment. About noon hostilities commenced in a curious manner by
four mounted Persians approaching so close to the town wall that ten or
twelve men of the garrison, by slipping down from the corner of a bastion
were able to surprise them, kill them all, and capture three of their
horses. The whole male population of Basrah were now under arms;
they appeared to be in high spirits ; and all night long they remained
upon the walls in readiness to repel an assault, should one be attempted.
On the morning of the 8th of April a reconnaissance of the town
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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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- 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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