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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1273] (1428/1782)
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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share in the hostilities upon the side of the Turks. A curious incident
of the campaign was witnessed by Messrs. Latouche and Harford Jones
of the Basiah
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
, the former of whom, as he was returning to
Europe by Baghdad and Aleppo, arranged to have a parting interview
on the way with Thuwaini, whose camp was then on the right bank of
the Shatt-al- Arab at some aistance above Basrah. Immediately after
the visit, which ended at sunset, was over, Thuwaini struck his camp;
and his force, consisting of 1,000 to 1,200 mounted men, at once began
to cross the great river by swimming. In the course of the night and
the following morning the Muntafik travelled a distance of over 65 miles
by land, besides swimming two large creeks ; and at 9 a.m . the next day
they surprised the enemy in their camp and completely routed them.
1 he Ka ab had been aware of Thuwaini^s appointment with Mr. Latouche.
and they had not thought it possible that he could be upon them within
so short a time after it.
In 1786, the year after that in which Sulaiman
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
at last consent- Rebellion of
ed to appoint a Kehiyah in the person of his protege Ahmad, then 36 u^ ai '
-C i* 1 1 Tl- . man
years or age, a tresh rebellion broke out in the province; it was headed 1786-87.
by Haji Sulaiman Baig, the Shaikh of a powerful Arab* tribe in the
vicinity of Baghdad. Haji Sulaiman, who had resided for some years
at the 1 asha s court, having been detected in a political intrigue, was
ordeied to quit the capital and obeyed; but he immediately took up arms
against the Government, and he was supported in his resistance to the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
by a strong party. Several engagements took place between the
i asha s troops, which were commanded by the Kehiyah, and those of the
rebel leader; and about the beginning of February 1787 the fortune of
war appeared to favour the latter, who was said to have won a victory
and to have taken prisoner the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
of Kurdistan, one of Sulaiman
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
's generals. At one time it was even rumoured that the Porte
had appointed Haji Sulaiman Baig to the Pashaliq of Baghdad in super
session of Sulaiman
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
; but the statement, though well vouched for,
proved to be erroneous ; and the rebellion was at length suppressed or
otherwise came to an end.
In the early spring of 1787 the general outlook was far from reassur- Various
ing, for not only was the rising just described at its height, but scarcity 1787.
or provisions and high prices prevailed in the Basrah districts in conse
quence of the failure of the rivers to rise to their usual height during
the previous season ; and communication with Baghdad by the Euphrates
' ill
* Dencribed as the "Tye" Arabs.
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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).
- Extent and format
- 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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