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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1299] (1454/1782)

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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night, and this attempt on the Ag-ha's part to secure a valuable hostage
consequently failed. A little after 10 o^clock the Agha, on horseback,
passed the British 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. at the head of a rabble of 1,000 to 1,500
men u all with naked sabres and using the most furious gesticulations /'
he was then on his way to occupy the citadel as a preliminary to
attacking the palace ; iii which was ^Ali Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , the Kehiyah, with his
supporters; but he assured Mr. J ones that he, the British Resident, had
nothing to fear from any of the contending factions. At twelve noon,
Sulaiman Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. being then probably dead, fire was opened from, the
citadel, first with an unmounted gun of enormous calibre throwing a stone
ball, and then with mortars; but the practice was so poor that the
palace hardly suffered at all from the bombardment. From the moment
that the first shot was fired, all business in the city was suspended and
the people shut themselves up in their houses.
During the next eight or nine days the S.gha persevered in his
enterprise; but after that, in consequence of the bribes which 'Ali
Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. 's party, having possession of the treasure in the palace, were able
to lavish, his supporters began to desert him. He then attempted to bring
forward a Georgian slave of the late Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. as a rival to 'Ali Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. ; but
this manoeuvre failed, and he had to retire from the citadel to his own
house, in which he was immediately besieged. Ultimately, having been
taken prisoner, he was cut to pieces in the presence of 'Ali Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. ; and
fourteen of his principal Janissary supporters were strangled in succes- -
sion on one night, a cannon being fired as the fatal cord was adjusted
upon the neck of each. Within a fortnight or three weeks from the
death of Sulaiman Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , order had been completely restored by 'Ali
Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. ; and, though an immense amount of firing had taken place during
that time, the actual number of casualties was extremely small.
The chief anxiety of the British Resident during the disturbances Difficulties of
arose from the presence in the river, only a few miles below Baghdad, Resident^
of boats laden with muskets, bayonets and shells which had been ordered during the
by Sulaiman Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. from Bombay; but, by causing the vessels to be stlun ^ e •
anchored at a distance from the bank, by hoisting British colours on
board, and by informing both the Kehiyah Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. and the Agha that the
consignments were still British property and must not be touched, Mr.
Jones was able to prevent these additional arms and ammunition from
falling into the hands of the combatants.*
1: fi
• The whole crisis is well described by Sir H. J. Brydges (Mr. Jonos) in a note to
hi« Wahauhy, pages 204-210.

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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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