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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1309] (1464/1782)

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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regretted by the representatives of the East India Company in Turkish
Iraq as it was by the native subjects of the Porte. Sulaimau 3 whom the
Turkish Government appointed to succeed him, was a nephew of the
Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , similarly named, who governed Baghdad from 1779 to 1802. As
Kehiyah of the late Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. he had commanded in a war against the
Persians about the year 1806, in which he was taken prisoner; and in
the same capacity he had assumed provisional charge of the administra
tion upon 'Ali's death.
In IMG* Salim 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 Basrah, rebelled against
Sulaiman Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. whose place he hoped to obtain ; but the Munfcafik tribe,
of Mnose support 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. had been assured, unexpectedly turned
against him. On the 14th of July the Muntafik occupied the town of
Basrah without violence, permitting Salim Agha to retire with his
family and all his property to Bushehr. He was followed in the
Mutasallimate by one Ahmad Baig, regularly appointed by the Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. of
[ Baghdad, whose entry into Rasrah the Muntafik did not oppose.
In the same year, for reasons not ascertained, the Porte decided on
the removal of Sulaiman Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. from the Government of Baghdad, and a
special official was sent from Constantinople to carry out the flat. The
Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. was supported by the troops of the local garrison ; but the Kurds of
the districts under 'Abdur Rahnrnn Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , a chief whose difficulties with
Sulaiman Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. had before this led him to coquet with Persia, arrayed
themselves on the side of the Ottoman Commissioner. The issue of the
struggle remained doubtful for some days, but on the 5th October a
decisive engagement took place in the immediate vicinity of Baghdad.
The fighting began early in the afternoon, when a body of Kurds
charged the Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. 's army, but were driven off by artillery fire. The
Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. 's guns, however, the carriages being ricketty, were soon all
dismounted by their own recoil; and the Kurdish host, which was vastly
superior in numbers, then resumed the offensive and pressed the Baghdad
army hard so long as daylight lasted. A number of Kurds who had
taken service with the Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , and on whom he placed much reliance,
deserted him at a critical moment; and on the morning of the 6th,
finding himself all but forsaJien by his followers, Sulaiman fled with a
few faithful Georgians by the Basrah road. Reaching the Diyalah river
in safety, he crossed it and broke down the bridge behind him; but a
strong party of the Shammar Toqah Arabs, in whose country he was.
* Probably an enfranchised Georgian slave of that name who had married an illegiti
mate daughter of the former Sulaiman Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. . Ho was a man of some intelligence and
of affable manners, but not succegBful as a ruler.
Bebellion
and expulsion
from the
country of
Salim 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 Basrah,
1810.
Removal of
Sulaiman
Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. by the
Porte, 1810.
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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.

Physical characteristics

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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