'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1320] (1475/1782)
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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Blockade of
Basrah by
the Sultan of
'Oman, 1826.
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General good
relatious, not
withstanding
thb Anglo-
Turkish War
of 1807-09.
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Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
of Baghdad, securing himself in occupation of the Shikh-
a ship and pledging the allegiance of his tribe to Bussorah."
The Shaikh of the Muhaisin^ however, instead of submitting to the
Turks, had made his way to Bushehr, where he strongly urged upon the
Persian Government of Shiraz the necessity of recovering Muhammareh
for Persia. Disappointed of official Persian assistance, he returned to
Muhammareh after its evacuation by the Turks ; resumed possession of
the town ; and defied the authority both of the Ka^ab Shaikhs, by whose
convention with the Turks he refused to be bound, and of the Wali of
Baghdad.
Relations of Turkish Iraq with other countries in the Persian
Gulf, 1807-39.
As related in the history of the Oman Sultanate, the Sultan of 'Oman
proceeded in 1826 to enforce a claim for arrears of a Turkish subsidy by
means of a naval blockade of Basrah. The subsidy was the one, said to
have been granted in return for help rendered by the Imam Ahmad
during the Persian siege of Basrah in 1775-76, which had been a cause
of dispute in the years 1798 and 1804 ; and the arrears claimed amounted
to $10,000. The blockade lasted from August to November 1826,
and the result was apparently compliance by the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
with the Sultan ; s
demands. The blockade had been contemplated in 1825 ; but the
threats of Muhammad 'A\i
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
of Egypt availed, in that year, to pre
vent its being carried into effect.
British relations with Turkish 'Iraq, 1807-39.
At the opening of the period, and for two years after, Britain was at
war with Turkey in Europe ; but in Turkish 'Iraq, on account of the
favourable disposition of the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
who had much to lose commercially
by a breach with the British Indian Government, matters remained con
tinuously upon a footing of peace and amity. Friendly letters were
exchanged, upon special occasions, by the Governments of IJombay
and Baghdad ; and we learn incidentally that the consular Baraat of
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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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