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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1350] (1505/1782)
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 Mujtabicb or most emiuent theologieai doctors of the Shi'ahs,
a class whose authority was at that day very great wherever they
were found, were obliged at Karbala, though it was one of the two
principal seats of Shi'ah learning, to play a part subordinate to the
Yararajiz in local politics. Of their number the two most distinguish
ed were *Saiyid Kazim, Kashti, and Saiyid Ibrahim, Qazvini, between
whom there was bitter opposition and jealousy. Each of them enjoyed
the support of a body of Yaramaz, the Kashti relying on Saiyid
Ibrahim, Za'frani, and the Qazvini on Mirza Salih. The titular Governor,
Saiyid Wahhab, trimmed as best he could between his more distant
master the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
and his nearer masters the Y aramaz, inclining to an
alliance with Saiyid Ibrahim, among the latter, against the Persian
factions of Mirza Salih and Muhammad ^Ali Khan.
Such|was the constitution of the Karbaline Alsatia when, in the summer
of 1842, a new provincial ruler was appointed to Baghdad in the person
of Najib
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
. The new
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
was of sterner stuff than his immediate
predecessor; and, about two months after he had assumed the Govern
ment, the failure of the people of Karbala to furnish him with supplies
and their refusal to allow him to enter the town, even in the character of
a pilgrim, if accompanied by more than four or five attendants, provoked
him to insist on the reception by them of a Turkish military garrison
within their walls. This was about the end of October 1842. Najib
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
was at the time encamped at Musaiyib with Sa'dullah
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, the
Army Commandant, who was engaged with his troops upon drainage
works intended to make more accessible the watery fastnesses of the
rebellious Ma'dan tribes,—a fact which shows that Ottoman autho
rity was in abeyance in the neighbouring districts as wejil as in the town
of Karbala itself. Negotiations followed, and the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
was visited in
his camp by a deputation consisting of the Mujtahid Saiyid Kazim, the
titular Governor Saiyid Wahhab, the Zill-us-Sultan (a son of the late
Shah of Persia, then living as a refugee at Karbala), and others. At
their request the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
sent a Baghdad! named Haji ; Abdul" Kahman to
Karbala to mediate between him and the rebels ; and the chiefs of the
latter as well as the principal inhabitants, at first undertook in writing to
admit 500 soldiers into the town; but the agreement was torn up almost
as soon as signed. Meanwhile the chiefs of the Yaramaz, who were the
most strenuous advocates of resistance, as the Mujtahid Saiyid Kazim
and the Zill-us-Sultan were of submission, made active preparations for
* This Saiyid Kazim was the founder of the Shaikhi sect, which still exists, Muhammad
Aii, the founder of Babi-isin studied under him at Karbala. His grandsoB, Saiyid Qisim,
Rashti, Area at Karbala and owns much property there.
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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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- Title
- '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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