'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1430] (1585/1782)
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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Shaikh Nasir; and that^ if Shaikh Fahad demanded the removal of the
two brothers from his jurisdiction, they should be compelled or induced
to reside at Baghdad on a guarantee, confirmed if necessary by the Porte
for the safety of their persons and the security of their property, includ
ing large estates which they owned on the Shatt-al-'Arab. This advice
appears to have commended itself, at least in part, to Namiq
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
. On
the 19th of March he despatched a steamer with a liuyuruldi (or patent)
and flag of investiture for Shaikh Fahad-al-'Ali. A letter accompanying
the Buyuruldi merely stated that the Shaikhship of the Muntafik had
been conferred on Fahad upon the same conditions as those on which
Shaikh Bandar had formerly held it. No more precise mention was
made in the letter of the limits of the new Shaikh's jurisdiction, of the
amount of his financial obligations, or to the period for which the
arrangement was to remain in force,—a vagueness which Colonel
Kemball thought likely to be productive of distrust in the recipient's
mind. .Returning from Baghdad to Hillah the British
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
,
with the previous approval of Namiq
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, addressed letters, probably
of warning or remonstrance, to Shaikh Mansur and Shaikh Nasir.
At the beginning of April, partly because of the detention of Shaikh
Nasir at Baghdad against his will—an evident breach of faith against
which Colonel Kemball did not fail to protest, as the Shaikh had come
in on a safe conduct—and partly perhaps in consequence of the appoint
ment of Shaikh Fahad, Sulaiman, a son of Shaikh Mansur, suddenly
appeared on the Baghdad-Hillah road with a body of armed tribesmen,
and telegraphic and all other communication between the two places
was temporarily interrupted. Namiq
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, who expected that Shaikh
Fahad would be able to restore order immediately, declined an offer by
Colonel Kemball to place himself in communication with Shaikh Mansur
01 even, if necessary, proceed in person to his camp ; but Shaikh Fahad
continued to haggle over the terms of his appointment, and matters
remained in suspense. ( No general amnesty such as might have served to
conciliate the adherents of Shaikh Mansur was published; but the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
was eventually persuaded to send letters of assurance, through Shaikh
Fahad, to the principal men whose attitude was doubtful.
Farlv in May Shaikh Fahad. who had not yet accepted full
responsibility for the Muntafik, was encamped on the right bank of the
Tigris at 'Ali-ash-Sharqi. Assisted by a detachment of 300 Turkish
infantry with one gun, 200 'Aqaili matchlock men and 100 Bashi
Bazouks from Amarah, he had repelled a half-hearted attack made on
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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.
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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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