'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1432] (1587/1782)
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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ordered to proceed to Samawah with the whole garrison of Diwanivah
w ile a detachment of rifles commanded by Muhammad
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
was
embarked on steamer at Baghdad for service at Basrah.
In July 1864 a serious disaster befell the force advancing to the
f»mawah. The unmounted portion, consisting of 350 rifle-
men with 3 guns, were proceeding to their destination by water when
they were unexpectedly attacked by the Barl Hacbaim, A1 Bn Husair,
and Dhawalim, of whom the first two had been supposed to be muWlJ
unfriendly. The next day Shibli P Ss ha arrived by land at the sa.ne
p ace, accompanied by his cavalry and by mounted contingents of the
Jabur and Zubaid tribes ; but the enemy, having a great superiority in
numbers, obliged him to retire. He then applied to Baghdad for rein-
forcements. Of the infantry more than half had been killed, besides
e office! in command ; and a week after the occurrence only 90 of their
number, of whom 30 were wounded, had succeeded in straggling back
o iwaniyah. All three guns were lost, but two of them were brought
of tie fight lnhabltants of a small Saiyid colony near the scene
Namiq Fasha lost no time in despatching additional troops, under
The ohW f 7 ,8h 0 the i rebelS and ' if 64111 1,05sible ' 6ave
St 'bb M ?' WaS kn0Wn 40 be eorres pondence with
. aikh Mansurand with Shaikh Mutlaq, the head of the Khaza'il
under whose influence the A1 Bu Husain were ; and there was therefore'
some reason to fear that the attack on the Turkish troops might have
icen the outcome of a widespread Arab conspiracy. On the 2Ut of July
Hafi.
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
s force, consisting of 2,000 regular troops, 350 irregular
pThacf' rf i C0Utlngents ' marched f™ 1 " Dlwaniyah. Shaikh
Dun- ■■ Th M , m , i' 6 Hai <,istriCt, but Was P re P arin S to ^™nce to
Dunaji with the Turkish garrison of 300 men and one gun that had been
attempted 01 h* S I Ras " ai ' Jaz ' ral1 . laterat Shatrah. An incursion
re^uedlhe f "T-' ^ " was
Bani "T r: be '" g ' lriVei1 baCk aCr08s ^ Euphrates ; and the
Susafn nd T y*^ » — of on the A1 Bu
troons arr Dh.wuhm,who were their tribal foes. On the Government
T POrt 0f the Bani Za ™j ; a Kght was reported to
milll , ' Whlch60OT7 » ^^e enemy were killed and the
of a can ft A fiUal occurred on the bank.
have T; : ^ Cbilib ' which ^e Arabs were said to
600 1„ killed and wounded, including women and children,
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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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