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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1501] (1656/1782)
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 manner in which he lent himself to Turkish designs of reducing
the tribe to civilisation. The result was that^ from time to time, he lost
the support of his most useful dependents,—those, namely, who were
most firmly attached to their Bedouin indepeudence. A younger brother
of Shaikh Farhan, 'Abdul Karim, whose mother was of a noble family
of desert Arabs, once seriously disputed the chiefship with him;
studiously insulted, flouted, and harassed the Turkish authorities ; and
for a time successfully evaded capture. In the end, however, about 1873,
'Abdul Karim was surrendered to the Government by Shaikh Nasir of
the Muntafik, then an aspirant to the Waliship of Basrah, with whom
he had taken refuge, and was hanged at Musal. Another younger
brother, 'Abdur Razzaq, whose political sentiments resembled those of
'Abdul Karim, met his death about the same time at the hands of the
Turks. In 1875 'Abdul Karim's full brother Faris, then about 24
years of age, returned from Najd, where he had found a temporary
asylum and quickly secured the allegiance of a part of the tribe m
opposition to Shaikh Farhan. Iu 1877 Faris entered into negotiations
with the Turkish authorities at Dair-az-Zor with the object of obtaining
a Government subsidy in return for his aid in tribal matters, and of
securing official support against Shaikh Farhan and his elder sons 'Isa
and Miiwal. Faris received a visit in 187H from Mr. W S. an a y
Anne Blunt, who were then travelling in the country, and on whom us
open, frank character and high spirit made a very favourable impres
sion ; and oaths of Bedouin brotherhood were even exchanged between
him and Mr. Blunt.
About 1886 a desperate raid was made on the Shammar by the
Dilaim and proved much more sanguinary than such affairs genera y
are. The Dilaim, though the assailants were defeated; and, as hying
under the law, were called heavily to account by the Turkish anther, les
The later course o£ Shammar affairs is obscure; but it appears that
in 1889 there was trouble between the Northern Shammar and the
Turkish Government, and that Parhan, who was still Shaikh, adopte
policy of submission.
On one later occa S ion. in October 1902, the pca.e of the Wilayat was
seriouslv disturbed, the country between Karbala and Musaiyib bemg
given up for two or three days to warfare between Amzah nomad and
the settled Mas'ud tribe. The latter were assisted b /. BedoU ' n
Northern Shammar who were at the time encamped ia the ' 1 ^
Captain Cox, the Surgeon of the British
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
at Baghdad,
Tribal
disturbances
near Karbala,
1902.
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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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- 'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915'
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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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