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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1503] (1658/1782)

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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who was his personal enemy, and whose brother, Saiyid Talib, was
eent to Constantinople to undermine the Wali's position. The Shaikh
of Kuwait, too, was induced to represent that the difficulties between
himself and the Turkish Government arose from the employment of Hamdi
Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. as a medium ; and charges connected with the proceedings of a
German Railway Commission at Basrah seem to have been brought
against the unfortunate official by Muhsin Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , the Mditary Com
mandant at Basrah, who coveted the Waliship for himself.
Emni Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. and 'Arif Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , who governed the Wilayat m the in
tervals of Hamdi Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. 's administration, appear both to have fallen quickly
into disgrace. Complaints against them were investigated by Muhsin
Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , afterwards Wali but then holding a military appointment at
Baghdad, who was sent from Baghdad for the purpose, and who
thereafter acted for a short time as Wali, pending the return of Hamdi
Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. .
Muhsin Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. was a soldier of some intellectual attainments, he p^™ 190C( .
had risen in the Turkish military service by merit; and he had e igoi,
the position of Chief of the Staff in the 7th (Yaman) Array Corps.
His plausible policy in regard to Kuwait, however, which may be
learned from the chapter on the history of that Arab principality,
though consistently pursued during two years with the support of the
Naqib of Basrah, and crowned at one moment with seeming success,
ended in total failure. A favourite scheme of Muhsin Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. was
construction of a road from Basrah to Fao through the date plantations
on the right bank of the Shatt-al-'Arab; but heavy expenditure in
acquiring laud and building bridges was involved, and it was not came
out The idea of the road was military rather than administrative,
but its execution would have given the Turkish authorities a strong
hold on the riverain villages and might have contributed to the
suppression of piracy on the Shatt-al- Arab.
Mustafa Nuri Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , who succeeded Muhsin Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , was M llltal '- V ^".1901?'
Commandant as well as Wali of Basrah. He showed considerable firm
ness and energy in grappling with internal difficulties that preva.
his time, as will be described hereaftei.
Fakhri Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , the temporary successor of Nun Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. both as Wall
and Commandant, was a military officer of good education. H used
great severity in dealing with violent crime at Basrah where he^ sti
remembered bv the name of Abu Gaw.ni or " the Man of Sa k rt
having been alleged that he caused criminals to be tied up in sacks and
Fakhri
Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. ,
1904.

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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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