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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1505] (1660/1782)
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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In 1892 great insecurity prevailed in the town of Basrah. In April Disorder in
the prisoners in the Turkish Jail overpowered their guards and 18 Arab 1892^ t0Wn '
criminals, including a notorious assassin, succeeded in making their
escape. On the night of the 3rd of May a gang of marauding Arabs
broke into a shop, killed two men, wounded another, and carried off
bodily a safe containing cash and other valuables.
In 1901 there was a general outbreak of lawlessness in the Basrah
Wilayat, which was intensified— if not caused—by failure of crops and
agricultural distress. Three burglaries on a large scale, committed in
Basrah town by gangs of 20 to 25 armed Arabs, were unmistakable
signs of faulty administration and probably contributed, as such, to the
removal of Muhsin
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
from the Waliship. Under Nuri Piisha, the
next Wali, order was promptly restored in the town and the immediate
neighbourhood.
Lawlessness
in the Basrah
Wilayat,
1901.
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Tribal affairs in the Basrah Wilayat, 1876-1905.
While the behaviour of the Arab tribes in the Baghdad Wilayat
showed, as we have seen, a marked improvement during the period,
tribal affairs in Basrah seemed to remain on as unsatisfactory a footing
as ever. It should be remembered that under Taqi-ud-Din
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
as
Wali, that is, from 1880 to 1886, Basrah formed part of the Baghdad
W ilayat.
In 1878-79 the Bani I am were divided among themselves owing BaruLam
to a feud between Mizban, the principal chief of the tribe, and his half- 1878-79.
brothers Musa, 'Aqil and Humaidi: a son of Musa had been slain by
Mizban. In March 1878 a battle took place on the ^Tigris between the
contending factions, who apparently held opposite sides of the river, for,
the British Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Steamer " Comet ^ happening to pass, they
utilized her as cover against each other, and maintained a running fight
across her as she proceeded upstream against the current. In March
1879 fighting still continued ; but Shaikh Mizban and Musa had gone
to 'Amarah, in obedience to a summons from the Mutasarnf, to have
their differences arranged. Raids and countei-raids were tallied on by
their partisans in their absence, and little hope was entertained that the
Turkish official would be able to effect a reconciliation.
*Geary. the authority for this seems to place tbe scene of this incident too far down
the river, vtz., between the Al Bu Muhammad country and Quruah. ^ee his Throug >
Asiatic Turkey, Vol. I, page 110.
104
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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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- 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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