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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1507] (1662/1782)
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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1607
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51-,'% to
300 infantry^ 300 cavalry, and 250 artillery. On the 10th of June a
body of i.OOO Arabs endeavoured to cut an embankment about three
miles north of Nasiriyah with the design of flooding- the town, but they
were repulsed with loss after a two hours' engagement. The next day
the rebels attacked Nasiriyah itself, but were beaten off, a large number
of them being killed and wounded.
It seemed doubtful whether the best policy of the Turkish Govern
ment in this emergency might not be to appoint one of the tribal Shaikhs
of the Muntafik to he Mutasarrif of Nasiriyah. Two seem to have
been available ; Mansur
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, who for some reason had taken flight,
and Falah
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, a son of the absent chief of the tribe. It was believed
that such an appointment would secure an immediate collapse of the
revolt, and resumption of nayment of revenue ; but it might on the other
hand restore the Muntafik and their Shaikhs to the position of virtual
independence which they had occupied in the reign of the Sultan "'Abdul
; Aziz. The local Turkish officials seem to have been in favour of strenu
ous action against the rebels; while the Porte, possibly under the advice
of Nasir
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
at Constantinople, were in favour of conciliation. What
policy was in the end adopted is not clear ; but the Muntafik question
for a time again dropped out of notice.
It will be apparent from the preceding that between the years 1878
and 1881 the Bani Lam, the A1 Bu Muhammad, and the Muntafik, the
only important tribes in their part of the country, were more or less
simultaneously in a state of excitement or insubordination very detrimen
tal to the general peace. Though concerted action among them was
not in question, there was reason to think that the attitude of the one
was to some extent influenced by that of the other ; and the trouble among
the Muntafik, in particular, tended to create disorder beyond the limits
of their tribal territory.
In the spring of 1883 there were disturbances on the left bank of
the Tigris near 'Amarah, and exceptional measures became necessary on
the part of the Turkish authorities for the protection of navigation.
In 1892, for causes which are not ascertainable, the A1 Bu Muhammad
tribe under Shaikh Saihud again rose against the Turkish Government.
Telegraphic communication between Baghdad and Basrah was inter
rupted ; several native boats were plundered between Qal'at Salih and
Qurnah ; the Turkish steamer " Mu^al" was fired on, and could not pass
ihrough the disturbed zone ; and 'Azair (Ezra's Tomb) was placed in a
state of defence. On this occasion no British steamer was molested.
104 a
Disturban
ces near
'Amarah,
1883.
Al BU
Muhammad
rebellion
under Shaikh
Saihud, 1892.
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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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