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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1532] (1687/1782)
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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of the Tigris might be permanently affected. These arguments did not
prevail with the Wilayat; but, when the project was on the eve of
execution, it was suddenly prohibited by orders from Constantinople.
Attack by , On the morning of the 8th July 1880 the Euphrates and Tigris
' mSITA Steani ^ avi ^ atl0n steamer "Khalifah," while passing up the Tigris
188o! ' wifch the British m * ih ' a Kgte g^eral cargo, and about 80 passengers
was attacked by Arab marauders a few miles from 'Azair. The Arabs
suddenly appeared in some long grass on the bank and opened a brisk
fire on the steamer, which they maintained for about 40 minutes, follow
ing by land and attempting to board her, but without success. The
commander, Captain Clements, and the chief engineer, Mr. Cole, clung
manfully to their posts, and the Arabs at last abandoned the pursuit.
On board a native quartermaster and one passenger were killed and
Captain Clements was wounded, being shot through the lungs. The
perpetrators of the outrage were Al Bu Muhammad tribesmen, subject
to the authority of Shaikh Saihud. No motive could be assigned for
this wholly unprecedented attack, except the usual Arab fondness for
plunder, coupled in this instance perhaps with a desire on the part of
the Al Bu Muhammad to draw attention to their grievances against the
Turkish Government, which at the time had proscribed them as rebels.
The "Blosse Lynch", which passed down the river shortlv afterwards
was not molested. The "Khalifah" on her next journey from Baghdad
to Basrah was provided with a Turkish guard of 30 soldiers, Tnd a
Turkish gunboat was ordered to Basrah.
Representations were immediately made at Constantinople, and the
Porte promised that an expedition would be sent against the offending
tribe, and that the river would be patrolled by an armed Turkish
steamer. In August 1880 it was reported that Shaikh Saihud, who had
retired to an island named Abu Shadar in the marshes between the
rigiis and the Euphrates above their junction at Qurnah, had succeeded
in repulsing an attack made on him at the instance of the Turkish
authorities by his elder brother, Shaikh
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
, and another relation
His followers suffered little loss, but of the attacking force seven were
killed and twenty were wounded. The ends of the only creek giving
access to the Shaikh's retreat were guarded by the Turkish steamers
Basrah" on the Tigris and <f Rusafah " on the Euphrates. Later
Salih Bey, the Mutasarrif of 'Amarah, proceeded against Shaikh Saihud
'with regular troops; but the Shaikh fled without encountering them,and
it soon became evident that the prospects of his being captured were small.
Hib stionghold at Abu Shadar, however, such as it was, was destroved.
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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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