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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎278] (421/1782)

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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diplomatic representations, with the assent of the concessionaire himself.
The French flag began to be employed by slave traders in the Gulf of J Oman
as a cover for their operations; this was a aerious development, though
almost unnoticed in the beginning, and was destined to cause much
trouble at a later time.
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British naval arrangements in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 1876-1880.
British naval arrangements in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. remained on the same
footing as in the previous years, but were occasionally defective. During
the summer of 1879 there was no British war vessel in the Gulf.
Maritime security in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 1876-1880.
An outbreak of piracy occurred in the waters adjoining the coasts of
Hasa and Qatar in 1878 and rapidly attained alarming proportions; many
lives were taken, and many boats and much property were carried off. The
pirates were mostly Bani Hajir of the mainland, and their lawlessness
seemed to be connected in its origin with the Arab rebellion against the
Turks in Hasa. The suppression of the pirates was a matter of difficulty
because the coast of Hasa was now nominally under the Turkish ffag,
and because it was uncertain how far to the southward the territorial
pretensions of the Porte extended or should be admitted. Efforts were
made locally and at Constantinople to stimulate the Turkish authorities
into taking effective action against the pirates j but their feeble endeavours
to respond soon died away without result. In 1878 a number of piratical
vessels were captured by a British man of war off Qatif and handed over
to the Turkish executive officials there; but in 1879, from considerations
of international comity, it was ordered that action by British vessels on the
coast of Hasa should be suspended. The disagreeable state of affairs
which had arisen was thus prolonged, through no fault on the part of the
British political or naval authorities, into the next period.
A serious case of river piracy occurred in the Shatt-al-'Arab in ISSOj
the Superintendent of the British telegraph station at Fao being among
the sufferers j but it was strenuously followed up by the British atithoiities,
and partial reparation and a penalty were extracted in Persian territoiy
thiough the Shaikh of Muhammareh.

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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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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎278] (421/1782), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/20/C91/1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023575943.0x000016> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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