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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [464] (607/1782)
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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Second Bani
Bu 'AH ex
pedition,
1821.
to take action jointly with Saiyid Sa-'id, to whom also the Bani Bu J Ali
were obnoxious as they were in open rebellion against Hs
government. In pursuance of this design six companies of Indian
sepoys
Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank.
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were embarked by Captain Thompson at Qishm and landed at Sur, where
they were reinforced by a tribal levy under the Saiyid, consisting chiefly
of Bani Jabir, Hishm, Hajriyln and Al Wahibah. On the 8th of
November the allies encamped at Falaij-al-Mashaikh, and surrender of the
murderers of the British messenger, as well as of the fortifications and
arms of the tribe, was demanded; but the negotiations failed, entirely, it
would appear, in consequence of the determination of the British Political
Officer to enforce the surrender of the arms. On the following day, the
9th of November, a force of 380
sepoys
Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank.
and 4 guns, with 2,000 Arab
auxiliaries, advanced to attack the village of Balad Bani Bu 'Ali; but they
were ignominiously routed by a charge of swordsmen, and fell back upon
their entrenched camp with a loss of 7 British officers, 270
sepoys
Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank.
and all
the guns. Saiyid Sa^id himself behaved with coolness and courage and
was wounded m the hand m endeavouring to save a British artilleryman an
act of gallantry which the Government of India subsequently acknowledged
by the piesentation oi a valuable sword. Most of the tribesmen by
whom Sa'id was attended either fled, immediately that the day turned
against them, oi lemained neutral j but the Hajnyin proved an honourable
exception and were killed to the last man. On the night after the battle
the British camp was attacked, but without success, by the Bani Bu
Hasan, in whose land it was situated; and, eventually, the remnants of the
Biitish foice returned via the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
-al-'Aqq to Masqat, where they arrived
on the J 7 th of November.
The
Government of Bombay
From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions.
, considering that Captain Thompson had
exceeded his instructions for the suppression of piracy and had allowed
himself to be made an instrument of the Saiyid^s internal policy, con
demned the whole of his proceedings and ordered him to be removed from
his post; but it was necessary that the military reputation of Britain
should be rehabilitated in 'Oman. A strong expedition, consisting of
117 British officers, of 1,263 British rank and file from His Majesty's 65th
Regiment, the Bombay European Regiment and the Bombay European
Aitillery, and of 1,686 native soldiers, was despatched from Bombay under
the command of General Lionel Smith, the same who had directed
the operations against Ras-al-Khaimah in 1809, and reached Sur on the
27th of January 1821. On the night of the 11th of February the lines ^
of the headquarters staff and the Bombay European Regiment, which
weie situated at some distance from the main camp, were surprised by a
a pai t \ of Bani Be Ali swordsmen, who succeeded in inflicting over
Neri
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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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