!['Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎632] (775/1782)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000884.0x000148/IOR_L_PS_20_C91_1_0775.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎632] (775/1782)")
'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [632] (775/1782)
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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
632
From their first appearance abroad their energy was directed to exploiting-
the nearer parts of the Persian coast and to promoting or opposing the
policy of their neighbour, the Imam of 'Oman, as their interests at the
moment might happen to dictate.
menShe 0n ^ de ? eaSe of iXadir Shah in 1747 ' Mulla ,Ali Shah, who under
Qawftsim on t ^ e sovereign had been Governor of Bandar 'Abbas and its depen-
coast^andls- dencies and I)ar ^ a Bai & 1 or Admiral of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, finding himself
lands 175°- pressed with demands for tribute from more than one quarter and
threatened by Nasir Khan, the hereditary ruler of Lar, secured the aid
of the
Qawasim
One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima.
, with whose Shaikh—apparently Rashid-bin-Matar—
he seems to have allied himself by giving him a daughter in marriage. In
175S Mulla 'Ali Shah with vessels from Hormuz, came to the assistance
of the Qasimi Shaikh against the Imam of Masqat; but no actual
collision occurred between the opposing forces. In 1759, as related in
the chapter on the General History of the Gulf, the crews of some Arab
vessels, subjects of the Qasimi Shaikh, who were supposed to be cruising
against Mir Mahanna, the piratical chieftain of Rig at the northern
end of the Gulf, created a disturbance at Bandar 'Abbas and inflicted
serious injuries on the servants of the British
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
there, for which
no reparation was afforded by the Persian Deputy-Governor of the place.
In June 1760 the
Qawasim
One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima.
, who appear in the meantime to have
obtained a looting at Qishm and Laft on the island of Qishm and also
at Lingeh and Shanas on the coast of the mainland to the westwards,
assisted Mulla ; Ali Shah to seize the town of Bandar 'Abbas; but, being
unable to dislodge a garrison which held the fort for the Khan of Lar,
t ey again withdrew; on this occasion their strength was estimated
at MOO men, and they were commanded by Shaikh Rashid in person,
e an of Lar replied with demonstrations against Lingeh and Ras-
haimah, but he found both places too strong and too well prepared
o e seriously attacked; he succeeded, however, in devastating the island
o * m - I n 1761 Mulla 'Ali Shah brought over the Arabs of Ras-
aimah to help him in an attack on Hormuz, where his family were
kept prisoners in the fort by the inhabitants of the place and by the Bani
am Arabs; two assaults were made, but both failed. In the course
0 j J 11008 vessel from Masqat, carrying 2,400 bags of rice
a eaguei of Arrack " for the British
Factory
An East India Company trading post.
at Bandar 'Abbas,
was sdz h} the
Qawasim
One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima.
, and the rice was appropriated by Mulla 'Ali
a w o seems, however, to have made restitution. Early in 1763 a
? ,i ® P ea ^e was arranged between the Bani Ma'in on the one side
a • aw ^ 6im a n cl Mulla ^Ali Shah on the other; among the condi-
were the definite assignment to the Shaikh of Ras -al -K haimah of
About this item
- Content
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).
- Extent and format
- 2 volumes (1624 pages)
- Arrangement
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.
- Physical characteristics
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.
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [632] (775/1782), 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_100023575944.0x0000b0> [accessed 16 April 2024]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023575944.0x0000b0
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023575944.0x0000b0">'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎632] (775/1782)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023575944.0x0000b0"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000884.0x000148/IOR_L_PS_20_C91_1_0775.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000884.0x000148/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/20/C91/1
- Title
- 'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915'
- Pages
- 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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence