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'Extracts from Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman and Central Arabia by J G Lorimer CIE, Indian Civil Service' [‎8r] (20/180)

The record is made up of 1 volume (86 folios). It was created in Early 20th century. 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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with the Wahhabis. At Barkah 'Azzan had received a letter from the Wahhabi
Amir, who called upon him, on the ground of his having assumed the title of Imam,
to remit the customary tribute of 'Oman to Riyadh; but, the Khalili having been
consulted, it was resolved to ignore this demand. A more threatening communica
tion was now received from 'Abdul 'Aziz, a Wahhabi commander who had recently
made a successful raid on Sohar and who, from his name, may have been identical
with the Wahhabi leader of the attack made upon Sur in 1865. Having been
joined by Salih-bin-'Ali with a contingent of 500 men from the Ja'alan district,
'Azzan advanced on Baraimi with a total force of about 1,500 men; took the place,
after slight resistance, on or about the 18th of June 1869; and, after installing a
garrison under one of his own relations, returned to Masqat. Before leaving
Baraimi 'Azzan entered into an alliance with the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi and under
took to pay him a subsidy on condition of his protecting the Baraimi frontier of
'Oman. A counter-alliance was formed by the remaining Shaikhs of Trucial 'Oman
among themselves; but the Shaikh of Sharjah quickly forsook it and attached
himself to the interests of 'Azzan.
The British Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , on hearing of the capture of Baraimi, inability of
hastened to remind the Wahhabi Amir of the obligation under which he had placed th< r Wah l iabl
himself in 1866 to abstain from molesting Arab States in alliance with the British
Government; but his letter was apparently ignored, and 'Azzan presently received isyo.
a laconic warning from 'Abdullah-bin-Faisal to prepare for an invasion of 'Oman
by the Amir in person at the head of 20,000 men. At the beginning of 1870 it
seemed probable that the threat would be carried into effect; for the Wahhabi
chief was then at 'Oqair on the coast of Hasa and had ordered a large fleet of
boats to be made ready, which he probably intended to use as transports for a
part of his force. Meanwhile, at the end of February, 'Azzan, accompanied by
his own brother Ibrahim and by Sa'ud, a rebellious brother of the Wahhabi Amir,
proceeded to Baraimi and conferred there with his ally the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi.
Various obstacles now interposed, which obliged the Wahhabi to defer his
operations against 'Oman: among them were the unseasonable scarcity of water
and forage in the country between Hasa and Baraimi, the combination between
the Abu Dhabi Shaikh and the ruler of 'Oman, the prospect of being himself called
to account by the British power in connexion with the recent invasion of Bahrain
from Hasa, and the fear of intrigue at Riyadh during his absence. Before long
'Abdullah was involved in civil war at home, and he found no further opportunity
of prosecuting his designs on 'Oman.
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The volume consists of approximately forty extracts from Volume I, Parts I and II, and Volume II of John Gordon Lorimer's Gazetteer. The reason for the compilation of this volume of extracts is unclear.

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1 volume (86 folios)
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There is a table of contents at the front of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 88 on the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. There is also a printed pagination sequence covering most of the volume.

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