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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎137] (280/1782)

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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HISTORY OF THE PERSIAN GULF The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. FROM THE TEMPOR
ARY LOCATION OF THE BRITISH HEAD-QUARTERS
AT BASRAH TO THE BEGINNING OF THE NAPOLEONIC
ERA, 1763-97 *
In dealing, from a British stand-point, with the period from 1763 to
1/97 in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , it is important not to lose sight of certain
events which were taking place at the time at a distance from the Gulf
itself, in India and even in Europe. These we shall notice in passing,
wherever it may be necessary to do so, in order to explain British activity
or inaction in the field with which we are particularly concerned.
General affairs and Britisli interests before the Persian invasion
of Turkish 'Iraq, 1763-75.
In the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , in 1763, the strongest administration was that Relative
of Karim Khan, the Vakil Elected representative or attorney, acting in legal matters such as contracting marriage, inheritance, or business; a high-ranking legal official; could also refer to a custodian or administrator. of Persia, who was now firmly established at the'nativr
Shiraz and had extended his authority over the whole country with the ^ 0 ^ rs in
exception of a few outlying districts. Among the tracts not yet fully 1763-65.
subjugated by him, however, were some of those adjoining the Gulf,
such as ^Arabistan. Turkish 'Iraq, the second in size and importance of
the governments in the Gulf, was held at this time by ^Ali Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , whose
position at home was too insecure to allow of his exerting influence
abroad, and who was fully engaged, during his short tenure of power, in
coping with local rebellions. Kuwait already existed, but its 'Atbi
inhabitants were not prominent in Gulf affairs; Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. in Qatar did
not come into being until 1766, and for some years after its foundation
it was not a place of any account; and the Bahrain Islands were as yet
* The authorities for this period are mentioned in foot notes in the chapters
following, which contain Beparate histories of the different divisions of the Persian
Gulf. The most important for the Gulf generally are the official Precis of Infor'
mation in regard to the First Connection of the Hon hie East India Company with
Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. , 1874, and Mr. J. A. Saldanha's Selections from State Papers,
Bombay, regarding the East India Company's Connection with the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
with Summary of Events, 1600-1800, printed in 1905.

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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)
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.

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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' [‎137] (280/1782), 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_100023575942.0x000051> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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