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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎654] (797/1782)

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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HaghJah that carried treasure for the ruler of Masqat. Though much
incommoded by the Bag-hlah, which she had in tow, the "Aurora" stood
on through the middle of the hostile fleet ; and in the action which /.si »
ensued she plied them so hotly with grape and canister that several were ip r
sunk, and the remainder at nightfall drew off baffled, and disappeared in rofido
the direction of the Arabian coast.
Other Not long after this, 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. pursued and fired at the jiceptth'
piracies, American ship Persiaattacked the " Macaulay" and the
" Cintraand even plundered a French schooner on the voyage from
Mauritius to Basrah, though convoyed by a ship of the same nationality. .1 '
A few weeks later several other seizures were achieved by the Qawaeim, ■
among them that of a ship under the British flag, of which the name ^ witl
was never ascertained; this vessel was taken by five pirate boats and '
her crew and passengers were put to the sword. The H.E.I.
Company's armed boat " Turrarow" also fell into the hands of the imedn
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 on every side their captures and atrocities continued. jw^jioe
Matters had now reached such a pitch that Lieutenant Bruce, the itlie]
Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , could not even obtain a boat to carry a letter of nmdii
remonstrance to Ras-al-Khaimah ; most of the ports on the Persian side .r&rs o
to the south of Naband had begun to emulate the Pirate Coast to the best » re
of their ability; the Shaikh of Charak had attached himself to the t!>|ia
piratical Ciasimi organisation ; and ''Abdullah-bin-Ahmad, Shaikh of
Bahrain, was reported to have announced his intention of adopting piracy
as the shortest road to fortune. Stages ft
Capture of Matters were at length brought to a head by the capture in the Bed
mercliautmen ^ ea -' 1816, of three Indian merchant vessels from Surat, which were mak- reived
Sea^lb^G* 1 i n & the passage to Mokha under the British flag; of the crews only a few wi
survivors remained to tell the tale, and the pecuniary loss was estimated = lelii
at Rs. 12,00,000. The pirates were commanded on this occasion by '^ena
Amir ibrahim, a kinsman of Hasan-bin-Rahmah, the de facto Shaikh of S| ®t!
Ras-al-Khaimah. In this new and remote quarter the offences by the sir
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. had their beginning in 1815 ; and it was probably about thig
time that, as tradition relates, they made cruel raids at various points
along the southern coast of Arabia including the Kuria Muria Islands
and llasik on the mainland, both of which they left virtually depopulated. ^'-proj
Reparation ' circumstances of the outrage upon the Surat vessels took some Whaj
refuwd. time to investigate; but in September 1816, as soon as the facts had % ti, e j
been made clear. His Majesty's sloop " Challenger/'' 18 guns, and the ^astlie
H.E.I. Company's cruisers "Mercury" and "Vestal," 14 and 10
guns respectively, sailed from Bombay for the Gulf. The "Ariel/' ^

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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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