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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎660] (803/1782)

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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660
sequel: it involved the acceptance of naval and military aid from the
Saiyid of ^Onian and the ultimate occupation of Qishra under his authority,
but without his financial assistance.
attributed to undue interference by the British Government in native affairs in the
Gulf; he endeavoured to explain away the " Bassein " and " Viper " cases of 1797 •
and he represented the QawSsim and the 'Utub as obliged by the Wahhabis to engage
in piracy against their will. 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. he wrote : " The Joassmees then, not
" being free agents but compelled by the Chiefs placed over them by the Wahabee to
" engage in maritime depredations, do not appear to be bo atrociously guilty, so deeply
stained with the crimes of piracy, as I thought when I was less acquainted with their
" histoiy. * » # * The prevalence of piracy, then, in the Gnlph of Persia
" may be attributed wholly and exclusively to the instigation of the Wahabee tribe.
Under that impression I feel disposed in some degree to advocate the cause even of the
" Joassmee tribe, and to palliate their enormities." Mr. Warden regarded the Saijid of
Oman, on whose weakness and restlessness he dwelt at length, as a most unBuitable
chief to be invested with any sort of general supremacy in the Gulf ; and it cannot
be doubted that he stood on firm ground when he insisted that the Saiyid had no valid
claim to the overlordship of the Pirate Coast, that the Persian Government would
object to his being placed in possession of Bahrain, and that fcis claim to sovereign
rights over Qishm, as against Persia, was probably ill-founded. Mr. Warden
was in favour ot reducing the strength of the proposed expedition and of limiting ita
scope to the restoration of the authority of Shaikh Sultan, the lawful non-Wahhabi
head 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. , for which purpose he would have invoked the co-ooeratiou not
only of the Saiyid of'Oman, but also of the Shihuh, the Bani Yas, the 'Utub of
Baluain and Kuwait, the Persians, and the Turks. He agreed, however, with the
„eiieial opinion that a British station should be established on the island of Qishm,
but to thi* end he would have negotiated with the Government of Persia rather than
with that of 'Oman, and he was even in favour of a transfer of the Persian Gnlf
Bfsidency from Bushehr to Qishm. He urged the desirability of a convention with
the tiibes for the suppression of piracy, the importance of a right to visit all ports and
destroy anned vessels, aud the necessity of a prohibition of the export of ship-building
timber from India.
Some of Mr. "VV arden s suggestions had results which are traceable in the subse
quent picceedingg ; but his general line of argument did not meet with the approval
of Government. In a minute, dated 6th September 1819, Sir E. Nepean, the Governor
of Bombay, observed : 'The Board is already in possession of my opinion on the rest
^ of the points ccntained in Mr. Warden s minute ; and all that mav be necessary for me
" at pre8ent to t add is that the impressions formed by all the most intelligent officers,
(( nava ^ an( l military, who have for some years past visited the Gulph are directly in
<( 0 PP 08 ^ on ^ those entertained b}' Mr. Warden ; and so far from thinking they (? the
^ tribes) are disposed to quit their present predatory habits and to have recourse to
'< k mi " ero ' a ^ P ursu it8, they consider their present habits so deeply rooted that nothing
Ut 8trong hand 0 * P ower will keep them down. What said the Chief of Rasell-
^ 3 0n " ^' Uce 8 ieiuonstances in consequence of his breach of engagement on
< 1 urt of home vessels belonging to our native subjects ? ' If we (meaning the
(e » ' ^ ^ eit a,<e< l e to the proposition of respecting vessels navigated by natives
of India, we must starve. "*

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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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