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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎727] (870/1782)

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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he was opposed by the Na'im of Baraimi, one of whose chiefs, i^adhil-
bin-Muhammad, had an interview with Captain Kemball at tlie coast
in 1855, and suggested that British influence should be brought to bear
for tfce expulsion of the Wahhabis ; but the Resident explained that the
policy of Government was now one of non-intervention in internal affairs,
aad himself merely continued to avoid, as his predecessors had done
since 1840, direct communication with or recognition of the Wahhabi
representative.
From 1864) to 1866 the attention of rurki -bin-Ahmad the Sadairi, 1864-1866.
tyahhabi agent at Baraimi, was chiefly engaged by the affairs of the
Oman Sultanate, on which he was trying to enforce payment of an
increased tribute ; but from this struggle, which is described in another
place, the Trucial Shaikhs, including Shaikh Sultan-bin-Saqar who was
now in his dotage and died in 1866, seem to have held themselves aloof.
About this time Shaikh Khalid-bin-Sultan of Sharjah, who had thrown in
his lot with the Wahhabis, ventured with their assistance to erect a fort
on the coveted Zora site between 'Ajman and Hamriyah ; but, as this
innovation threatened to disturb the peace of the entire coast, the fort
was bombarded and destroyed by H.M.S. "Highflyer " in January 1866,
on the occurrence of a breach between the British Government and the
Wahhabis. The question of Zora remained in abeyance thereafter until
1895.
In 1867, on the re-incorporation of Ras-al-Khaimah with the Sharjah 1867.
Shaikhdom, the intervention of the Wahhabis was sought, but without
success, by Ibrahim, the displaced Shaikh of Eas-al-Khaimah.
In April 1869 the Wahhabi representative at Baraimi, having pro-
ceeded to Sharjah, entangled himself in the domestic quarrels of the Wahhabis
ruling family with the result that, in a general affray which took place, ^
he was shot dead. A number of his followers were killed on the same
occasion, and the others withdrew. Two months later the opportunity
thus presented was taken advantage of by Saiyid 'Azzan-bin-Qais of
Masqat, as related in the history of the 'Oman Sultanate, to drive the
Wahhabis once and for all out of Baraimi.
Baraimi affairs, from the departure of Wahhabis, are treated of
in the Annexure on tbe history of the Abu Dhabi principality, with
which the Oasis, though independent, is very closely connected.
In 1888 there were rumours, emanating from Qatar, of a contemplated llireatened
' 0 . . invasion,
invasion of Trucial 'Oman by Ibn-Rashid of Najd; but, as no invasion 1888f
was attempted, it seems probable that they may have been invented and dis
seminated by Jasim, the A1 Thani bhaikh of Dohah, for his own purposes*

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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.

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.
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