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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [729] (872/1782)
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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1869.
1*70.
though it was with liberal promises, and no occasion for interference
by the British authorities arose.
Saiyid Turki of 'Oman, in the course of his endeavours in 1867 to 1867.
recover his appanage of Sohar, had recourse once more to the Shaikhs
of Trucial 'Oman ; but those whose aid he sought, having been warned
by the officers of the British Government against any disturbance of
the peace, especially at sea, made no response to his overtures.
After his capture of Baraimi from the Wahhabis in 1869, 'Azzan-
bin-Qais formed an alliance with the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi, to whom
he also promised a subsidy for the defence of the frontier of the
Sultanate upon that side. The alliance was directed against the other
Shaikhs of Trucial 'Oman, all of whom Saiyid 'Azzan then regarded as
favouring the Wahhabi cause; but not long afterwards the Shaikh
of Sharjah also associated himself with the allies, and the danger from
the Wahhabis came to an end.
In May 1870 Saiyid Turki of 'Oman paid a visit to Dibai with a view
to enlisting the support of the Trucial Shaikhs in his struggle with the
usurper 'Azzan -bin-Qais; but the influence of the Shaikh of Abu
Dhabi, who adhered loyally to his understanding with 'Azzan, was
sufficient to prevent for the time any overt movement in favour of the
princely wanderer. In the following October, however, in the battle of
Dhank which virtually gave to him the Sultanate of Oman, Sai} id
Turki received invaluable aid, in the shape ol contingents, from the
Shaikhs of Dibai, 'Ajman and Ras-al -Khaimah and from the Na'im and
Bani Qitab tribes.
In the following vear the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi visited SaryH lurki, 1871 1891.
notwithstanding the previous opposition between their views, and was
received with every honour; but in January 1886 he \vas suspected of
a design to raid the Batinah District in concert with the lebels of
Sharqiyah, and in May 1887 Saiyid Turki was guilty of an unfriendly
act in lending support to the Dhawahir of Baraimi, who weie at wai
with the Bani Yas. In 1891 Shaikh Zaid made another journey to
Masqat, apparently in connection with Baraimi affairs.
Relations of Trucial 'Oman with Qatar, 1853-92.
For about 9 years, from 1881 to 1890, almost continual warfare ^ ©1
prevailed by land between Zaid -bm-Khalifah, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi, an Abu Dhabi,
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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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1:130, 1:778, iv-r:iv-v, back-i, front-a, back-a, spine-a, edge-a, head-a, tail-a, front-a-i, v-r:v-v, 779:1098, 1131:1146, 1099:1130, 1147:1484, 1489:1496, 1485:1488, 1497:1624, vi-r:vi-v, back-a-i
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