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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎736] (879/1782)

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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mutilation of some Dibai camels within Sharjah limits; friction had
really begun in the summer of 1889, when some raids were committed
on Sharjah by Manasir Bedouins nominally subject to the influence of
Dibai and Abu Dhabi. A temporary understanding was patched up
by the British Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent; but in March 1890 a fresh rupture
took place, and the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi moved a force in the direction
of Dibai to support his ally. A considerable amount of petty
mischief was done on both sides, after which negotiations for a general
peace took place, apparently at the instance of the Shaikhs of Ras-la-
Khaimah and Umm-al-Qaiwain ; but they were inconclusive. A raid
was made on Ras-al-Khaimah by hostile Shihuh and was repelled with
a loss to the raiders of 11 men killed. The punishment of a raiding
gang of 'Awamir and Na'im by the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi led to threats
against Abu Dhabi by the Na irn, but they were not fulfilled.
The year 1891 passed quietly, in consequence partly of the balance
of power established by the Hinawi and Ghafiri combinations of 1889,
which still endured, and partly of the good offices of the British Resi
dency Agent in averting collisions between Sharjah and Dibai. Certain
diffeiences occurred between the Shaikhs of L mm-al-Qaiwain and Ras-
al-Khaimah, but they were adjusted by the Shaikh of Sharjah. The
most important event of the year was probably the migration en bloc of
about 400 men of the Marar tribe from Dibai, where they considered
themselves ill-treated by the Shaikh, to Sharjah; the move was
effected at the end of the pearl season by simply returning from the banks
to Sharjah instead of Dibai. This affair gave rise to a number of pecu-
niaiy claims and counterclaims of which the settlement, notwith
standing the constant mediation of the British Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent, was
attended by fighting on land and dragged on for nearly three years.
Exclusive Agreement of the Trucial Shaikhs with Great Britain,
March 1892.
In order to understand the genesis of an important Agreement by
vvhich the position of the Trucial Shaikhs with reference to the British
Government was in 1892. further defined, it is necessary to go back a few
>eais and xefer to certain events by which the undisputed predominance
uf British influence in Trucial 'Oman seemed to be threatened. These

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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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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎736] (879/1782), 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_100023575945.0x000050> [accessed 24 April 2024]

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