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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎740] (883/1782)

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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Resident, however, tlie aggressors were required to withdraw and to
return the arms seized ; and the Shaikh of Dihai undertook that in future
his subjects should not resort to Sir Bu Na'air without express permiseion
from the Shaikh of Sharjah. In September of the same year the
Shaikh of Dibai despatched an armed boat to the assistance of the
Shaikh of 'Ajman, who was then threatened with a land attack by the
Shaikhs of Sharjah and Umm-al-Qaiwain ; but on account of this lawless
proceeding he was condemned to pay a fine, and it was realised in the
following November at a visit of the Resident to the coast.
No maritime irregularity deserving of mention was committed after
this by the inhabitants of Trucial ' Oman ; but in 1893 a Shihhi Shaikh
of Khasab in Ruus-al-Jibal, having put to sea with an armed party,
attempted to enforce a claim upon the property of his deceased father-in-
law at Slia am. In consequence of this misdemeanour the Sultan of
'Oman, acting on British advice, summoned the Shaikh to Masqat,
where after much delay he appeared and was mulcted in the sum of Rs, 50,
Injinies to Cases in which it was necessary to demand redress on behalf of per-
persons un- . . , i
der British sons enjoying British protection were, similarly, few and insignificant.
protection. Jj, 1904, a Hindu having died at Abu Dhabi, Shaikh Saqar, who was
in charge of the town in the absence of his father Shaikh Zaid, extorted
$1°° ' n return for permission to dispose of the body according to Hindu
rites; but the money was afterwards refunded on a requisition by the
Resident. In November of the same year a Hindu was robbed on
Dalmah island, in the jurisdiction of the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi, of a
considerable sum in money and pearls; and again the unsatisfactory
attitude of the Shaikh necessitated a remonstrance by the British politi
cal authority.
^Tnecegsity Shaikh 'Abdul 'Aziz, on his accession not without violence
of renewal to ^e Shaikhship of 'Ajman, wrote to the British Resident at Bushehr
ments, 1900, s ^ ne( ^ ^ ie agreements of his predecessors with the British
Government and that he would abide by them; and the Resident in
u pl \ expressed approval of the Shaikh's resolution. The incident was of
a novel character and suggested that agreements by predecessors were
not legaided as binding by the Shaikhs of Trucial 'Oman, unless
(.onfiimed by themselves ; but an enquiry held by Colonel Kemball showed
that such was not the case, and the Government of India then laid
it down that the various engagements executed by individual Trueial
Shaikhs are necessarily binding on their successors. At the same time
the Government of India emphasized the desirability of taking means to
secuie that each chief should be clearly acquainted with the provisions of
the agreements by which he is bound.

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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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