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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎750] (893/1782)

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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iSSo- (n Jan nan- 1^115 ManaeJr ami Al Morrah nomads from a distance
commenced raiding the whole of the inland districts between Abu Dhabi
and Ras-al-Khaimah and were reported to have captured some 400
camels and 100 horses. The Bani Qitab, who were perhaps the principal
sufferers, then appealed to (he Shaikhs of Abu Dhabi and Dibai • and
on these chiefs calling out their Bedouins, the scourge was tempo'rarily
abated. In the following season marauding Manasir from Qatar a^ain
made their appearance in Trucial 'Oman; but, finding the inhabitants
prepared to resist them, they changed their tactics and paid visits of
courtesy to the Shaikhs of Ribai, Sharjah and Umm-al-Qaiwain, whom
they thus obliged to entertain them. Prom Hamriyah, however the
people there not being sufficiently upon their guard, they carried off a
number of animals and a few slaves. Before the end of the winter of
i S0C-07 a check was inflicted on the Manasir by the Bani Qitab, for
that tribe, warned by the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi, with whom they had
then recently been reconciled, and assisted by the people of Sharjah
defeated the marauders with loss in a sharp engagement.
The towns of Trucial 'Oman, consisting to a large extent of huts
o try date fronds and other inflammable materials, are at all time very
.a >le to damage by fire ; but the year 1896 was rendered memorable by
an extraordinary series of conflagrations. In the town of Shanah 400
houses were reported to have been destroyed, and the loss in property
was estimated at Rs. 30,000 ; at Dibai half of the town proper was .aid
ouart™ Tr a ! ft ^ the flamee ' tWith the ■ ,vl,0,e of the Daira l'
quarter ; while at Abn Dhabi 170 houses were burned, and such property
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upon the sea extending from 'Ajman to Hamriyah, but cut off from
la.se places and from the mainland between them by a ereek never
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apparent, perm.ssmn to send stores by sea for the use of Bedouin.

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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).
Extent and format
2 volumes (1624 pages)
Arrangement

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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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎750] (893/1782), 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_100023575945.0x00005e> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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