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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [767] (910/1782)
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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767
proves of Liwah ; and it formed the conclusion of a feast of which the
victims had just partaken, at the invitation of the murderers, under the
shade of a Batil drawn up upon the beach.
Notwithstanding the fratricidal crime by which he first attained to
power, but wbich we may consider to have been expiated by the
manner of his own death, the rule of Shaikh Khalifah had been in every
respect creditable to his character. By his gallantry, firmness and
prudence he raised the Abu Dhabi principality to a position much higher
than it had ever before occupied ; and at the same time he maintained,
at least after 1835, a good understanding with the British authorities,
and restrained his subjects to the best of his ability from breaches of the
maritime peace.
Admimstta-
t : on of
Shaikh
Khailfah,
Interregnum, 1845.
On the death of Shaikh Khalifah the headship of the Bani Yas was
assumed by the principal assassin, ^Isa-bin-Khalid, apparently with the
consent of such of the tribe as were then at hand j but two months later
the usurper was cut off by Dhiyab-bin-lsa, who from his name may be
supposed to have been a first cousin of Shaikh Khalifah. s)hiyab^ was
slain in his turn by Khalid-bin- Isa, a son of lus victim ; but i his in
dividual, instead of attempting to secure the Shaikhdom for himself,
prudently returned, after avenging his father s death, to Shaijah \v hence
he had set out. A brother of Khalid contrived to obtain possession ^of
the fort of Abu Dhabi; but he was speedily ejected by Muhammad-bin-
Hamaidand Rashid-bin-Fadhil, two.influential leaders of the Bam las,
who now declared for Sa'id, a son of the former Shaikh Tahnun and
consequently nephew of the late Shaikh Kbalifah.
Shaikh Sa'id- bin-Tahnun, 1845-55.
The chief authority was retained in their own hands by Muhammad
and lUshid until the arrival of Shaikh Said, who, being » ^
regarded as the most eligible chief, and being suppoi et imneov
moral influence of the British
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
, established himself m
power without any difficulty. _ ^-i fi.
In 1849, dissatisfied at the favour shown by ^ alkh ® a /f /
Haharihah section of the Hani Yas with whotn ^ ey ,, , .1 '
encouraged also by the Shaikhs of Sharjan ao( 1 'J! . a t
Wahhabi Amir would shortly assist them to abl 'f
'Odaid, the Qubaisat of Abu Dhabi once more,
and settled temporarily at Dobah in Qatar, - 00 ""nprpniber 184-9 by
pel their return were at once taken, in November or Decemhei 1849, by
Accession of
Shaikh Sa 'id,
1845.
Second
(attempted)
secession of
the Qubaisat
to 'Odaid,
1849.
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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.
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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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- Title
- 'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915'
- Pages
- 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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