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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [802] (957/1782)
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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802
Agreement
in respect of
tribute to
Babiain.
Redress ob
tained for
robbery of
British sub
jects.
Nothing- is known of the manner in which the A1 Tham had at lamed
by 1868, to predominant influence in Qatar ; they were M.) adlud and
therefore of the A1 Bin-^Ali, the tribe of 'Isa-bin-Tarif *
A further agreement was furnished by Shaikh Muhammad-bin-Thani
and the chief Shaikhs of the Qatar Bedouins according to which the
tribute, if any, payable by them to Bahrain should be detemiined Ik fou
the British Resident, and paid in future through the
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.
^ and
Colonel Pelly then addressed a letter to a all the Chiefs of Qatar/' in
forming them of the settlement reached, and warning them of the
consequences of any future breach of the maritime peace.
Before leaving Wakrah the Resident adverted to a robbery, which had
taken place there, of property belonging to certain British Indian subjects
resident in Bahrain; and he demanded of the assembled Shaikhs the
payment of 18,000 Qrans as compensation. The amount was immediate
ly produced, one-third in cash and two-thirds in the shape of a bill on a
wealthy pearl merchant of Lingeh, the bill being secured by a sealed
bag of pearls which was handed over to Colonel Pelly to be delivered to
the merchant on receipt of payment. The sum actually realised in this
case amounted to 18,699 Qrans ; and out of this ]6,200 Qrans were paid
away to two complainants who were able to give proof of their losses.
History of Qatar from the attack by the Shaikhs of Bahrain and
Abu Dhabi to the occupation of Dohah by the Turks, 1867-71
During the four years following the great raid made on Qatar by the
Shaikhs of Bahrain and Abu Dhabi no event of importance occurred in
the promontory, and the political situation there remained unchanged.
Occupation
of Dobah by
the Turks,
1871 -72.
General history of Qatar from the Turkish occupation of D5hah
to a rebellion against Turkish authority, 1871-93.
In July 1871, a little more than a month after the occupation of
Qatif by the Turks, a deputation, headed by the Shaikh of Kuwait, was
sent by the commander of the Turkish troops to Dohah in Qatar and
succeeded in persuading Jasim, the son of Muhammad-bin-Thani, Shaikh
of Dohah and the most influential man in Qatar, to accept the Turkish
flag ; the senior Shaikh, now old and infirm, did not approve of the step,
and continued for a time to fly the Arab flag over his own house. On
news of this event reaching Bushehr, Colonel Pelly, the Resident in
* Vide pages 795 and 799 ante.
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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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