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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [823] (978/1782)
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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strained, for Shaikh Jasim had euccessfullv obstructed the Turkish scheme
of establishing a custom bouse at Dohah, and the Turks believed him to be
responsible for much of the tribal disorder and insecurity which prevailed
in the country and along the coast. Matters were now brought to a
crisis by a visit which the Wali of Basrah paid to Qatar in the course ol
a tour to Hasa, doubtless with the object of setting matters right.
His Excellency arrived by land from Hofuf towards the en 0
February 1893, aeeimpanied by 300 cavalry, who bad marched from
Basrah vit Kuwat, and by a regiment of infantry. He summoned
Shaikh Jasim to his presence at Dohab ; but Jasim who feared arrest
notwithstanding - P^nise of safety, refused to visit him ; and the Wall,
snspectin" triacbery or unwilling to compromise his own dignity,
declined a'scggestion by Jasim that they should meet with small escorts
in the desert. The negotiations continued for nearly a month, A ma ,
a brother -)f Jasim, being employed on a safe -conduct as intermediary !
hut Jasin refused to come in from Wajbab, 12 miles west ol Doha ,
where le bad taken up bis position, and the Wall at length resolved on
forcible action. . ,. 1
Cn the ni-ht of the 25th March, having first placed Ahmad and
twflve of tie principal men o£ Dohah in confinement, the Wali moved
01:t w ith the Turkish troops and tried to surprise Shaikh Jasim at
Waibabi but in this he failed, and the Arabs, collecting, attacked and
defeated the components of the Turkish column, which were somewhat
scattered. Most of the fighting appears to have taken place at ■ ^m"
ahmt 7 miles south of DObab from which it would seem that the u.ks
t ad attempted a circuitous approach on Wajbab, or that they found a con
venient line of retreat by Misaimir. The troops, losing considerably as t
Went, eventually nWe their wayback to the
was covered towards the end by the guns of ^ » v J
" Mirrikb " which afterwards opened on the town ; and the W ab >ok
' , i ji « Mirrikh " The total loss of the lurks
nn his quarters on board the MiniKu. - l ^ , nn ,
on this day was estimated at 100 men, and of the Arabs at iO sou
men women and children. By seizing the wells m the neig ou oo
Of Dohah the Arabs compelled the Wali to liberate Ahmad and the otW
leading men whom he held as b^t^S®®' he had
terms for the return by land ^ ^ wa6 deBe r t ed
brought with him from Hasa, After t^ _ ^ ^
hy its inhabitants, w o sea eie< „ . h h Wali on board,
to live quietly at Wajbah ; and the Mirrikh,
remained at anchor in the Dohab harbour.
Negotiations
between the
Wali and
Shaikh
Jasim, Feb
ruary'Mavoh
1893.
Defeat of a
Turkish force,
26th March
1893.
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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)
- 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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- 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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