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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎825] (980/1782)

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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In July 1896 the Bani Hajir carried off some 3,000 sheep and a 1896.
number of camels belonging 1 to the Na ; im of Qatar ; Ibn-Rashid, how
ever, intervened, and in November he demanded that reparation should be
made by Shaikh Jasim to the Na'im, which was immediately done.
In 1897 Shaikh Jasim, acting on behalf of the people of Qatar, appears 1897^
to have informed the Mutasarrif that they could not afford to contribute
to a war fund opened by the Turks in connection with their war against
Greece.
In 1898, during a temporary absence of the Turkish gun vessel Disturbances
usually kept at Dohah, a small rising took place in which several Turks
and Arabs were killed. The reason of it appeared to be that the Arabs
considered a successful raid made by the Shaikh of Kuwait in April 1898
upon the Bani Hajir, who were under the protection of Shaikh Jasim,
to have been instigated by the Turkish authorities. After this affair
the garrison of Dohah was again strengthened.
In 190^ both Jasim and his brother Ahmad declined an invitation to 1902,
visit Hasa.
In September 1905 a Muhammadan Turkish subject was murdered at 1905.
Dohah by Shaikh Ahmad, the brother of Jasim, in mistake for a Jew,
the partner of the deceased, against whom Ahmad had a grievance; and
difficulties with the Turkish authorities at Basrah were at first appre
hended on account of this incident. Ahmad, however, on becoming aware
of his mistake, at once apologised to the Turks and tendered Rs. 800
as blood-money to the relatives of the murdered man ; but the latter
refused to accept compensation.
In 1906 it was reported that the Turkish garrison at Dohah was 1906,
nominally 200 men, but that it generally stood, on account of deser
tions, at about half that strength.
In November 1905, through a visit by Captain Prideaux, AdminiBtra-
Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Bahrain, much light was cast upon the adminis- Qatar, Wn
trative position in Qatar. It appeared that Shaikh Jasim, though 1905.
for five or six years he had been living in retirement at Lusail and had
nominally abdicated both the Qaim-Maqamship and the chief ship, was
still in reality ruler of Dohah and all its dependencies, and that nothing
of importance was done in Qatar without his being consulted. At the same
time his brother Ahmad, who discharged the active duties of the Qaim-
Maqamship and who was accordingly the medium in all dealings with the
Turks, had succeeded in acquiring a certain position of his own, and some
jealousy prevailed between him and Jasim. Semi-independent charge
of Wakrah was held by Shaikh Jasim's third son, 'Abdur Rahman. In

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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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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎825] (980/1782), 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_100023575945.0x0000b5> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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