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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [830] (985/1782)
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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830
1903.
Attempt by
the Povte to
establish
posts and
officials at
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
,
Wakrah and
'Odaid,
1902-04.
It wae thought that on the occaBion of Lord Curzon' B visit
in November 1903, Shaikh Ahmad might present himsel: pe
urge his wish for British protection ; and, in view of th.s ^rngenj
th! answer to be given him was discussed between the Indian and
British Governments. It was decided by H.s Majesty s Government
that the Hatu. quo in Qatar, which the Porte on its s.de had recogn.sul
by the withdrawal of Mudirs appointed to Wakrah and
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
, a
matter which will presently be m entioned,-ought not to be disturbed by
the conclusion of anv fresh Agreement between the Shaikhs of Qatai and
the British Government; hut that the Shaikh might be assured of the
friendship of the British Government being continued, so long as he should
abstain from entering into engagements with another power. Ahm.c ,
however, did not appear in Bahrain; and the necessity of making any
communication to him was thus obviated. It was generally admit
ted at this time that an Agreement with the Shaikhs of Qatar would
be advantageous, inasmuch as it would invest the British Government
with a special position in regard to the maintenance of maritime peace
ofE the coasts of the promontory, and would increase the weight "f
British opinion in any international question that might arise concerning'
the use of the adjacent pearl banks ; but it was held expedient to defer
a final decision until the British position in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
should
have been examined by the Committee of Imperial Defence, and until
tension at the moment prevailing between Great Britain and Turkey
in Arabia should have subsided. In September 1903 Shaikh Ahmad
was eager to be informed by Mr. Gaskin, who came to Lusail, whether
a petition by him for British protection was likely to be favourably
received ; but in 1905, when Captain Prideaux visited Qatar, he seemed
to have grown indifferent on the subject, though he still complained of
the Turkish incubus at Dohah.
While the proposals of Shaikh Ahmad for closer relations with the
British Government, made in 1902, were under consideration, a step
was taken by the Turkish Government which temporarily diverted
attention from that subject and added to the complications with
which it was already beset. On the 27th of November 1902 it
was suddenly announced in the " Iqdam, " a semi-official Turkish organ,
that Turkish Mudirliks were to be created at ^Odaid, Wakrah,
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
and Jazirat-al-'Amair * on the Arabian coast. Confirmation of the news
was soon forthcoming in Bahrain, the Mudir designate of
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
* Tlie islands ot MusaUamiya and Jinnah are both known as Jazaat-al-'Aiuair ;
either or both may have been intended.
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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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