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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎836] (991/1782)

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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836
CHAPTER V.
HISTORY OF BAHRAIN*
Early History, 1602-1783.
Expulsion
of the
Portuguese
by the
Persians,
about 1603.
Persian
occupation
of nncertaii
dui-ation.
Seizure of
Bahrain by
the Imam of
'Oman, 1718.
Ill tracing the course of events in Bahrain it is unnecessary to go
back beyond 1602 ; about which year the Portuguese were expelled from
the islands by the f Persians ; the ruined fort on the northern coast of
the main island, known at the present day as QaPat-al-'Ajaj, is a relic
of the Portuguese occupation.
After this the Persians appear to have retained possession for a con
siderable time; and in 16^2 they must have had a military depot in
Bahrain, for they brought thence a quantity of the gunpowder which
they expended in the siege of Hormuz.
In or about 1718a descent was made on Bahrain by the Arabs of
Masqat, then governed by Sultan-bin-Saif II, an Imam of the Ya'arabi
* The only authorities in regard to the recent history of Bahrain are the records of
the Government of India and compilations based thereon, among which may be men-
t'Oned Bombay Selections, XXIV, 1856; a Precis of Correspondence regarding the
Affairs of the Persian GulJ, 1801-1853, by Mr. J. A. Saldanha, 1906 ; a Precis of
Bahrain Affairs, 1854-1904, by the same, 1904 ; a Precis of Turkish Expansion on
the Arab Littoral, by the same, 1904 ; a Precis of Katar Affairs, by the same, 1904;
and the annual Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Politicaf 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. . For
Agreements,^ etc., relating to Bahrain the reader is referred to Aitchison's
and for details of British naval action and similar matters to Low's History of the
Indmn Navy, 1877. Palgrave's Central and Eastern Arabia, IS65, gives * view
of the state of affairs in Bahrain in 1862-1863. The authorities for early events (1600-
r!? f n? a8 those cited for tbe cor ^ponding period in the footnote to the
t;tle of Chapter First,
J In this and i" most cthei-places where "Pe,«,n." are mentioned i,. connection
with Bahrein afiam, the term must be nnderstood to mean " subjects of Ihe Per.ian
Government. Persian subjects employed by their QoTernment in matter, at Bahrain
hare generally been Arabs of the EOsbehr and Kangan neighbourhood..

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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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