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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [852] (1007/1782)
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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letters were addressed by the Governor of Bombay to him and to his
opponent^ Shaikh ^Abdullah, deprecating 1 war and sug-gesting' to both
sides that the tribute claimed should be rendered by the 'Utub if it were
of ancient origin and had been regularly paid, and that otherwise the
demand for it should be withdrawn by the J Omani sovereign. In the
spring of 1823, when rumours of a combined attack to be made on
Bahrain by the Persian Government, the ruler of Masqat, and the
Qasimi Shaikh were current, the
Government of Bombay
From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions.
addressed
Major Willock, the British representative at Tehran, requesting him
to dissuade the Persians from disturbing the tranquillity of the Gulf;
and in 1825, when, on the death of Shaikh Salman of Bahrain, Saiyid
Sa'id proceeded to champion the claim of his sons to supreme power as
against theii uncle Shaikh Abdullah, a strong personal remonstrance was
addressed to His Highness of Masqat by the Governor of Bombay.
Third and last attack by the Saiyid of Oman upon Bahrain, 1828.
Preparations
at Masqat
and in
Bahrain,
June—
October
1828.
About June 1828 a report became current that Saiyid Sa'iil of
Masqat was collecting ships and men for a fresh attack upon Bahrain ■
but it was immediately contradicted by the Saiyid himself, who even'
sent an envoy with presents and a reassuring letter to tbe 'Atbi Shaikhs
The duplicity of his conduct in this having become apparent, the 'Utub
presently sought the intervention of the British Government; but the
Resident declined to interfere, unless by detaching the Bani Yas whose
junction with the Saiyid might, it was feared, induce the
Qawasim
One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima.
to make
common cause with the'Utub. In August Saiyid Sa'id sent a written
declaration of war to Shaikh'Abdullah, bidding him expect his arriva
after the expiration of one month ; and early in September the Masqat
armament composed of a large number of European-bu.lt and native
Tcssels. ^Jed for Qishm, where it arrived on the 17th of the month.
A ter a few days halt at Qishm the fleet crossed tbe Gulf to Abu Dhabi
and was joined by Shaikh Tahnun, whom tbe British Resident had not
been able to restrain from interference, and by a contingent of the
Bam Yas On the 27th of October the Saiyid's fleet was scattered J
sea y a Storm; but it re-assembled, and on the last dav of the month his
ships cast anchor off S.trah Island, near the entrance of Khor -al-Qalai'ah
MeanwhJe every disposition had been made bv Shaikh 'Ah,h u h h-
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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'
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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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