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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [864] (1019/1782)
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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864
to abstain from further military proceedings until both officers
should receive orders from their respective Governments ; should
these measures fail of their object, Sir F. Maitland mig-ht inform
Khurshid
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
that he would be held responsible, if he crossed over to
the islands of Bahrain, for commencing hostilities against the British
Government, whose officers were authorised to defend the principality
against invasion until the pleasure of Her Majesty^s Government
should be known ; and, after making this declaration, the Admiral might
exercise his discretion as to the best means of defending Bahrain,
Visit of a About the same time Sir F. Maitland visited Bahrain in H.M.S, " Wel-
Bntish naval lesley, ^ accompanied by Captain Edmunds, Assistant
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
;
squadron to '
Bahrain. and Shaikh Abdullah gave the latter a promise that he would take no
steps to place himself under the authority or protection of a foreign power
without first consulting the British Resident. It does not appear that
any correspondence passed between the British Admiral and Khurshid
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
: possibly the former had not yet received the latest instructions
of the Government of India.
Report on the A ful1 re P ort 011 the resources of the Egyptians in Najd and Hasa,
theBi-iti^/ an(1 0n the p0wer an(1 attitucle of a11 the Shaikhs and rulers of the Arabian
Political littoral whose interests were threatened by their aggressions, was submit-
M e ay d i e 839. 7tl1 ted 0n the 7th o£ May 1839 Ca P tain Hennell, the British Resident, in
obedience to the orders of the Government of India.
In regard to the Shaikh of Bahrain it was stated that his means of
resistance were such as to afford a prospect of success, if they were fairly
brought into play. His insular position and the great superiority of his
naval force, which included numerous war boats of the best class, were
very much in his favour ; and the fighting men devoted to his cause, of
whom 6,000 could be collected on the islands of Bahrain and Muharraq
alone, while 3,000 more could be brought over in an emergency from the
Atbi possessions on the mainland, were brave and determined, and
accustomed to service at sea as well as on land. On the other hand
shaikh Abdullah was hampered by the enmity of J Isa-bin-TarTf and the
seceding A1 Bm'-Ali and Al Bu J Ainain tribes *and the Shi^ah Baharinah
the aboriginal but unwarlike inhabitants of Bahrain, groaning nnder the
dotv ^ 7 Tf vt U ^' WOuld < ' ou htlees sympathise with any invading
and thpr ft , Pashac0ul(l0Me g aina footing on Bahrain Island
ea e '' 7 1 ' 0pen hl8 communica t i onswith Hasa,-it was likely that
lonl j ; w0 :l :r mb t0 . bis ,, ; sciplined tr0o p s Cillery ; but, so
island" mu t ' malntauled hls naval superiority, an attack on the
must necessarily be so difficult and dangerous that there was little
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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'
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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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