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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [866] (1021/1782)
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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Retirement
of the
Egyptians,
1840.
866
conflict disturbing to his
^"Inbtf-fl of the ability of tbe Bntisb to cope w itb
the Egyptians on land ; but that he would gladly be heel of the
Egyptta yoke if this could be achieved by British .nflnenoe w.thont any
effort on his own part.
Captain Hennell, in reporting his proceedings to (Tovernment
donbt upon the feasibility, hitherto unquestioned, of defending Bahrain
against attack from the mainland by moans of ships of war ; he had now
been informed that there were places where a fleet of boats might cross in
safety, and where larger vessels would be prevented by shoals from ap
proaching ; and Shaikh 'Abdullah asserted that he had himself success
fully adopted these tactics in former days, when at war with the Persians
who were possessed of large vessels.
Matters in Bahrain apparently continued as they were until the
evacuation of Hasa by the Egyptians in 1840, whereupon their relations
with the Shaikh of Bahrain were brought to an end and the affairs of the
principality resumed their ordinary course. The action of the authorities
in India and of the British ofTicers on the spot was, it may be remarked,
approved by the
Secret Committee
Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy.
of the
Court of Directors
The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs.
of the East
India Company when it reached their knowledge ; and they concurred
in an opinion expressed by Captain Hennell, that it would not be expedient
to assume a regular protectorate over Bahrain.
Civil war in Bahrain and expulsion of 'Abdullah-bin-Ahmad from
the Sbaikhship, 1840-1843.
Alienation of
the sympathy
of the British
Government
from Shaikh
'Abdullah,
1840,
By his conduct towards Khurshid
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
the shaikh of Bahrain was
considered to have shown preference for an Egvptian alliance and to
have forfeited the friendship of the British Government; the possibility
of his being displaced by a more favourably disposed Shaikh was dis
cussed with equanimity by the
Secret Committee
Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy.
of the Directors of the
Fast India ( ompany; and the Government of India decided not
to hold back the Saiyid of Oman, should he again resolve on attempting
the conquest oi Bahrain. Nevertheless, out of regard for the general
maritime peace, Isa-bin-Tarif, who with his dependents had migrated
from Abu Dhabi to the Island of Qais in 1839 or 1840, was refused
permission which he sought to put to sea against the Shaikh of
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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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- '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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