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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎881] (1036/1782)

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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Relations of Bahrain with Turkey during" the same period,
1843-49.
The case of Turkey, however, ie different; for a claim by the Porte to
sovereig-nty over Bahrain, afterwards urged from time to time,
was advanced apparently for the first time in 1847. The views of the
Porte found expression, on this occasion, in a letter addressed by the
Mutasallim During the eighteenth century this was the third most powerful official in Ottoman Iraq (after the Pasha and the Kiya). The title was given specifically to the Governor of Basra. of Basrali to the Shaikh of Bahrain, in which the latter was
invited to declare his allegiance to the Sultan and to submit detailed lists
of the shipping of his principality in order that the vessels might be
registered under the Turkish flag. A Turkish brig-of-war which at this
time was cruising in the Gulf did not, however, visit Bahrain,—probably
in order to avoid attracting unnecessary attention,—and the overtures
of the Turks were evaded by Shaikh Muhammad; but the incident,
as will be shown presently, afforded matter for reflection to the British
Government.
Relations of Bahrain with the British Government during the
same period, 1843-49,
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Certain transactions of the British authorities in regard to Bahrain
have been noticed incidentally. Such were their repeated insistence on the
observance of the Restrictive Line by both factions, their withholding of
the Saiyid of 'Oman and the Shaikhs of Trucial 'Oman and Kuwait from
participation in the war, and their discouragement of Persian intrigue and
intervention ; and such also, was the veto which they placed in 1846 on
the design of the Wahhabis and the Shaikh of Bahrain to borrow aid
against one another from the Shaikhs of Trucial ■'Oman.
On the 8th of May 1847, a treaty for the suppression of the Slave
Trade, similar to that executed by the Shaikhs of Trucial 'Oman in the
same year, was signed by Shaikh Muhammad of Bahrain.
The insidious advances of Turkey in 1847 led to a discussion of the
politico-commercial position of Bahrain. The Shaikh complained that
heavier harbour fees and other dues were levied on his vessels at Bombay
than on those of Persia and Masqat; and he professed himself inclined,
on account of this unfavourable treatment, to accept—as the Shaikh of
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Matters
arising out of
the dynastic
struggle and
out of
Wahhabi
affairs.
Treaty for the
auppresslon
of the Slave
Trade, 8th
May 1847.
Proposal for
a British
Protectorate
over Bahrain
considered
and rejected,
1847-49.
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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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