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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎907] (1062/1782)

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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not entirely approved and they requested that the Shaikh should be
withheld in future from entanglements on the mainland and advised to
rely exclusively on the naval protection of Britain.
At the beginning of 1875 lighting continued around Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. between
the Na^im of that place and the Bani Hajir; but the Shaikh of Bahrain
under British advice held himself aloof, so far as he could, from the
quarrel. A claim which he made to the sovereignty of all Qatar and
a protest by him against the restraints imposed on him by the British
Government are noticed in the history of Qatar. In August 1875.
having been informed that a crew of Bani Hajir had put to sea to com
mit piracies, he allowed five armed vessels under his brother Ahmad to
leave Bahrain and search for the pirates at a great distance beyond his
own territorial waters ; and by this act, which was regarded as virtually
one of aggression, he again incurred the disapprobation of the Govern
ment of India. In the autumn of 1877 it was stated that the Shaikh still
maintained very close relations with the Na'im of Zubarau, whom he
subsidised, permitted to visit Bahrain, and enlisted, to the number ul
100, in his bodyguard; that he allowed those in his service to return
to Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. whenever that place was threatened ; and that he had again
thrown reinforcements and supplies into Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. itself. Not all of these
allegations were substantiated, however, and Colonel Ross, in reporting
these matters, pointed out that, if the Shaikh were to offend the Na'im
bv withdrawing his favour from them, they would probably combine with
the Bani Hajir. The Government of Tiidia accordingly decided that the
question need not be pursued further.
During 1875 and 1876 peace and prosperity prevailed in Bahrain,
and only occasional visits were paid to the islands by British war vessels
and by the Assistant Ilesident in the 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. steamer. One or two
political murders, however, occurred.
The connection of Bahrain with Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. , ol which place the headman
and his son were on one occasion hospitably entertained by Shaikh J lsa-
uin-^Ali only a few days after an atrocious piracy committed by their
people on a passing boat, reacted unfavourably on the conduct of Bahrain
subjects at sea ; and more than one incident giving rise to complaint took
place. On the 2nd of September 1878 two Bahrain vessels carrying 50
armed men, which had been sent on a cruise round the islands, crossed
over to the Dhahran coast and, after a ^ray with some Bedouins there,
carried awav a boat. Again, on the 4th of September, a fleet of three
Bahrain craft, despatched by the Shaikh to patrol towards the Fasht-ad-
Dibal proceeded instead to Ras Kakan and fired on two vessels which
Subsequent
relations of
tlie Shaikh
of Bahrain
with Zubi-
.ab, 1876-77.
Lawless pro-
oeedings
at sea of
Bahrain
vessels, 1878.

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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.

Physical characteristics

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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