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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎947] (1102/1782)

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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CHAPTER VI.
HISTORY OF HASA.*
First Wahhabi occupation of Hasa, 1795-1&18,
When the Wahhabis first appeared from the interior upon the shore Conquest of
of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Shaikhs of the Bani Kbalid tribe were the rulers v^hliabis^ 6
of Hasa ; and theirs was the first organised administration at the coast to ^out 1795.
go down before the onslaught of the ferocious sectaries, The rule of
the Bani Khalid was mild and favourable to commerce. In 1790, import
duties at Qatif amounted only to one per oent. ad valorem; foreign
merchants were well treated; and there was a considerable trade with
Najd. The residence of the Bani Khalid chiefs was in the Hasa Oasis.
By the year 1795 the Wahhabi Amir had broken the power of the Consolida-
Bani Khalid and had taken partial possession of Hasa ; which he imme- ^Vhabl' 6
diately converted into a base for the further extension of his influence position j n
towards Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and 'Oman. His proceedings in Hasa, 1795-
relation to those districts are described in their separate histories and here
we are only concerned with events in the oases of Hasa and Qatif and
in the deserts adjoining them.
In 1799 the first actual crossing of swords between the Ottoman Porte
and the Wahhabi power occurred, the place being near Thaj in the Hasa
region; this campaign, however, belongs rather to the history of Najd,
in which it is related.
* Almost the only authorities, apart from the records of the Government of India,
which deal with events or with conditions prevailing in Hasa are Sadleir's Diary of
a Journey across Arabia (in 1819), published in 1866, and Palgrave's Central and
Eastern Arabia, 1865 ; and both of these are rather descriptive than historical. The
most useful compilations based on official sources are the following : Bombay Records,
XXIV, 1856; a Precis of Correspondence regarding the Affairs of the
Persian Grulf 1801-53, by Mr. J. A. Saldanha, 1906; a Precis of Turkish
Expansion on the Arab Littoral, by the same, 1904 ; a Precis of Bahrein Affairs,
1854-1904, by the same, 1904 ; a Precis of Katar Affairs, 1873-1904, by the same,
1904 ; and the annual Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political 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. .
Low's History of the Indian Navy, 1877, supplies a number of interesting details
regarding British naval action on the coast of Hasa.
69 A

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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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