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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [968] (1123/1782)
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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ment towards him would be * folfilled ; and on tie 5th of June Colonel
I'elly was further iustruoted to interdict the Trueial Shaikhs fr™
maritime operations, whether on the side of or against the Turks, and to
use his influence with all other chiefs for the purpose of maintaining the
peace at sea. No reply was sent at the time to the Wahhahi Sa'nd,
\\hen the crisis arose there was not a single British war vessel in the
Gulf; hut eventually the "Bullfinch" reached Bahrain on the 3rd of
J une, the " Magpie " passed Jashk on the 5th of June, and the " Lynx "
arrived at Han jam on the 16th of July.
The Turkish Government were subsequently informed of the instruc
tions given to the British Kesident, and the Grand Vazir expressed his
thanks ; he added, however, that, if any of the Tracial Shaikhs should
voluntarily offer their services to the Porte, the same would he accepted,
as the Turkish Government had no cognisance of the arrangements in
regard to the maritime peace in the Gulf. To meet this evasion the
nrkish Minister was immediately supplied with copies of the engage-
ments between the British Government and the Tmcial Shaikhs.
Precise details regarding the Turkish operations are, for the most part,
wanting The naval portion of the expedition, seen by Colonel Herbert
at Basrah at the beginning of May, consisted of the steam corvette
roussa, 23 guns; the steamer " Ninone " originally unarmed, in which
four guns had been placed; the " Khojab Bey," an old wooden guardship
ong eemed unseaworthy, 18 guns; and three Basrah-built brigantinee,
m ; tter than the " Kh »iah Bey/' carrying 12, 6 and 4 guns.
Iwo other steamers were added later; but the bulk of the transport must
have been provided by the Shaikh of Kuwait, who was subsequently
oun o ave joined the expedition in person with 300 vessels belonging
o us port. Sarynl Muhammad Sa'id, a eon of the Naqib of Basrah,
* a ® a l kh 0f the Mu " tafl k. and other influential Arbas from 'Iraq
Zrmrfl JT 8 ' aPParen% 38 " parkmentaires" or political
troor '.iT'r.o, 6 klsl1 force ' which consisted of about 4,000 regular
ZLr ; 0 aMiliarieS With gTins, disembarked a^Ras
meetine with 1' bt " May 1S71 and marched by laud to Qatif town,
Qatif ha^m? ^ °VV™tio n by the way. The Wahhabi Governor of
on the 3rd of Ji i" S " 11 ' enJer ' tlle town was attacked by land and sea
column was ^^ 00! wht" ^ h0UrS bomba " A
1C occll P i ed Auik after a show of resistance,
* A general assurance of Bunnorf- tm 10 f u .
however, protection by Britain pyp f • aVe e0n ' n ^ en< ^ e< i' 1° the Convention,
not appear to be promised. ^ agaiI18t " Chiefs ^ tribes of this Gulf " does
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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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- 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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