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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎977] (1132/1782)

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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Finally in March 1881, worn out by the importunity of the British 1881.
authorities, by whom further complaints had been raised in consequence
of fresh misdeeds by Zaid in the months of June and July preceding-, the
Wali of Baghdad informed the British representative there that " no
piracy or plunder of vessels had been committed by Zaid-bin-Muham-
mad ' and ''that perfect tranquillity and security prevailed on the Qatar
coast by land and sea/"'
In short, though Hasa had become in name a Turkish province,
maritime security along the coast—so far as it existed at all—was
maintained by the action, now legally unjustifiable, of the British
Government.
Discussion as to Turkish jurisdiction and responsibility on the coast
of Hasa, and orders as to British action in future upon the
same, 1878-81.
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A very difficult problem had thus arisen through the substitution of
nominal Turkish jurisdiction for virtual British jurisdiction upon the coast
of Hasa, and through the uncertainty which prevailed as to the exteni
of littoral over which Turkish rights were claimed, or should be
admitted to exist. On the one hand it was desired to avoid giving ofence
to Turkey : on the other it was abundantly clear that any concession to
the Porte would result in a proportional increase of piracy.
The Government of India, who began to consider the question in view of the
1878 and whose opinions were expressed in May 1879, deprecated the Government
recognition of Turkish authority anywhere to the southwarl of 'Oqair,
except at the town of Dohah in Qatar only, where a Turkish garrison was
maintained. They considered that the Shaikhdoms oi Trucial 'Oman
should be expressly placed beyond the sphere of Turkish influence not
only in regard to the coast but also in regard to the interior ; and that
stipulations should be made in respect of Bahrain implying British protec
tion of that principality and enabling the Shaikh, though otherwise
debarred from interference on the mainland, to pursue aggressors upon hie
islands into Turkish jurisdiction. To mark arxl secure, from an international
point of view, the political position of tte Arab Shaikhs in question, it
was suggested that arrangements should be made for the payment by
them in future of a small tribute to the British power in return for its
protection. With reference to the prevention of piracy it was proposed
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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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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎977] (1132/1782), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/20/C91/1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023575946.0x000085> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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