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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [984] (1139/1782)
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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lu 1879, in consequence of raids committed by some of the Baui
Khalid about Qatif, Sa'id
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
with the gunboat " Iskanderia"
visited and destroyed one of their forts, apparently that of Qasr Al
Subaih upon the coast to the northwards, after which the guilty section
submitted and g -ave hostages for their future good behaviour. The
Mutasarrif was unable, however, to make any impression on the maraud
ing Bani Hajir ; and a respectable merchant of Hasa was at this time
waylaid and murdered by Zaid-bin-Muhammad, the well-known pirate
belonging to that tribe.
In 18^0 the 'Ajman tribe attacked the Hasa Oasis, expecting to take
the Turkish garrison at a disadvantage ; but the Commandant, who had
been apprised of their intentions, gaA C them a warm reception, killing
60 of the 'Ajman and capturing two of their Shaikhs The civil
M utusarrif, Abdul (vhani
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, seems to have been locallv considered
accountable for this incident; and, as already mentioned, the military
authorities in Hasa even proceeded so far as to place him under arrest
on some charge arising from the affair. On his return to the province
in 1 881, ba id
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
tried to induce the chiefs of the 'Ajman to return
to Hasa, whence they had fled; but for some time they refused to be
cajoled.
Duiing several years after this, the province enjoyed peace ; but about
1890 disturbances again became rife; and at length, in 1890 or 1891, a
large date caravan was plundered by Bedouins of the Al Morrah, Bam
Hajir, and other tribes. This necessitated a temporary withdrawal of
the tiibal subsidies paid by the Turkish Government; and several
camelmen were executed in connection with the raid. 'Akif Bey, the
Mutasarrif at the time, seems to have advocated the formation of a
came corps^to deal with the Bedouins and to escort caravans between
Hofuf and Oqaii ; and he also proposed the establishment of a number
of posts, some of which were sanctioned.
tj C011se( l uence of these arrangements, travellers by the
r«Q 0qair r0ad passed mimolested durin g the rest of 1891 and part of
'2, but on the 14th of May 1892 a very serious outrage was
committed by 800 Bedouins of the Manasir, Bani Hajir and Al Morrah
nbes, who attacked a caravan proceeding under an escort of 25 Turkish
so icrs rom Hofuf to 'Oqair, killed 15 and wounded 10 persons, carried
off cash and goods to the value of Rs. 50,000 and Rs. 20,000 respectively,
p undeied 40 pilgrims who were marching with the caravan
erous robbeiies, attributed to the Bani Hajir and Al Morrah, began
ur in the vicnity of Hofuf ; and the townspeople no longer dared
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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).
- Extent and format
- 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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- Title
- 'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915'
- Pages
- 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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