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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1044] (1199/1782)
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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with* Central 0f hegan 1906 to eXert llimself > at fche request of Ibn-Rashid, to
Arabia, arrange a reconciliation in Najd; and after the death of Yusuf-bin-
1900-1907. 'Abdullah near Hail in January ]!)06 the Shaikh of Kuwait even
showed some sympathy for the Shammar Amir. In March J 906
Shaikh Mubarak appeared (or pretended) to entertain a Utopian scheme
for a friendly partition of Central Arabia under which Jabal Shammar
would fall to Ibn-Rashid and most of Southern Najd to Ibn-Sa'ud, while
he himself would take possession of Qasim and of the Wahhabi districts
of Sadair and Washm, In July 1906 his efforts in the cause of peace
were finally successful. The Kuwait Hajj to Makkah, for some
time interrupted by the wars in Najd, was resumed; and in 1906
the number of persons who travelled in it was about 4,000 souls.
Relations of Kuwait with Great Britain, 1904-1907.
Notwithstanding the cessation of hostility between the Shaikh of
Kuwait and the Turks, the relations of the former with the British
Government and with the officers representing them at Kuwait continued
to be excellent. The only exception was a temporary and partial
estrangement at the beginning of 1906 due to remonstrances, made by
Captain K nox under the orders of Government in regard to the arms trade
Oueatim of . ^ WhiCh ^ n0tiCed in the A PP endix dea,! "S with ^at subjeot.
lu.,ctivc " A < l uestlo n Which in 1 907 had been pending for a considerable time,
K 0 g w f a" t Ut TT'l Un6ettled * ,VaS that 0f the >>7 the Shaikh of
Kuwait of a flag distinguishable from the Turkish. A change was first
proposed in 1901, when a differentiation of the Kuwait flag from
that of lurkey appeared desirable for more than one reason, but
principally on account of the inconsistency of preventing the disembarka
tion of Turkish troops at a place where the Turkish flag was flown.
The Government of India considered that the Shaikh ought to fly the
^ Arab fla g: and ^ Shaikh, though he urged that the crescent had
been used by his grandfather, his father and himself as a Mubammadan,
however , f tl. ' ^ to a, ' ando " ^ In consequence,
the^Porte in ^te^Z V't ^ ^ ^ ^
Kuwait, the matter was drop^d fori tTmr""" ^ the S ' a "' S ^
furtW ol-aT^'r^ T" 11 a d ' scuss ' on which will he mentioned
ther on as „o .he protection of Kuwaitis in Persia the question of
the flap- was revived • arul flia Qk m i i • ' qnestion ot
Shaikh, having- been approached under the
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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.
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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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- 'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915'
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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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