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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1054] (1209/1782)

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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1054
'ABDUL 'AZlZ-BIN-MUHAMMAD.
1765-1803.
Muhammad was succeeded on his death by his son 'Abdul 'Aziz,
who had frequently commanded the Wahhabi forces in the field, and who
had taken in marriage a daughter of the reformer Muhammad or 'Abdul
Wahhab.
Affairs in Najd, 1765-1803.
Reduction of
Riyach, 1772.
ABsassination
of the 'Amir
Abdul 'Aziz,
1803.
On his accesdon to power 'Abdul 'Aziz delegated the duty of direct
ing military opeiations to his son Sa 'ud, who conducted them on the
whole with striking success.
Riyadh, already made tributary, was finally reduced in 1772, the
Shaikh Daham-bin-Daus taking refuge in Hasa, and was incorporated
with the Wahhabi dominions.
The histories of the time contain no further notice of events in Najd
until they mention the assassination of 'Abdul 'Aziz, which took place
at Daia i}ah on a date variously giyen as the 4th of October and the 12th
of No\ ember 180.3. The scene of this deed was a public mosque at the
time of evening prayer, and the perpetrator was a Persian Saiyid,* whose
relations the Wahhabis had murdered. The assassin was immediately
put to death. 'Abdul 'Aziz had attained, it is said, the age of 82 years.
Operations of the Wahhabis in Western Arabia, 1765-1803.
War with the
Sharif of
Makkah,
1792—1802.
A strong outward movement of the Wahhabis, zealous to propagate
heir doctrines, had now begun ; and ia no direction was their pressure
more severely felt than in the Turkish districts of the Red Sea basin.
In 1792 or 1793 hostilities broke out between the Wahhabi Amir and
)a ib Sharif of Makkah, whose religious and political views were
naturally irreconcilable with theirs; and the war continued for several
ye ars in the fo rm of desultory raids and counter-raids by the tribes
Jed TZ.lf"' 0 '" ^ « -ore e^lid^THe say, that t he" asMS8 b, who
purpo'ettui Lr'tlT f t ha<1 with'Abdul'A.iz on
of Karbala in 1801 0Wn """ Wn sla '" 1,7 Wal ' liabis at

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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' [‎1054] (1209/1782), 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_100023575947.0x00000a> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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