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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1060] (1215/1782)

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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from a caravansarai by which it was adjoined ; and before long their guns*
effected a breach in the town wall. The Naqib, Saiyid Murtaza, and
the civil governor, Mulla 'Umr, then fled by another gate, and a general
sauve qui pent of the inhabitants ensued, while the AVahhabis made
straight for the shrine of the Imam Husain, the adoration offered at
which was particularly obnoxious to their principles. In the course oft he
day the Wahhabis wrecked and plundered the tomb to the best of their
ability, destroying about half of the gilded copper dome ; and they also
thoroughly scoured the streets, except in the quarter of the tomb of
^Abbas, pillaging the houses and slaying every male inhabitant whom
they met. In the late afternoon they withdrew again from the town
and disappeared into the desert, taking with them, it is said, about
200 camel loads of the sacred treasure and of other spoil, besides
many prisoners. The whole tragedy was the work of only eight
hours.
The number of the inhabitants of Karbala massacred on this fearful
day was at first supposed to be about 3,000, but subsequent enquiry showed
that it was even greater and exceeded 5,000, of whom some 500 fell within
the precincts of the Imam Husain's tomb. The Wahhabis, it has been
stated, lost not a single man. Much distress existed during the whole
year following among the survivors of the massacre^ but some relief
was administered by Mr. Harford Jones (afterwards Sir H.J. Brydges),
Resident at Baghdad, on account of the Hon^ble East India Company;
and a fund subscribed by Persians for the ransom of prisoners was also
managed entirely by the British Resident, through whose efforts over 200
captives were released and sent, at their own desire, to Persia.
After their retirement from Karbala the Wahhabis attacked Najaf,
but were repulsed, and raided settlements upon the Shatt-al- J Arab
near Basrah, from which, however, they were driven out by the people
of Zubair.
dZn^rJlie The position of Sulaiman Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. after this affair was critical; for,
Turks against though the Porte had not themselves the means of removing him from
hU, probacy his government, it was not impossible that the Shah of Persia, whose
in 1802. subjects were the principal sufferers, might take effectual action against
him and demand compensation for all losses sustained, including the
damage done to the great Shi'ah shrine. To guard against a disaster at
Tsajaf similar to that which had befallen Karbala, the treasures of the
* So one account clearly implies, but the Wahhabis did not take artillery with
them.

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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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