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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1062] (1217/1782)
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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1062
SA'OD-BIN-'ABDUL 'AZIZ.
J 803-14.
Sa-ud, whose succession to the Amirship on the death of his father
seems to have been unopposed, perhaps because he had been nominated by
'Abdul 'Aziz in his lifetime, was a g-ood specimen of the Wahhabi chief,
and the administration in his day was typical of Wahhabi methods; a
glance at his personality and system of goverment will therefore not be
out of place. *
Sa ud was handsome, even among his own family; he wore a beard
of more than usual length, and so heavy was the growth of hair on hie
upper lip that it earned for him the sobriquet of Abu Shuwarib or the
Mustachioed"; his voice was sonorous, sweet, and persuasive. His
knowledge of Muhammadan law was intimate; in power to apply it
to actual cases he was not surpassed by any of the professional students
of his own country ; and his justice was as much applauded as his severity
was feared. The strength of Sa'ud's domestic affections, his sincerity
of mind, his fidelity to his friends and the reliability of his word were
unquestioned; but he was intolerant, especially of deceit, and somewhat
choleric in disposition In dress he was simple, in manner unassuming ;
as a ruler he was accessible in public audience ; he avoided all ceremonial
and instead maintained the dignity of his position by a princely hospi
tality. In personal and family expenditure Sa'ud was frugal ; by some
he was accused of avarice, especially after the plunder of Karbala and the
towns of Hijaz had whetted—as was supposed—his desire for wealth ;
and the rigour of his fines and confiscations has been attributed to
inteiested motives as well as to zeal for the law. His only extrava
gance was^iu horseflesh, and he owned the finest marcs in Arabia ; three or
four hundred he kept at Uara'iyah and others in Hasa, where lucerne
was abundant. He was also well provided with the best riding camels.
Sa ud is said to have fought by his father's side in battle at the early age
of twelve years, and in his youth he bore a not undistinguished part in the
exploits of the Wahhabi armies, many of which he commanded; but after
his accession he avoided exposing himself in the field, and doubts of his
he piincipal authority here is of course Burckhardt, in the existence of whose
. r 'y aIlt con vincing Materials for a History of the Wahabys stacU-nts interested
in the subject are indeed fortunate.
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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)
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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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- 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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