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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1074] (1229/1782)
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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A'ctiou of the
Wahhnbis in
Bahrain,
Qatar and
Hasa.
Action of the-
Wahhabis iu
Trucial
'Omsn.
expedition by sea against Kuwait and Basrah ; but the
Qawasim
One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima.
alone
expressed their willingness to obey, and even they in the end took no
action.
Sa'ud endeavoured, at the beginning- of his reign, to consolidate the
power obtained in his father's time over Bahrain and Qatar ; and, so long
as he remained free from embarrassments in other quarters, his efforts were
not unsuccessful. In 18U5, a dynastic quarrel being then in progress in
"'Oman, he was able to despatch an 'Atbi fleet from Bahrain to watch the
cc se of events at Masqat in theWahhabi interest. In 1809 he won over
to his side the dangerous pirate Rahmah-bin-J abir, with whose assistance his
power was quickly established in Qatar; and in 1810 he was able to appoint
a Wahhabi governor over Qatar, Bahrain and Hasa with headquarters
in Bahrain. In 1811, in consequence of the dangers threatening from
the direction of Egypt and Hijaz, he was obliged to relax his hold on
the newly acquired eastern districts;
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
in Qatar was successfully
attacked by the ruler of Masqat; and the Wahhabi garrisons were either
expelled or withdrawn from that place and from Bahrain, and were withdrawn
from Qatif and Hofuf in Hasa By 1814 the influence of the Wahhabis
in Bahrain affairs had ceased; but in Hasa, where there was no strong
local power to contest the field, it remained paramount.
The establishment of a Wahhabi post in the Baraimi Oasis in 1800
did not long remain without effect on the affairs of the district known
at the present day as Trucial 'Oman, and in lS01<-05 there was a marked
increase of lawlessness on the part of the piratical
Qawasim
One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima.
; but
whether this was due to the direct incitement of the Wahhabis, or
was an indirect result of their interference in local politics, must be
considered a doubtiul point. At the end of 1808 Shaikh Sultan-bin-
Saqar, the chief of the
Qawasim
One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima.
, was deposed by the Wahhabis from
his general authority over the tribe; and in 1809 Husain-bin-'Ali,
Shaikh of Rams, who had recently visited Dara'iyah, was appointed
governor, on behalf of the Wahhabis, over the whole Pirate Coast. In
1808-09 a serious renewal of piracy took place and svmptoms of
fanaticism were perceptible, but conclusive proofs of Wahhabi insti
gation were still wanting; it was stated, however, that Husain-bin-'Ali
had undertaken the usual obligation of a Wahhabi governor to forward
to Dai a iy ah one-fifth of the spoils taken in war from a heretics^ by those
over whom he was placed. In ! 809 the Wahhabis consolidated their
hold upon the "Oman promontory by occupying with Wahhabi garrisons
the forts of tujairah, hithnah and Khor Fakkan in Shamailiyah, and in
the same year they succeeded in decoying Shaikh Sultan-bin-Saqar
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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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- 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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