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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1079] (1234/1782)
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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1079
up to the very walls, some consternation at first prevailed in Basrah.
The Wahhabis, however^ were encumbered with wounded and otherwise
in distress; and their foraging parties were quickly driven out of the
surrounding villages by Muntafik and Ka'ab tribesmen, who inflicted on
them further losses.
In 1807 a fresh attack of the Wahhabis on ^Iraq was apprehended, Appreheu-
and the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
of Baghdad moved out to Hillah to ward off any attempt Wahhabi
that might be made on Karbala or Naiaf. In June of 1807, with the attack,
1807
reluctant consent of the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
of Baghdad, the British Resident at
Basrah began to construct for himself a fortified residence at Gardilan
on the eastern side of the Shatt-al-^Arab opposite to Basrah *
In 1808 a force of Wahhabis appeared in the vicinity of Karbala, and The Waliha-
a large army under their banner was reported to be marching on from^Shifa-
Baghdad itself, where great anxiety for a time prevailed. The bazaars were thah and
closed, and even Turkish merchants were ordered to arm themselves and
reinforce the garrison; but the expected host did not arrive, and it was
afterwards stated that their departure had been prevented by internal dis
turbances in Najd. The raiders near Karbala, however, established them
selves in the Shifathah Oasis to the west of that town, blockaded
Karbala, invested Hindlyah (corresponding to the modern Tawairij),
and showed themselves at ■'Ain Said near Samawah; but Sulaiman
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, hastening from Baghdad with a force, drove them from all these
places, and, after executing the principal man of Shifathah on account of
his refusal to ab jure Wahhabism, p returned in triumph to Baghdad, where
he arrived on the 15th of August.
About 1810 a plundering expedition was carried out by 'Abdullah, Wahhabi
son of Sa'ud, who penetrated to within a short distance of Baghdad. ia ^'
In 1812 Wahhabi influence was still sufHciently powerful on the Wahhabi in-
borders of "'Iraq to make it possible for Sa^ud's tax-gatherers to assemble Karbak,
the surrounding Bedouins and collect Zakat from them at Hindiyah near 1812.
Karbala.
Proceedings of the Wahhabis m the direction of Syria, 1803-14.
Flying raids were executed by the W^ahhabis during this period Commence-
on the confines of Syria; they began, apparently, with an incursion Wabbabi
by Hark,t a black slave of Sa'ud, between the years 1806 and 1808. on
—— Syria, about
* This seems to depend on the statement of Corancez (page 111), who gives, 1806,
however, a precise date.
t Hark may possibly be identical with the Hariq who in 1800 founded the Wabhabi
post at Baraimi in 'Oman.
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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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- 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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