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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1081] (1236/1782)
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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Proceedings oftue Egyptians m Hijaz and Yaman, 1814-15.
For more than a year after Muhammad 'Ali's arrival in Hijaz his
affairs, chiefly on account of the fewness of his troops and the scarcity
of transport and supplies, made little progress. As a first step towards
the conquest of Yaman an expedition was sent against Qunfidah, which
was taken in March 1814 before the death of the Amir Sa'ud; but in
May the Egyptians were again driven out of the place with the loss of
the whole of their artillery, 400 horses, and a considerable number of
camels. Meanwhile, in >he spring of 1814, Muhammad 'Ali established
himself at Taif; and, in the course of the summer, Hasan
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, a dis
tinguished leader who arrived in June with 1,500 of the best infantry
in Egypt, was sent to occupy Kulakh, a place some 30 miles to the east
of Taif on the way to Turabah.
The condition of the army of occupation, of which the strength did
not exceed 5,000—a number sufficient to protect the Holy Cities from
attack, but not to overthrow the Wahhabis—was at this time far from
satisfactory. The troops were dispirited by the length of their sojourn
in an unhealthy country, where the cost of living exceeded their scanty
and irregular pay, and they were demoralised by the successes of the
enemy and by his invariable refusal of quarter. According to the traveller
Burckhardt, who himself saw them at this time, "discontent, and a
kind of panic, were universal among the soldiers/"'
Muhammad 'Ali, aware tnat to fail in Hijaz meant his removal
from the Pashaliq of Egypt and the ruin of his career, clung to his
task with great tenacity and adopted a new and more conciliatory
policy both with the settled population and with the Bedouins of Hijaz;
but he and his officers continued profoundly ignorant of the circum
stances and mutual relations of the various Arabs with whom they had to
deal. In August 1814 some of the adjoining tribes began to be attract
ed to the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
's side by his liberality and friendly demeanour ; and in
the next month the Sharif liajah himself ca me in, and was placed by Mu
hammad 'Ali in command of a Bedouin contingent that had now been
raised.
Difficulties of commissariat, however, continued unabated. Up to this
time about 30,00<J camels belonging to the army had died in Hijaz, and
even in Egypt camels had become scarce, while such as remained there
Expedition
to Qunfidah,
March-May
1814.
Condition of
the troops.
Relations
with the
Bedouins.
Transport
and supplies.
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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).
- Extent and format
- 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'
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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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