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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1141] (1264/1782)
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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the danger at the time appeared so real that representations were made
by the British Government to the Porte, in reply to which the Turkish
Government stated that, apart from an occasional exchange of presents, no
communication existed between the Sultan and the Shammar Amir. In
1889 it was ascertained by the British Ambassador at Constantinople that
there was in fact a conflict of policy between the two, for, while Ibn-
Rashid desired to extend his authority over Hasa and yet to be, except in
name, independent of the Turks, the Porte aspired to establish direct
control over Central Arabia as well as Hasa.
In 1890, when a temporary settlement had been arranged in Najd Correspond-
between the Al Sa'ud and the A1 Rashid, both sides sought the favour parties in 0th
of the Turks; the Shammar Amir accused his adversaries of entertain- Najd with
ing designs on Hasa; and the Wahhabi chief, to whom the Turkish 1890.
authorities at this time appeared inclined to listen, complained of the
aggressions of Ibn-Rashid and professed his own desire to submit to the
I oite. As already mentioned, the head of the Al Sa'ud, after being worsted
by Ibn-Rashid, was granted asylum and a pension in Hasa in 1892.
In 1895, as related in the history of Hasa, some friction arose, out of Friction be-
tribal affairs upon the borders of that province, between the Shammar tweeI ? Ibn *
Amir and the local Turkish authorities; but it had no serious results, the Torksf
In the same year a request for an interview, received from the Al Thani
Shaikh in Qatar, was declined by Ibn-Rashid for fear of giving offence
to the Turks.
Renewal by the Al Sa'ud of the struggle for possession of Southern
Najd, 1900-1902.
In 1900 or three years after the death of Muhammad-bin-'Abdullah, Residence
the formidable Amir of Jabal Shammar by whom Southern Najd had
been conquered, Abdur Rahman, the fugitive chief of the Al Sa'ud, Ibn-Sa'Qd
began to move again; it is possible that he was encouraged by signs of 1897°i^OO
disorganisation which the Shammar state, under 'Abdul'Aziz-bin-Mat'ab,
nephew and successor of Muhammad, was now manifesting. About 1897
Abdur Rahman, having left his refuge in Hasa, settled at Kuwait and
became a recipient of the bounty of Shaikh Mubarak as well as of that
of the Turkish Government; and the Shaikh, irritated by support which
Ibn-Rashid had extended to certain rebellious nephews of his own, was
before long induced to take an even more active interest in the case of his
Wahhabi guest.
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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'
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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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