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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1145] (1268/1782)
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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places abroad ; the people, even in Qasim and the districts adjoining it,
were as a rale favourable to the cause of the Wahhabi dynasty ; and a
general impression prevailed that the supremacy of Hail must ere
long yield to that of Riyadh. On the 11th of May 1902 the Amir
'Abdur Rahman left Kuwait for Riyadh, where he was soon established
in the seat of his ancestors, having inflicted some loss on the hostile
Shammar and Dhatir Bedouins by the way. On the 27tli of May his
son ^Abdul 'Aziz succeeded in capturing some of the relations of Ibn-
Rashid ; and the reconquest of Southern Najd seemed all but complete.
Ibn-Rashid, however, had resolved on a strong effort for the recovery
of the southern districts, deprivation of which seemed to threaten him with
the loss of Qasim also at no distant period. At the end of July 1902
some of his supporters made an incursion into Kuwait territory and reached
the wells of Subaihlyah, but were there repulsed. A little later the
Shammar Amir himself began to move southwards. Occupying
Buraidah in Qasim and Washaiqir in Washam as he passed, he detached
some of his mounted troops to attack Riyadh and pressed on in person
in search of ■'Abdul 'Aziz, who was then in Kharj; he took Sulaimiyah;
and he pitched his camp at Dilam, the capital of Kharj. At Dilam he
remained inactive for a few days, during which the bulk of the inhabitants
of the Hautah and Hariq districts, as also the Dawasir tribe, flocked
to the standard of 'Abdul 'Aziz at Muhammadi, a place with cultivation
some two or three miles to the northward. On the 1st of November
1902, after three days of inconclusive skirmishing, a general engagement
took place in which, after five hours' heavy fighting, Ibn-Rashid was
totally defeated, and fled, leaving his camp, many horses and camels,
and one of his standards in possession of the enemy. 'Abdul 'Aziz fol
lowed up his success by advancing so far in the direction of Qasim as
Shaqrah ; while Ibn- R ashid, after making good his escape, took up his
position for a time at Zilfi in the extreme north of Sadair. At the end
of December 1902 a raid, headed, it is said, by Ibn-Rashid in person
was made on Kuwait subjects in the neighbourhood of Jahrah and did
some damage ; but the raiders were ultimately beaten off. Ibn-Rashid
then retired into Qasim, and a short interval occurred in the active opera
tions, during which 'Abdul 'Aziz paid a visit to Kuwait.
Ibn-Sa'ud at this point received some encouragement from a
European power. At an early stage in the Central Arabian conflict it
had become known at Basrah that the agents of the Russian Government
were taking an interest in the struggle, and now, on the occasion of
'Abdul/Aziz's visit to Kuwait, an interview took place between him and
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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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- 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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