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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1146] (1269/1782)

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 Russian Consul-General from Bushehr; this official had arrived on
board the Russian cruiser " Boyarin," which was visiting- the port in
company with the French cruiser " InfernetIt wag reported from
Kuwait that the Hussian Consul-General on this occasion offered to help
'Abdul 'Aziz with money and arms, and the statement received some
corroboration from an independent source. The interview in question
took place at the beginning of March 1903.
covered by Ibn-Rashid, meanwhile, occupied himself in chastising some of the
the Wahha- outlying nomad tribes who were favourable to the cause of Ibn-Sa' ud
bis, 1903. an d he endeavoured to enlist upon his own side the services of the Muntafik
outlaw Sa'dun Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. . On the night of the 3rd of April 1903 he
made an attempt to retake Riyadh, where the Amir 'Abdur Rahman was
now firmly established; but he was repulsed with loss. A few days later
the Wahhabi Abdul'Aziz, who after his visit to Kuwait had been
recruiting followers at Nta', made a counter-attack upon Ibn-Rashid's
Bedouins, inflicting considerable injury. The year 1903 ended with the
capture of Zilfi, and the consequent recovery of the district of Sadair, by
this active scion of the Al Sa'ud.
petition for Ibn-Rashid now redoubled his efforts to obtain the active assistance
granted "by of the Turk 8 i and on the 7 th of January 1904 he wired to the Grand
the Porte, Wazir Minister. at Constantinople, soliciting the orders of the Porte and represent
ing that Ibn-Sa'ud was seeking to form relations with the British
Government, and that he would probably be furnished by them with guns
and ammunition. His petition must have been granted, for in April he
was supplied with some specie, rifles and ammunition from Baghdad; and
orders were issued for the concentration of a Turkish force at Samawah
On the Euphrates.
Washam ami In the illterim the successes of 'Abdul 'Aziz had grown even more
Wahha b bi«, the ^ and decisive - 0n the 7th of February 1904, at Faidhah in Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. -
1904. as-Sirr, he attacked and defeated a force under Husain Jarrad, Ibn-
Rashid s governor of Qasinij killing the governor himself, whose standard
and seal he despatched to Kuwait in token of victory. A number of
other Shammar notables lost their lives in this encounter; and Southern
Is ajd, bv the submission of the district of Washam, was at last recovered
in its entirety, Abdul Aziz, Ibn-Sa'ud, next fell upon Qasim, a
district inclined to independence but generally, through force of cir
cumstances, in semi-vassalage either to Hail or to Riyadh. The town of
Anaizah Mas entered on the 22nd of March, not without assistance from
Sympathising citizens; and Majid, a son of Ibn-Rashid's cousin Hamud,
vho was encamped outside the place to defend it, was defeated on the same

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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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