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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1109] (1280/1782)

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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1109
FAISAL-BIN-TURK1 (SECOND REIGN).
1843-65.
General and internal history, 1843-65.
Hie manner of I'aisal's second accession has already been related, Characler
and the remainder of his reign was, at home, practically devoid of of
incident.
Faisal was distinguished by his dignity and self-possession and was
respected foi the justice of his decisions, but he was greatly feared,
especially by the Bedouins, on account of his merciless severity. Like
Sa ud, the most distinguished of his predecessors, he was regarded by
his subjects with mingled feelings, in which dislike and admiration
blended. In his later years Faisal became blind and infirm; but,
until a few months before his death, his faculties were unimpaired, and
he continued personally to carry on the government. In June 1865
the Amir was attacked by paralysis, and on the 2nd of December
following he died at Riyadh; the immediate cause of his death is said
to have been cholera.
In his dominions Faisal seems to have maintained perfect order, and Administra-
from the very first year of hie reign he showed great energy in
protecting the yearly pilgrimages to the Holy Cities against marauding
Bedouins. In the jail at Riyadh there were always many political
prisoners of rank and influence. Grave offences were generally expiated
by capital punishment and lighter ones by exile to Qatif, a sentence
which was regarded by the people of the Central Arabian plateau as
tantamount to a lingering death by fever. In 1848, or within the next
few years, the Amir recovered most of the Qasim district which had
seceded to Jabal Shammar ; but he could not take the town of 'Anaizah.
In 1853 and 1862 he made fresh efforts to reduce 'Anaizah ; but they
were unsuccessful.
In Hasa, where Wahhabism was uncongenial to the character of the Government
people, the Amir's rule was maintained chiefly by fear; and in that ^43^5
province, where disaffection consequently abounded, the temper of the
Wahhabi officials was most suspicious and their methods were most in
quisitorial. In 1851 Faisal visited the Hasa Oasis and the deserts to the

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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.

Physical characteristics

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' [‎1109] (1280/1782), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/20/C91/1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023575947.0x000051> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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