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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1151] (1306/1782)

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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Al Morrah tribes^, which were previously at feud. He made several halts
at watering places in the neighbourhood of Salwa Bay; and he had a
meeting at the 'Araiq camping ground in Qatar with Jasim, the Al
Thani Shaikh of Dohah, from whom his father was believed to have
obtained valuable assistance in 1904, Eventually 'Abdul 'Aziz, finding
the heat excessive, returned home vid the wells of Zarnuqah in Kharmah ;
but, before his departure, he wrote letters to the Shaikhs of Trucial
'Oman, announcing his intention of visiting 'Om^n in the following
spring. These missives, as related in the history of Trucial 'Oman,
created some excitement among the chiefs to whom they were addressed,
and the British political authorities were obliged to take cognisance of
the matter.
The hostilities of the Wahhabi and Shammar Amirs, suspended for Renewal
a short time out of a transient respect for Turkish authority, were renewed ^en 1 Ibn-
towards the end of the year, Between the two rivals, as subsequently Sa'^and^
explained by a Turkish Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. who had dealt with both, there was a decided an( j death of
contrast in character, for, while Ibn-Rashid was the " desert warrior "
pure and simple, Ibn-Sa'ud was more of the desert diplomatist" ; but
the deficiencies of the Wahhabi chief were more than made good by
the soldierly qualities of his son 'Abdul 'Aziz. Towards the end of
1905 'Abdul 'Aziz-bin-'Abdur Rahman, assisted by his brother Muham
mad, began to raid the Harb tribe and the Bani 'Abdillah branch of
the Mutair to the westwards; he had now made Qasim his base, and the
headquarters of Ibn-Rashid were at Kahafah on the north-western
frontier of the same district. At the end of March 1906 the Wahhabis
were encamped at 'Ain Ibn-Fahaid in Uasim, and Ibn-Rashid was at
Thamami, a watering place in the Batin, about 70 miles to the north
east of their position. Ibn-Rashid had by this time sought the media
tion of Shaikh Mubarak of Kuwait, whom he begged to regard him as
a son, and that wily politician had already begun to weave a scheme for
restoring peace in Najd by the creation of a buffer state to lie
between the territory of the two Amirs, to be under the Shaikh's
own control, and to consist of the Qasim, Washam and Sadair
districts. Meanwhile, however, on the night of the 11th April
1906, the Wahhabis succeeded in surprising Ibn-Rashid, while
he was encamped in fancied security at a place known as
Ruwaidhah, 20 or 30 miles to the east of Buraidah. A duststorir
was raging at the time, and Ibn-Rashid might perhaps have e6ca^ d >
but he boldly declared his presence and fell, reciting his Rajaz jC vvar "'
song, under the concentrated fire of his assailants' rifles. A • iam ^ er
the Amir's followers perished with him ; and his head, >^ing been cut

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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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