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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1170] (1325/1782)
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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commander of the northern forces, was defeated with loss, and his brother
'Obaid killed. By this unsuccessful action the whole of Qasim was lost
to Ibn-Raslud.
defeat of the The Turks then sent troops from ■'Iraq to assist Ibn-Rashid to recover
Turks and his position in Qasim; but the allied forces were defeated in two disas-
trous engagements, the first at Bukairiyah on the 15th of July, and the
1904 second at Qasr Ibn-'Aqaiyil on the 27th of September. The remains of
the Turkish expedition retired upon Kahafah.
Turkish occu- In April 1905, in consequence of arrangements made by the Porte
pation of with Ibn-Sa'iid, a Turkish force, drawn partly from 'Iraq and partly
domestic 1 re- ^ rom Hijaz, occupied Qasim without opposition; and the farce was
bellion enacted of placing Clasim under nominal Turkish administration. In
against Ibn- June 1905, Sultan, son of Hamud-bin-'Obaid, went into rebellion against
Rashid, 1905- his relative, the Shammar Amir, and apparently obtained independent
possession of Jauf-al-'Amir in the extreme north, not without the
countenance of the inhabitants and of the surrounding tribes ; he also
complained to the Sultan of Turkey against Ibn-Rashid, but without result.
Death of the After a short respite the Wahhabis, emboldened by the obvious
Amir Abdul powerlessness of the Turkish garrisons in Qasim, prepared to resume
Mat'ab^ iltl stacks on Ibn-Uashid; and the Shammar A.mir hung on the
April 1906. ' borders ol Qasim, probably with the double object of preventing a north
ward movement against Hail and of inflicting damage upon the enemy,
if an opportunity should occur. In December 1905 Ibn-Rashid was at
Kahafah ; in March 1906 he was at Thamami in Batin ; and on the 11th
of April 1906 he was surprised and killed by the Wahhabis at Ruwaidhah,
probably not more than 30 miles from the nearest Turkish post. Shortly
before his death 'Abdul 'Aziz had invoked the good offices of the Shaikh
ol Kuwait, whom he had asked to look upon him as a son, and to arrano-e
a peace on his behalf with Ibn-Sa'ud.
Personality of 'Abdul 'Aziz-bin-Mat'ab.
Partly in consequence of the enmity between him and the Shaikh of
Kuwait, by which authentic information regarding Jabal Shammar
affairs was _ prevented from reaching the British political authorities
m the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, considerable doubt prevailed, and still prevails, as
to the real character of 'Abdul 'Aziz. The impression at first formed of
e Amu- by our officials was that he was of a harsh and impetuous dis-
position without prudence or judgment, and that his administration,
especially in his outlying depe ndencies, was excessively severe and
provocative of disloyalty; hut the result of later enquiries was to
^ oP""on show that he was in the the victim
rather of ill-fortune than of his own folly. His courage and skill as a
military leadei, despite his want of success in the field, have never
apparently been called m question.
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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).
- Extent and format
- 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'
- Pages
- 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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