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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1218] (1373/1782)

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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from the Turkish expedition in his fortat Doraq or Fallahiyeh, which
was found to be extremely difficult of access; but ultimately he was
reduced to serious straits and purchased peace by sending piescnts to
the Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. at Baghdad. The Turkish forces were then withdrawn from
'Arabistan, the <f Swallow " at the same time returning to Basrah. Tn
1762, the Ka^ab blockaded Basrah by closing the Shatt-al-'Arab to all
vessels, whether bound upwards or downwards.
Second An. In October 1763, a number of the Ka'ab Shaikh's people entered the
glo -Turkish Dawasir district, upon the western side of the lower Shatt-al- Arab, and
ftgain^^the drove away the inhabitants. As the East India Company had an
Kh ab, 1763. {unrest in some dates in Dawasir, Mr. Price, who had recently opened
the new British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Basrah and still held charge of it, was inclined
to send a vessel to prevent their removal by the raiders; but the
Mutasallim During the eighteenth century this was the third most powerful official in Ottoman Iraq (after the Pasha and the Kiya). The title was given specifically to the Governor of Basra. advised him against taking any such decided action and
wrote a letter for him to send, instead, to Shaikh Salman. Meanwhile
'Ali Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. of Baghdad, who as Mutasallim During the eighteenth century this was the third most powerful official in Ottoman Iraq (after the Pasha and the Kiya). The title was given specifically to the Governor of Basra. of Basrah had commanded
the last expedition against the Ka'ab, himself arrived in the vicinity of
Basrah; and the Ka'ab, hearing of his approach, withdrew from Dawasir,
whereupon the " Swallow/' Captain Nesbitt, accompanied by boats
carrying 100 troops detailed by the Deputy-Governor of Basrah, dropped
down the river to secure the dates in dispute. 'Ali Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , however, was
anxious to destroy the power of the Ka'ab and wrote as follows to Mr.
Price:
My desire is, as the well-being of my Government depends upon it, that, while
I march with my army by land, you will send your ships to block up the mouth of
the river , and you have full power to take, burn, and destroy whatever yoa may meet
with belonging to the Chaab. In short, make yourselves masters of the Gallivats,
as they will no doubt endeavour to escape to sea; and this my letter shall be a
sufficient warrant for anything that may happen. The demolishing the Ohaab wiU be
a glory to your nation, and not to me, and you may be persuaded that this your
ready assistance will be well known, and I doubt not recompensed, by the Sultsn. It
remains now with you, as soon as my letter arrives, to despatch away the ships, as
besides the glory that will accrue, 'tis ever meritorious to demolish those who molest
the least of our friends. The success, therefore, of this affair depends on yoqr
diligence, friendship, and sincerity.
In consequence of this request, the Company's ships " Tartar " and
*' Swallow were sent to the Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. 's assistance and had more than one
encounter with the Ka'ab fleet, which now numbered several Gallivats j
but again peace was made, and the expedition withdrawn, without any
permanent settlement having been achieved.
Third Anglo- In 1765, when Karim Khan, the ruler of Persia, marched for the
Turkish ex- second time against the Ka'ab with the object of subjugating them, he

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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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