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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1272] (1427/1782)
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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1272
be approved by them, and their approval was not given except in consider
ation of valuable presents, '[he happiest results were anticipated by
all from Sulaiman
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
's appointment to the province; and, thouo-h
it was foreseen that the state of disorganisation prevailing 1 in the northern
districts would oblige him to visit Baghdad, and that he might be
induced hy the central position of that city with reference to iris terri
tories as a whole to take up his residence there, it was hoped that his
former connection with Basrah and the dependence in some respects of
Baghdad upon it, which had been clearly demonstrated during the Persian
occupation, would ensure for that port a larger share of administrative
attention than it had received under his predecessors. The favourable
outlook, as it presented itself to Messrs. Latouche and Abraham in
January 1 / SO, was described by them in these words : " On the whole,
" from the known prudence and spirit of Soliman Pacha, as well as from
the great opinion which is entertained of him by the people in general,
not only of Baghdad and Bussorah, but of the several adjacent provinces,
" we flatter ourselves with seeing these countries in a very few years in a
" more flourishing condition than before the late troubles. The commuui-
" cation with Baghdad, which has for a long time past been stopped by the
Ghesaal {i .e., Khaza il) '• Arabs, already begins to open, and not only
they, but the rest of the Arabs, profess the greatest respect for and obe-
" dience to, Soliman Pacha/'
Internal affairs under Sulaiman
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
's earlier rule, 1779-89.
Suppression
of a rebellion,
1780.
,
Turkifih
campaign
against the
Ka'ab, 1784.
About the beginning of August 1 780, a rebellion against the authority
of the new
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
was brought to an end by the decisive defeat of the
insurgents in an engagement lasting several hours. Ibn Muhammad
Qatil, who commanded the rebel army, was killed in the battle; and
Muhammad Baig, who pretended to the Pashaliq, either fled the country
oi shared the same fate. It was hoped—though, as the sequel will show,
in vain—that this success would render Sulaiman
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
's position un
assailable for the future, and that its moral effect upon the Khaza'il,
who were again interrupting communication between Basrah and
Baghdad, would be such as to obviate the necessity for an expedition
against them in their marshy retreats.
In 1784 the Turks were again at war with their old adversaries the
Ka ab of Aiabistan ; and the Muntafik tribe, governed at this time by
Thuwaini, one of the most celebrated of their Shaikhs, took an important
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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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- 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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