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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1274] (1429/1782)
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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1274
bad once more been cut by the Kbaza^il tribe, obliging merchants to adapt
the Tigris route, which was longer in time and more expensive.
otelr An extraordinary episode in the history of Basrah was the seizure of
TWaini h the t0WU 911(1 itS occu P ation during some months in 1787 by Thuwaini,
6tb May to ^ ,iie Muntatl k tribe ; this Shaikh, whose exploit against the
26th October Ka 'ab in 1784 we have already noticed, is described by a contemporary
i mveller as being "'a middle-aged man, of great courage and enterprise;
,f which, joined to a vigorous understanding, and a just and moderate'
" exercise of the sovereign power, have rendered him dear to his tribe, and
" respected by all men/ ; Thuwaini took advantage of the opportunity
afforded by a visit from 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.
of Rasrah, who came to Zubair
to congratulate him on a victory over his enemies, to seize that well*
meaning official and his suite; and, having accomplished this without
bloodshed, he sent a large body of tribesmen to occupy Basrah, which they
did without difficulty, as there were not more than 200 troops in the place
and only a very few Turks. On the 6th of May he entered the town
m person with a following of about 5,000 Arabs and assumed the govern
ment uf Basrah, taking possession at the same time of the Turkish fleet.
No violence was committed, and private property was everywhere scrupul-
oasly iespe ted; but the existing civil officials were removed from their
posts and replaced by others, Arabs were put in command of the vessels
of tilt.- fleet, and 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.
and his principal subordinates were
cither deported—or voluntarily retired-by sea to India. Shaikh Thuwaini
hen wrote l^tt.r> to Constantinople in which he asserted his own heredi-
tar} title to the Government of Basrah, claimed merit for his moderation
and for the orderliness of his proceedings, and promised allegiance to the
Sultan of luike\ on condition of being invested with a combined Pashaliq
of Basiah and Baghdad. After extorting a loan of 6,000 Tumans from
the Jewish, Armenian and other merchants of Basrah, Thuwaini marched
to a spot on the Luphrates somewhere between Qiirnah and the modern
Nasinyah, and there cantoned his troops in readiness to meet the attack
which he knew would shortly be made upon him by the Government of
Baghdad. Sulaiman I asha had now with him an elder brother of Shaikh
rhuwaim named Ahmad, who, having pretensions of his own to the
Sj.iikhship of the Muntafik, had readily abandoned Thuwaini when he
went into rebellion, and had met in consequence with a cordial reception
at Baghdad. The
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
was careful to seek and obtain, before he moved,
an alliance \\ith the Ka ab tribe, whom the Shaikh had alreadv approached,
but with whom he had concluded no arrangement; and in the beginning
of October, the Porte having merely signified their pleasure that the head
of the upstart should be sent to Constantinople, Sulaiman marched from
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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.
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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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