The Persian Gulf : an historical sketch from the earliest times to the beginning of the twentieth century /

This volume records the history of the Persian Gulf from the very earliest records until the 1920s. It records the rise and fall of ancient Empires and discusses the rule of Turks and Arabs. It chronicles the Western maritime nations - the Portuguese, Dutch, French and British - outstrip one another...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wilson, Arnold Talbot, Sir, 1884-1940
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2011.
Colección:Routledge Library Editions: Iran.
Temas:
HISTORY > Middle East > General.
Persian Gulf > History.
Persian Gulf.
Middle East > History.
Persique, Golfe > Histoire.
Persique, Golfe.
Moyen-Orient > Histoire.
Middle East
Persian Gulf
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introductory
  • 2. Primitive man in the Persian Gulf and Oman
  • 3. The Persian Gulf in the earliest historical times
  • 4. The classical writers
  • 5. The Middle Ages : Iraq, Khuzistan, Fars, Kirman and Makran
  • 6. The Middle Ages (cont'd) : Oman and Bahrain
  • 7. Siraf, Qais, and Hormuz
  • 8. The coming of the Portuguese
  • 9. English and Portuguese rivalry
  • 10. The expulsion of the Portuguese
  • 11. The Dutch
  • 12. The eighteenth century and the growth of British influence
  • 13. Piracy
  • 14. The slave trade
  • 15. The growth of the Arab principalities
  • 16. The Persian Gulf in international politics.

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