(1) Samuel B. Miles, The Countries and Tribes of the Persian Gulf, 2 Vols, London, 1919, and 2nd ed. in one volume, 1966, p.4.

(2) Alexander Hamilton, A New Account of the East Indies. A General Collection of the Best And Most Interesting Voyages And Travels in All Parts of the World Digested By John Pinkerton, Vol. VIII, London, 1811, p.288.