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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1583] (1738/1782)
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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judgrf of the expediency of such a measure, and the propriety of any similar action
taken by him in reason and good faith cannot be questioned. Tu these oircumstances
the responsibility for any untoward circumstances arising from the employment
of
lascars
A term used by the British officials to describe non-European sailors employed on East India Company ships.
would rest with the Resi lent.
On the 1st April 1905 the British
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
at Baghdad was trans- The
ferred from the place where it had been established at a date earlier bufwbgat
than 1840, on the river front about the middle of the town, to a more Baghdad,
eligible site further down the river, but on the same (that is, the
eastern) bank.
The old
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
had its advantages and was thus described by
a traveller * in 1878 :
By far the pleasantest place in Baghdad is the British
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
, a beautiful old
house built round two large courtyards and having a long frontage to the river.
There is a delightful terrace overlooking the water, with an alley of old orange trees
and a Kiosque or summer-house and steps, leading down to a little quay where the
consular boats are moored. Inside, the house is decorated in the Persian style of
the last century, one of the most elaborate and charming styles ever invented,
with deep fretted ceilings, walls panelled in minute cabinet work, sometimes inlaid
with looking glass, sometimes richly gilt. Only the dining room is studiously
English, in deference to Anglo-Indian prejudice, its decorations, apparently fresh
from Maple's, forming a theme for admiration for the Bagdadis who come to pay
their respects to Her Majesty's Consul-General
The building was the property of the
Nawab
An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India.
Iqbal-ud-Daulah at
the time of his death in 1887 and was held on lease from him at a rent
of ft^Ol 1 a year, towards which the Government of India contributed
111,884-, the Resident Rl,200, the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Surgeon R570, and
His Majesty's Government R3G0. After the death of the
Nawab
An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India.
the
property continue 1 to be leased on the same terms from his trustees.
In 1896 the building was bought by Agha Muhammad, himself a
trustee, who was also British Agent at Kadhimain, for R 1,24,750 ;
and from the 1st May of that year the rent was increased to R4,990
per annum, of which R2,550 was borne by the Government of India
(who also allowed a sum not exceeding Rl,200 a year for repairs),
Hl,400 by the Resident, R570 by the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Surgeon, and R470
by His Majesty's Government. The lease was renewed for three
years on these terms in 1899, and once again for three years in 1902,
on the old conditions for the first year but on a monthly rent of E460
for the second and R580 for the third year, exclusive of the allowance
for repairs.
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* Lady Anne Blunt {Bedouins of the Euphrates, Volume I, page 188).
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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).
- Extent and format
- 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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- Title
- 'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915'
- Pages
- 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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