'Persian Gulf Gazetteer, Part I: Historical and Political Materials: Précis of Nejd Affairs, 1804-1904.'

Content

The volume, marked secret, is Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Gazetteer, Part 1: Historical and Political Materials: Précis of Nejd Affairs, 1804-1904 , and includes the printing statement 'G. C. Press, Simla. - No. 817 F. D. - 5.11.04. - 30 0 M. D.' The volume opens with a preface by J A Saldana, dated 5 October 1904 (folio 3). This is followed by a list of contents (folio 4). The volume is divided into 45 sections and gives a history of the Wahabi movements that affected the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Oman in the nineteenth-century. The history is based on the Proceedings of the Foreign Department of the Government of India and the Political Department of the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. .

Folio 7 is a genealogical chart of Wahabi Amirs.

Folio 29 is a genealogical chart of Shammar Chiefs.

Extent and format

1 volume (32 folios)

Arrangement

The volume includes a list of contents (folio 4) which refers to the original pagination.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 34; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/5/365

History of this record

Date(s)

1904 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Wahabism

Places

Saudi Arabia

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