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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1627] (144/1262)
The record is made up of 1 volume (1165 pages). It was created in 1915. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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entered the province at some time in the seventeenth century ; and their
first settlements, among which the principal was Ghibban, seem to have
been situated near the head o£ the Khor Qanaqeh branch of Khor Musa.
The quarter from which they came and the reasons for their change
of habitat are not certainly known.*
PERIOD 1700-63.
Conduct of the Wali of 'Arabistan, 1722.
In 17 2'Z, when Afghan invaders were attacking the monarch of
Persia in his capital, the Persian forces defending Isfahan were commanded
by a Wali of ' Arabistan whose conduct, especially in refusing to
second the spirited efforts of the Armenians of J ulfa, caused his loyalty
to his master to be seriously suspected. On the fall of the place,
* The principal authorities on tlie early history of the Ka'ab are Niebuhr in his
Description de VArahie, 1774, page 276, and his Voyage en Aralie, 1776, page 186;
Major Rawlinson in his Memorandum on the Dispute between Turkey and Persia,
1844; Sir A. H. Lnyard in his Description of the Province of Khuzistdn, 1846;
and the article " Ka'ab " in the Geographical Volume of this Gazetteer, page 961.
The information embodied in the last was obtained from Muhammareh. Major
Rawlinson insists on the existence of a close connection between the Ka'ab, both before
and after their appearance in 'Arabistan, and the Turkish Government; but Niebuhr
and local tradition are silent on this point, and M^jor Kawlinson, in his Memoran*
dum, has not clearly distinguished facts capable of documentary or other proof from
ihQ ex parte assertions of Turkish officials, or from his own historical speculations
and geographical conjectures. The following extract from a letter, addressed by
the Agent and Council at Basrah on the 9th April 1767 to the Honourable Court
of Directors, corroborates to some extent the view of Major Rawlinson; but it is
open to the criticism that it represents the opinion of an Agent (Mr. Moore), "who
was notoriously pro-Turk and anti-Persian in his proclivities : " The Chaubis originally
a subject of the Turks, and has for many years possessed a considerable territory
(< within their dominions bordering upon the Persian Empire, for which he ought,
"and did for some years, annually to pay (stela large sum into the treasury of
"this Pachaship. A few j'ears after the death of Nadir Shah, and in the troubles that
"followed it, he also got possession of a territory in the Persian dominions; by
"this means he became a subject of both powers. The territory of Gaban and
" its districts is the name of that he possesses on the Turkish, and Durack, that
"in (?on) the Persian (? side)." Tradition, we may add, seems to point to a date
somewhat earlier than 1683, which is mentioned by Major Rawlinson, as that of the
first settlement of the Ka'ab in 'Arabistan ; and, with reference to this date and to the
supposed unbroken connection of the Ka'ab with the Turks, it should not be forgotten
that Basrah only came under the direct control of the Turks about 1669, that some
years previously to 1691 it fell into the hands of the Persians, and that the Turks
did not resume possession of it until about 1695.
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This volume is Volume I, Part II (Historical) 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 II contains an 'Introduction' (pages i-iii) written by Birdwood in Simla, dated 10 October 1914, 'Table of Chapters, Annexures, Appendices and Genealogical Tables' (pags v-viii), and 'Detailed Table of Contents' (ix-cxxx). These are also found in Volume I, Part IA of the Gazetteer (IOR/L/PS/20/C91/1).
Part II consists of three chapters:
- 'Chapter X. History of ’Arabistān' (pages 1625-1775);
- 'Chapter XI. History of the Persian Coast and Islands' (pages 1776-2149);
- 'Chapter XII. History of Persian Makrān' (pages 2150-2203).
The chapters are followed by nineteen appendices:
- 'Appendix A: Meteorology and Health in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2205-2211);
- 'Appendix B: Geology of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2212-2219);
- 'Appendix C: The Pearl and Mother-of-Pearl Fisheries of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2220-2293);
- 'Appendix D: Date Production and the Date Trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2294-2307);
- 'Appendix E: Fisheries of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2308-2318);
- 'Appendix F: Sailing Craft of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2319-2332);
- 'Appendix G: Transport Animals and Livestock of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2333-2348);
- 'Appendix H: Religions and Sects of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2349-2385);
- 'Appendix I: Western Christianity and Missions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2386-2399);
- 'Appendix J: The Telegraphs of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in their relation to the Telegraph Systems of Persia and Turkey' (pages 2400-2438);
- 'Appendix K: Mail Communications and the Indian Post Office in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2439-2474);
- 'Appendix L: The Slave Trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2475-2516);
- 'Appendix M: Epidemics and Sanitary Organization in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2517-2555);
- 'Appendix N: The Arms and Ammunition Traffic in the Gulfs of Persia and ’Omān' (pages 2556-2593);
- 'Appendix O: The Imperial Persian Customs' (pages 2594-2625);
- 'Appendix P: Cruise of His Excellency Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. [1903]' (pages 2626-2662);
- 'Appendix Q: British and Foreign Diplomatic Political; and Consular Representation in the Countries Bordering on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2663-2699);
- 'Appendix R: Book References' (pages 2700-2736)
- 'Appendix S: Explanation of the System of Transliteration' (pages 2737-2741).
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- 1 volume (1165 pages)
- Arrangement
Volume I, Part II is arranged into chapters that are sub-divided into numbered periods covering, for example, 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 appendices are sub-divided into lettered subject headings and also contain numbered annexures, as well as charts. Both the chapters and appendices have further subject headings that appear in the right and left margins of the page. Footnotes appear occasionally througout the volume at the bottom of the page which provide further details and references. A 'Detailed Table of Contents' for Part II and the Appendices is on pages cii-cxxx.
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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. It begins on the first folio with text, on number 879, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 1503.
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:130, 1625:2742, iii-r:iii-v, back-i
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