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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1649] (166/1262)
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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1649
ac tual founders were Mirdao,—the head of the Muhaisin, but a vassal or
lr ^ ar a ' servant of the Ka^ab Shaikh^—and his son Haji "Yusuf. These two
chiefs were succeeded about 1819 by Haji Jabir ; son of Mirdao and
years, l brother of Haji Yusuf. Haji Jabir^ who resided in the part of the settle-
tisli m ment on the right or northern bank of the K arun^ early evinced an
In [ inclination to assert his independence of the Ka^ab chiefs and engaged in
peh ai i various intrigues. The Ka'ab Shaikh, in order to counteract Haji
Jabir's schemes, then tightened his hold upon the part of Muhammareh
^ p situated on the left or southern bank of the river, which consequently
came to be known as Kut-ash-Shaikh or "the (Ka'ab) Shaikh^s
Castle." During the rule of Shaikh Ghaith the Ka'ab garrison of
istaii af Kut -ash-Shaikh was commanded by his brother Mubadir or Mubashir;
cereii and the latter, when he succeeded to the headship of the Ka^ab, placed
ar infe another brother, Thamir, in charge of the Kut. By 1830, Muhammareh
a l ^ —by which name only the right-bank settlement, controlled by the
e( j or ^ Muhaisin, was now meant,—had increased from a petty fort to a com-
3 ^ mercial emporium of considerable importance and"had began to attract
,, general attention.
3 pnm:: b
3rm of P ^ ue Prevailed in Turkish ^Iraq in 1831-8^ also visited Ravages of
'Arabistan, where it made great havoc, probably in ] 832. According to
the Is , i... t i.i j . i i • i , , ctrca
a tradition, doubtless exaggerated, which was current not many years
later, it even carried off a half of the entire population of the province.
Shushtar, hitherto the most important town of ''Arabistam certainly de
clined about this time with extraordinary suddenness to a secondary place,
being superseded by Dizful; and one cause of the change appears to
have been the plague, which affected Shushtar more severely than it did
ofl Dizfal. The epidemic dealt a heavy blow to the prosperity of Hawizeh
181 )1 ,1 also.
812. 1 Relations of 'Arabistan with Turkey, 1797-1834.
lUg Sti We have seen that, during the generation which followed the un- Eelinquish-
3ii ^-suceessfu 1 Anglo-Turkish expedition against them in 1766, the Ka'ab ^ e e D ^V b
Mutf ^ r ^ )e t encroa ched to a considerable extent upon Ottoman territory, and at Shaikh of
kh nai 0ne time even P lante d colonies of their own upon the right or western encroach-
^ Shatt - a '-' Arab. Shaikh Ghaith, however, between 1812 and direction 1 of
^828, iestored,. .the ancient limits of the Chaab territory as estab- Basrah^
lished by Shaikh Salman, retaining possession of nothing higher up
assign nhe Shat-el-Arab than the district of t Tamar, but he was influenced
M ^ m this withdrawal rather by a disinclination to come into collision
^igA^wit h the growing pow er of the Muntefik tribe and by the necessity
ShJ » See Major Eawlinson's Memorandum on the D ispute, etc., 1844.
itafl' .j i../; ^ name ^ S no ^ Tamar or Tamr, and the district has recently been
tb, 6 J 1 6 ' . ^ 1108 011 tlle easfc bank of tlie Shatt-al-'Arab about 4 miles above Pailiyah
ipr ^PersLTt ^TA??. tA,T - WlISOn ' 0n Speoial Dut ^ to th9 Re3id3nt
ler 1"*
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, dated 5th May 1912.
iver.' 114
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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).
- Extent and format
- 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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