'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1672] (189/1262)
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1672
Karkheli.
Karun.
Shatait.
In October 1841, accompanied by Mr. Layard, be navigated tie
Snwaib in the <e Assyria to about 10 miles from the Sbatt-al-^Arab, but
was stopped by the sub-division of tbe stream higher up into a number of
small channels. The idea of extending steam navigation to Hawizeh by
way of the Karkheh was accordingly abandoned, it being clear that the
collapse of the Kut Nahr Hashim dyke in 1832 or 1837 had rendered the
lower course of that river unnavigable, which before it probably was not.
^ Steps were next taken for examining the Karun river and its
branches above Ahwaz, the steamer used being again the " Assyria. ;;
Lieutenant Selby was accompanied, as before, by Mr. Layard; and
Dr. Eoss, the Surgeon of the Baghdad
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.
, was also of the party.
The Karun was entered at the beginning of March 1842, the water in the
river being then high, and the Mo'tamad-ud-Dauleh, whose antipathy to
British enterprise in "'Arabistan was notorious, having left the province
for the northern districts of his charge. The rapids at Ahwaz, which
were expected to prove a serious obstacle, were surmounted without
difficulty by eking out deficient steam power with towage from the bank
and the " Assyria " entered the upper river.
From Band-i-Qir the Shatait branch of the Karun was first followed,
and the steamer reached a point about six miles short of Shushtar, where
a sudden fall of the floods left her stranded at a distance from the
ordinary channel. The predicament was awkward, for no preliminary
arrangements regarding the visit had been made with the local authorities^ |i c
and the country was full of roaming bands of Arab marauders. The
best possible face was therefore put on the matter by inviting the leading
citizens of Shushtar to a reception on board, at which Lieutenant Selby and
Dr. Eoss welcomed them in uniform : this expedient was suggested by
Mr. Layard. Afterwards, the " Assyria's " guns were disembarked and
mounted on earthworks thrown up around her; and efforts Were made,
* It is difl5cu.lt to know to whom to assign the credit of having suggested the
expedition to the Kamn, which is claimed both by Sir A. H.^Layard and by Lieutenant ^
Selby: see Layard's Early Adventures, Volume II, pages 342 and 355-56 (foot
note) and Selby's Account of Ascent of the Kfturun, etc., at pages 219-220 of the
Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, Yolume XIV, 1844. 'There are also other
discrepancies between the accounts of the two authorities. Selby says that Captain
Hennell, the British Resident at Bushehr, had written to 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.
urging that, for political reasons, no attempt to bring vessels of the British Mesopotamian
flotilla up the Karun should be allowed, which obliged Selby to undertake the expedition
at his own responsibility and risk; whereas according to Layard the enterprise was
approved by Colonel Taylor, the British
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
at Baghdad, under whose
orders the fiotilla then was. It would certainly seem, from the Baghdad
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 s being detailed to accompany the cruise, that it was more than a personal a-nd
unauthorised venture on the part of Lieutenant Selby.
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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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