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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1781] (298/1262)
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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1781
seiitatiy^ •
; an ^ ( • settle, for a burying place ; that if thej wished ground for a garden,
ition j l they should receive it, either free of cost from the property of the
^ 111 iPersian crown, or on payment of a fair price out of private property ;
P0lt ' and that the house formerly owned by the East India Company at
Won Shiraz, together with the garden and water belonging to it, should be
btotietiili restored to them. The
Vakil
Elected representative or attorney, acting in legal matters such as contracting marriage, inheritance, or business; a high-ranking legal official; could also refer to a custodian or administrator.
desired that it should be stipulated, in
a PPlj to fc: addition to the foregoing articles, that the British should take Persian
11 Sa'diii; 1 produce in payment or part payment for their goods, and not export the
"lataI whole value of their sales in specie ; that they should not ill-treat
Mi sH Muhammadaus ; that they should give preference, in the sale of their
ait, acconi],, imports, to principal merchants and men of credit; that rebels against
make tin; Persian authority should not be harboured by them, but should on the
retaradhl eontrary be handed over subject to an understanding that they were not
»py,iiiiljii to be punished for a first or a second ofience ; and, finally, that the
ived. Hie British should not, either directly or indirectly, assist the enemies of the
Britisltiil ruler of Persia. It appears, from later correspondence, that the Govern-
herportiii ment of Bombay did not approve of the article which aimed at subjeet-
gettkf-p 111 8 all British trade in Persia to the control of the East India
t of tkh Company's servants, and that they decided that it should not be enforced ;
ildfcefei ^ similarly they seem to have rejected the articles, proposed by Karlm
tier potts,«! ^ban, for restricting the export of specie and giving a preference, in all
shoi Dti circumstances, to particular merchants. The whole cost of the deputa-
mrckejljl t ' 011 ''J m eans of which the VakiPs Grant was obtained amounted,
onopolj,»! '"elusive of presents, to R3,059 only.
goods into I Tlle discussions between the East India Company's representatives Negotiations
'Ktjotfe and the Government of Karlm Khan at this time were not restricted, "ftt® part
to tab tk however, to matters of trade. They extended to the question of British Persians for
lia tefe M naval support of the authority of the
Vakil
Elected representative or attorney, acting in legal matters such as contracting marriage, inheritance, or business; a high-ranking legal official; could also refer to a custodian or administrator.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, principally Cassis.
)wledge )il ,: Wltl1 a Vlew to ttie coercion of Mir Mahanna, the maritime chief of Rig, tanoe ' 1!r68 "
rts sbojIK ^ 0 _ was inclined to harass the trade passing between Bushehr and 94 "
Persian ^ lraz ' and a gainst whom, the Persians, though some months previously
.erwiseW 1had assem Ued land forces and called on the Shaikh of Bushehr to
large, C0 ; 0 ^ erate > ^d as yet accomplished nothing. The matter having been
f protri'" ^ r ' Price s visit to Bushehr, it was suggested by him,
L|, a f Bt6' ; S " 3ect to the approval of his superiors at Bombay, that, in consideration
elivered •! 0 a S1<iy of ^^2,000 a year to be paid by the Persian Government, a
ranislleJl,, ^ s P Sll0Uld be stationed afc Bashehr the East India Company;
^ ka<llCl K " llan ' on occa sion of Lieutenant Dornford's visit to Shiraz,
jnnsdi# ^ ' iave closed with this proposal and promised to give an assign-
fterev"^ n 01 ^' le re,: l u ired amount on the customs or other revenues of
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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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- 'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915'
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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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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