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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1856] (373/1262)
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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1856
Eastern
Persia.
Establish
ments of the
East India
Company on
the Persian
Coast.
with others, a larger proportion of European and a smaller of Indian
goods. The caravan road from Persia to Baghdad by Kirmanshan
was ; as a rule, unsafe. Chintz and coarse cotton cloth manufactured at
Shushtar were among the exports from Persia to Turkish 'Iraq. Tlie
duties at Shushtar were very moderate.
The regions of Makran and Sistan were as yet commercially of no
account; but southern Khurasan and at times northern Kharasan, as
well as Qandahar and Kabul; were supplied with foreign goods from
Masqat by way of Sind and Multan. The trade from Masqat to
Afghanistan and Khurasan by the Indus route had at this time only
begun to attract notice, but it was regarded as highly promising, and it
had been initiated by merchants of Bushehr. The goods sent for disposal
in Afghanistan were woollens, Bengal piece-goods, Masulipatam chintz,
and European fire-arms ; and the returns " consisted partly in sliawls ;
jewels and drugs.
Matters apparently went from bad to worse; and at the beginning
of June 1792, in consequence of the overthrow of Lutf "'Ali Khan, they
reached such a point that Mr. Watkins, the^ Resident at Bushehr,
reported as follows,— ic Ever since the revolution took place, all mercan-
ii tile communication between Sherauz and Bushire has ceased, and it is
" easy to conceive the vast detriment commerce must consequently bave
a sustained. Although many revolutions have happened of late years
a in this country, not one had been attended with such injurious con-
" sequences to its trade. Owing to stagnation of trade money is
" extremely scarce, and, to add to the list of evils, every kind of gram
ff and provisions are [sic) uncommonly scarce and dear.'"
The Eesidency at Bushehr, the only settlement at this time n*
tained by the East India Company in Persia, was no longer dependent on,
or even connected with, the
Factory
An East India Company trading post.
at Basrah, which in 1778 bad
been reduced from the status of an
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, with powers of control over
Residencies, to that of a
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.
itself.
The
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.
building at Bushehr was repaired in 1779-1780 at ^
cost of Rs. 2,000 ; but unusually violent rains, which set in before th?
■work could be properly completed, again " destroyed a fourth part of tli' s
rotten
factory
An East India Company trading post.
" ; and Mr. Beaumont, who at the same time applied^
transfer to India on the ground of indifferent health and a twelve years
residence in the Gulf, reported that the rest was in danger of fal 1 " 1 "
from every shower. These are trivial facts, but they cast a light on ®
conditions of life at bushehr in the early days of the British
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.
there.
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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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- Title
- 'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915'
- Pages
- 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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