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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [2135] (652/1262)
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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Suddenly; iu the early morning of the 2nd March, when the Shaikh
had disbanded the greater part of a force that he had collected for
purposes of defence, the Darya Baigi with 700 Persian troops entered
the town by its western end ; and by day light he was in possession of
all the quarters between it and the Shaikh/s fortified residence At
the sound of firing H. M. S. " Sphinx ^ hurried over from Basidu,
where she happened to be lying, and found the " Persepolis ^ engaged
in bombarding the Shaikhs fort. Desultory firing continued during
the dav and the following night ; and, on the morning of the 3rd
March, the Shaikh abandoned his resistance and made good his escape
to the open country. The Persians then took possession of his fort,
hoisting the Persian flag on it_, and the Darya Baigi guaranteed the
maintenance of order in the town. Throughout the operations British
subjects were not intentionally molested by the combatants on either
side ; but, during the progress of the fighting, some shops were looted
in the eastern part of the town ; and the claims for compensation
lodged by British subjects ultimately amounted to R63,500. On the
Persian side only some 15 men were killed and 20 wounded, the
Arab losses were also inconsiderable, and the only building damaged
was the Shaikh's fort, shelled by the f<r Persepolis.^
For about four months the ex-Shaikh lingered in tfle interior, in
the neighbourhood of the village of Mirakun, and the Persians com
plained of attacks by his followers on caravans and even on detachments
of their troops ; but their statements were not free from exaggeration.
Eventually he embarked at the small port of Bandar Mahtabi and
betook himself to the Arabian side of the Gulf.
In January 1900 the ex-Shaikh was found to be living in Trucial
; 0man under the protection of the Shaikh of Bas-al-K h aimah ; and the
Persian Government immediately gave way to fears of a great Arab
attack on Lingeh organised in the ports of Trueial ^Oman. The uiixon
taken by the British Government on the Persian representations and an
intrigue with the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi upon which the Darya Baigi
entered, on his own account, for the purpose of averting the imagined
danger are described in the chapter on the history of Trucial ^Oman.
In August 1902 Saiyid Yusuf,who had been the ex-Shaikh ; s right-
hand man in his Government of Lingeh, landed at Duvvan and succeed
ed in destroying a large consignment of dates, the property of the
Persian Government on its way from Lingeh to the interior. He was
unable, however, to maintain himself on the Persian coast and shortly
sailed for Qatar, his master being then at Ras-al-Khaimah. The only
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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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