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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [2165] (682/1262)
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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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 Gwadar, writing in 1867
" ^ (( t, mended a line passing near the coast, a few miles to the west of
"'''Wort ir'prabol hill on Gwatar bay; and his view seems to have been
" accepted' , . , j
hi In 186 6 negotiations for the continuation of the telegraph by land
westward from Gwadar were initiated by Mr. Alison, Her Britannic
Majesty 's Minister in Persia, with the help of Colonel Goldsmid, who
ms again at Tehran ; but the British proposals were not at first enter
tained by the Shah, and the discussion was interrupted by a tour which
fli s Majesty made to Khurasan in 1867. On the Shah's return from
Mashhad the proceedings were resumed, under more favourable auspices,
and brought to a successful conclusion in 1868, after the rejection of a
Persian scheme according to which Persian jurisdiction was to be recog
nised as far east as Gwadar and the telegraph line was to be constructed
dWeimpI ^ p ers j a a t ter 0W n cost with the assistance, only, of British^ officers,
mftowaj ify Government was, in fact, extremely loath to enter into any
'few engagement that might seem even to countenance a doubt of the vali-
asraletiiftij 0 f mos t extensive territorial claims ; but this difficulty was at
10 was imUli leilgtll c i rculnv ented by a judicious wording of the convention, in which
roadfrerdiir,;: nomen t;;on was made of the Khan of Kalat, the Sultan of 'Oman, or the
feltemHij Balucb Chiefs, it being simply stated that the British Government
ed toiahmtj jhould arrange for the construction and efficient working of a line from
s in perfed mGwadat to a point between Jashk and Bandar 'Abbas, while Persia
,0 official, \ should employ her good offices and authority for the construction, main-
j tenance, and protection of the same, in return for an annual payment
(ir'AMiiMiii o£ 3,000 Tumans to be made by the British Government in considera-
itween CUta tion of the sanction accorded by Persia to their telegraph operations
lahtoanlta! at places under her sovereignty. One of the main objects of Persia in
on acwmt • tie negotiations was to guard against the creation of a state of matteio
,1 Eali« IMi which might tempt the local chiefs to defy an authority which she could
[ trikte not enforce on them, and to be guided in all political matters by the
[ishk ail i; wishes of the British authorities. The actual conclusion of an agree-
sonedkyW" meat was delayed by a difficulty in obtaining the consent of the bhah
eoftWi* b the establishment of a British Telegraph Station on Hanjam Island;
' Mir Hi» hut, this point having been separately settled, the Anglo-Persian Tele-
ihorityW J graph Convention of 1868, framed on the convenient non-terntonal
jce basis indicated above, was at length signed.
a ' : ,'' J Persian administration in Makran still remained much the same
Ma ' a ° a8 it had been in the years immediately preceding ; but it had become,
somewhat more defined and systematic. Gaih, Qasrkand,
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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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