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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [2503] (1020/1262)
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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the Nakhuda on the Batinah coast and there sold into slavery; but^
information of this outrage having reached Masqat, steps were taken
which resulted in the recovery of the negro, the confiscation of the boat,
and the imprisonment of the Nakhuda by the Sultan.
In February 1896 an armed party of the Yal ^a^ad kidnapped 17 men 1896,
from the south Arabian coast, carried them by boat to Batinah, and sold
them into slavery in the interior; the affair did not come to light until
some time later, when it was reported at Masqat by one of the slaves
who had escaped. The Shaikh of the Yal Sa'ad principally concerned
was then imprisoned by the Sultan of Masqat and died in confinement,
but of the persons abducted only one other could be traced; this individual
was ransomed by the British Government from the Bedouins in whose
possession he was found.
At the end of 1896 a gang of slave dealers in Batinah, who had for
some years been dealing with impunity in Baluchi slaves kidnapped from
the opposite coast of Makran, were at length brought to book, as was
also the Shaikh of Wudam, a port bearing the same relation to the
Baluchi slave traffic as Sur to the African. The Shaikh of Wudam was
said to be too ill to be brought to Masqat, but the Sultan was prevailed
on—not without difficulty—to order the arrest of six of the gang,
themselves apparently Baluchis. The accused were tried by a tribunal
consisting of Lieutenant Beville, the British Consul at Masqat, and
of a representative of the Sultan upon no less than 34 charges of slave
dealing, with the result that five of them were convicted and were
sentenced by the Sultan to fines varying from $100 to $500 and also to
imprisonment.
In 1900 a case came to light which pointed to the occasional 1900.
exportation of children from famine-stricken districts in Western India,
as slaves, to the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
. In August of that year a Hadhramauti
Arab, arriving at Masqat in the British steamer " Simla,was^ found
to be in possession of three Hindu children from Baroda, whom inquiry
showed that he had either purchased or kidnapped and was holding in
slavery. The children were sent back to India, and the Arab was
extradited and made over to the Baroda State, by one of whose courts
he was condemned to two years' rigorous imprisonment. Precautions
were also taken by the police of the Baroda State against the recurrence
of similar incidents.
In 1904 'Abdullah, the Sultan's Jama'dar or military commandant 1904.
at Sohar, was shown to have bought slaves exported from Makran to
Soharby the Persian Governor of Bashakard and was sentenced by his
master, on the representations of 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.
, to three
months' imprisonment. It transpired that two of the slaves fought
by the Jama'dar had been presented by him to the Sultan himself, who
Had accepted them.
In 1905, in consequence of an unfavourable award by the Hague i Q05i
Tribunal in regard to the French flag in 'Oman, the local repiesentative
of the Republic began to exercise a closer supervision over the proceedings
of native vessels entitled to use the French colours.
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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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- '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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