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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [294] (437/1782)
The record is made up of 2 volumes (1624 pages). It was created in 1915. It was written in English. 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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additional element of uncertainty seems also to have been imported into tte
calculations by an at first imperfect understanding on the point whether the
" Lawrence " was to be armed or not. The Government of India were in
the beginning of opinion that five vessels of the Royal Navy, besides the
new political despatch vessel, would be required for performing the
necessary services ; but other authorities inclined to the view that a smaller
number would suffice.
Eventually in 1887, by which time it had been decided* that the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
despatch vessel should be practically unarmed, though 6tted
for receiving an armament in case of war, when she might, under the
Indian Marine Service Act of 1884, be attached to the Royal Navy, the
Government of India arrived at the conclusion that the number of the Royal
Navy Vessels at their disposal might be reduced to four, of which one should
always be on duty in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
and one in reserve at Bombay,
chiefly to meet demands in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
This arrangement was accepted by the Admiralty in 1888,'together with
a reduction of the ordinary naval subsidy paid by the Government of India
from £70,000 to £35,500 a year ; but the Government of India were made
responsible for the payment of certain minor charges in addition to the
reduced subsidy, and the whole agreement was treated as provisional in view
of the possibility that newer vessels carrying more expensive complements
might before long be assigned to the East India Station. The practica
result was the substitution in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
of a modern gunboat o
the Royal Navy (the "Sphinx") and a political despatch vessel (the
" Lawrence both steaming 12 knots, for three obsolete naval gun oa s
of the inefficiency and slowness of which there were constant complaints.
A Persian naval force came into existence in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
in 8
with the arrival of the " Persepolis " and u Susa," which had been w
to the order of the Persian Government in Germany. The latter, w ie ^
was a very small craft, was appropriated to service on the Karun Ri \er, an
the possession of the " Persepolis " was of advantage to Persia onl} wi
her own territorial waters.
*Her Majesty's Government ruled that, " should any fighting^be necessary
" times in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, it must be done by Her Majesty s fchips o ffere
Sf there. It would be almost certain to produce complications if the clvl hand
" placed in a position to make war, as it were, from his own yacht. On t 1 ^ 0 f ^eing
" it will be a'Vvontasteous that veswils should be so constructed as to bt c ap a
useful in tiire of war.'
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Theses two volumes make up Volume I, Part IA and Part IB (Historical) (pages i-778 and 779-1624) 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 1A contains an 'Introduction' (pages i-iii) written by Birdwood in Simla, dated 10 October 1914. There is also a 'Table of Chapters, Annexures, Appendices and Genealogical Tables' (page v-viii) and 'Detailed Table of Contents' (pages ix-cxxx), both of which cover all volumes and parts of the Gazetteer .
Parts IA and IB consist of nine chapters:
- 'Chapter I. General History of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (Part IA, pages 1-396);
- 'Chapter II. History of the ’Omān Sultanate' (Part IA, pages 397-629);
- 'Chapter III. History of Trucial ’Omān' (Part IA, page 630-Part IB, page 786);
- 'Chapter IV. History of Qatar' (Part IB, pages 787-835);
- 'Chapter V. History of Bahrain' (Part IB, pages 836-946);
- 'Chapter VI. History of Hasa' (Part IB, pages 947-999);
- 'Chapter VII. History of Kuwait' (Part 1B, pages 1000-1050);
- 'Chapter VIII. History of Najd or Central Arabia' (Part 1B, pages 1051-1178);
- 'Chapter IX. History of Turkish ’Iraq' (Part 1B, pages 1179-1624).
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- 2 volumes (1624 pages)
- Arrangement
Volume I, Part I has been divided into two bound volumes (1A and 1B) for ease of binding. Part 1A contains an 'Introduction', 'Table of Chapters, Annexures, Appendices and Genealogical Trees' and 'Detailed Table of Contents'. The content is arranged into nine chapters, with accompanying annexures, that relate to specific geographic regions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The chapters are sub-divided into numbered periods according, for example, to 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 annexures focus on a specific place or historical event. Further subject headings also appear in the right and left margins of the page. Footnotes appear occasionally at the bottom of the page to provide further details and references.
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Foliation: 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. The sequence runs through parts IA and IB as follows:
- Volume I, Part IA: The sequence begins on the first folio with text, on number 1, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 456. Total number of folios: 456. Total number of folios including covers and flysheets: 460.
- Volume I, Part IB: The sequence begins on the first folio with text, on number 457, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 878. It should be noted that folio 488 is followed by folio 488A. Total number of folios: 423. Total number of folios including covers and flysheets: 427.
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1:130, 1:778, iv-r:iv-v, back-i, front-a, back-a, spine-a, edge-a, head-a, tail-a, front-a-i, v-r:v-v, 779:1098, 1131:1146, 1099:1130, 1147:1484, 1489:1496, 1485:1488, 1497:1624, vi-r:vi-v, back-a-i
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