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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [919] (1074/1782)
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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give up all their valuables; and the sum lost by the individual princi
pally in question was considerable. A claim for redress was immediately
lodged on his behalf with the Wali of Basrah by Captain Whyte, the
British Assistant
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.
; but the Wali refused to entertain it
on the ground that the right of the British representative to protect
natives of Bahrain was not recognised by the Porte. The British
Embassy at Constantinople, on being informed of the incident by
Captain Whyte, urged upon the Turkish Government the necessity of
admitting the intervention of the British representative in the pending
case and other similar cases; but, though the controversy was continued
in 1896, the Turkish Government could not be induced to abandon the
position that they had taken up, and no redress was obtained in the case
of piracy.
Relations of Persia with Bahrain during the same period,
1871-95.
The Government of Persia, notwithstanding the consolidation of
British influence in Bahrain and the advantage gained by the Turks
in the extension of Turkish sovereignty to the adjoining coasts of
Hasa, still jealously maintained their own obsolete claims to Bahrain. In
May 1871, while the Turkish occupation of Hasa was in progress, the
Shah sought, through the British Minister at Tehran, information as to
the probable effect of the movement on Bahrain; and he was informed of
the assurances given by the Porte that no encroachment upon tht
Shaikhdom would be attempted.
In September 1886 the Shah of Persia, seized by a sudden and some- Revivalof^
what unaccountable desire to re-assert his sovereignty over Bahrain, c iai m to Bah-
verbally desired Mr. Nicolson, the British Minister at Tehran, to convey rain. 1886.
a message on this subject to the British Government; it was to the effect
that His Majesty considered the communication made to him in April
1869 as tantamount to an admission of his rights in Bahrain, and that
he was anxious to establish his authority over the islands either by send
ing a Governor to Bahrain or by recognising the Shaikh as his representa
tive, but that he wished the maritime police to remain in the hands of the
British naval authorities. An answer was prepared by Her Majesty s
Government stating that they did not concur in His Majesty's interpre
tation of the communication of April 1869 ; that, on the contrary, they
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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)
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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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- 'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915'
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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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