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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎936] (1091/1782)

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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936
ia Bahrain, whom he informed that vessels not complying with the
proposed formalities in Bahrain would be repelled afterwards frorj
Persian ports. On a protest made by the British Minister at Tehran
the Grand Vazir of Persia expressed his astonishment and regret at the
incident and declared, as did also the Minister of Customs, that the
proceedings of the Director were altogether unauthorised.
American interests in Bahrain, 1895-1904.
During the decade now in question a station belonging to the Arabian
Mission of the Dutch Reformed Church, which had come into existence in
Bahrain as early as 1893, began to attract attention. In February 1899
Mr. Zwemer, author of " Arabia, the Cradle of Islam ^ and head of the
mission, sought the aid of Colonel Meade, the British Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. ,
in purchasing a building site but the Government of India did not
consider that British assistance could with propriety be given him, and
Mr. Zw emer renounced for the time the idea of obtaining land by pur
chase. Subsequently complaints were made by the Shaikh and other
inhabitants of Bahrain of attacks by Mr. Zwemer and his Scripture readers
upon the Muhammadan religion, and the Government of India were
anxious that steps should be taken by Her Majesty's Government to bring
about the recall of the missionaries, whom they considered to be exposed
to some risk of personal violence. A communication was accordingly made
by the Foieign Office to the United States^ Embassy in London, result
ing m an injunction addressed by the Board of American Missions to
Mr. Zwemer in which he was urged to exercise the utmost caution
compatible with the performance of his duties ; and, after the proceedings
of the missionaries had lost their novelty, no further complaints regard
ing them were received from Bahrain. In April 1901 Mr. Zwemer
asked the British Resident whether there was any agreement between
the British Government and the Shaikh of Bahrain which would
debar the latter from selling property, or allowing property to be sold, to
e Arabian Mission in Bahrain for the establishment of a hospital, and
Colonel Kemball replied that he was not aware of any such obstacle.
e ovemment of India were inclined to consider that the Resident's
reply was inconsistent with the Exclusive Agreement of 1892; but it
was eventually ruled by His Majesty's Government that in the case
m question, where no suspicion of a transfer of sovereignty or

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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.

Physical characteristics

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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