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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1204] (1359/1782)

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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1204
the local
officia/s at
Basrah 1761.
Collection of
docoments
bearing on
British
grants and
privileges
1752-54.
Instructions
to the Reai-
dent at
Basrah,
1753.
Civility of
Sulaiman
Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. to the
Resident at
Basrah, 1754.
complained to Sulaiman Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. ; and the latter administered " so very
effectual :j a reprimand to his subordinate that the business of the
British Factory An East India Company trading post. was thereafter carried on without the least hindrance or
molestation.
In 1752 the Resident at Basrah was ordered to furnish translations
which had been called for by the Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. of Bombay, of all the
grants^ etc., under which the British enjoyed privileges in 'Iraq, The
required documents could not all be obtained at Basrah, and the Resident
accordingly referred to the Ambassador at Constantinople; but up to
February 1754 the necessary papers had not been received at Basrah.
In 1753 Mr. Shaw was appointed Resident at Basrah and received
some general instructions from the Agent and Council at Bandar 'Abbas
in which they remarked : " We are likewise to acquaint you that the
" Hon'ble Company will admit of no excuse for lending monev to the
a Government, or selling their goods to them, without first receiving the
" amount; as by this means they are sure to sustain no loss from bad
" debts."
In July 1754 Sulaiman Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. of Baghdad, possibly influenced by the
trouble he was experiencing from the Dutch at K harag, made friendly
advances to Mr. Shaw, the British Resident at Basrah, and sent him a
fine Turkish sabre, with a very noble horse, richly caparisoned with
" gilt furniture, with very extraordinary letters of compliments from the
" Bashaw An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , his Kia A deputy or lieutenant of the governor in Ottoman Iraq, with additional responsibilities as a high-ranking provincial judge. (or First Minister), and Cuzenedar, or Master of the
" Household, and Shahbunder, etc., expressing the particular satisfaction
" they received from the regular decent conduct of our nation at all times
(f in the Bashaw An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. 's Government, and therein expressed their readiness, not
" only to confirm all former grants and favours, but even to add to them.
if need were, as they found at all times made so proper a use thereof as
" to render us daily deserving of additional instances of their particular
affection and esteem. The Resident, on receiving these presents and
compliments at a large assembly in the Sarai, " failed not to muster
all the little rhetoric he was master of;" and subsequently he asked to be
allowed to charge the cost of the return presents to the Company
"as it is the custom at all other places on such public occasions,"
Trade, consulage and other dues of tlie East India Company in
Turkish 'Iraq, 1730—54.
Trade proper,
1730—54. The official records contain few notices of the East India Company's
tmle at Basrah during this period. In 1733 the markets of Turkish

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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).
Extent and format
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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