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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1231] (1386/1782)
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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1231
Bengal^ in Madras, and at Surat; and they were chiefly carried in ships
belonging 1 to British subjects or to Muhammadan merchants of Surat.
The returns were largely in specie. During the same ten years the East
India Company imported broad cloth and long ells at Basrah in consider-
able ; and embossed cloth in small quantities.
Yamim coffee, brought annually by ■'Oman vessels, was an important Otber
article of trade at Basrah during this period ; but three times this traffic I)orts '
suffered serious interruption, viz., in 1765 by the K-a'ab disturbances in
the Shatt-aVArab, in 1767 by the rapacity of Mir Mahanna at Kharag,
and in 1769 by the war between the
Vakil
Elected representative or attorney, acting in legal matters such as contracting marriage, inheritance, or business; a high-ranking legal official; could also refer to a custodian or administrator.
of Persia and the Imam of
^Oman. In 1761 an attempt was made to introduce Cornish tin at
Basrah, but it does not appear to have been immediately successful ; in
1764, however, there was a trade in tin there. Some iron, steel, lead, and
carpets were imported also, but not in large quantities.
The export trade in dates had now grown to some importance, as Dates,
shown by several indications. In October of 1763 the " Swallowwas
sent to Dawasir on the Lower Shatt-al-'Arab to prevent interference with
some dates in which Mr. Shaw, the ex-Resident at Basrah, who was in
debted to the Company, had an interest; in October 1767 Mr. Lyster of
the Basrali
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
was reported to be at Maharzi, probably the part of
^Abbadan Island so named, " engaged ... in gathering in what dates he
possibly can but his operations were impeded by the behaviour of the
Ka'ab tribe; and in 1768 the Agent and Council allowed part payment
of the Turkish Government's debt to the East India Company to be
made in dates
In 1759, when silver
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
became scarce at Basrah, orders were Specie,
requested by the Resident and by the Agent at Bandar 'Abbas as to the
kind of gold in which remittances should be made, instead, from Basrah
to India ; and early in the following year, not having as yet received
definite instructions and
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
being no longer procurable, the Resident
sent " Venetians and Nadiris" to Bandar'Abbas, whence they were
forwarded to Bombay.
The following extract from a Bombay Castle " Consultation dated Freights
24th April 1769, is interesting, as it illustrates the practice of the
Company in relation to freights, and also casts some light on matters of
discipline falling properly under the next section .-
The petition from the Armenian and other merchants at Basrah, complaining of
their not being furnished with an annual freight ship from Surat and other hardships
in respect to their trade from thence, being now taken into consideration, the President
declares that part which relates to him is an absolute falsity; as he never gave orders
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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.
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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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- Title
- 'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915'
- Pages
- 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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