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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1244] (1399/1782)
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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1244
between the British Agent at Basrah and the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
at Baghdad, the
latter of whom did not readily agree to a lucrative traffic being carried
on across his territories otherwise than through the capital, where it
could be closely supervised. In the spring of 1773, however, in conse
quence of the outbreak of plague at Baghdad, the Psisha authorised the
despatch of a caravan direct from Basrah to Aleppo; but Mr. Moore,
the British Agent, was unable in the haste of his departure to take
advantage of the concession, and after his return he coi'ld not at once
obtain its renewal. In April 1774 the necessary leave was at last given;
and about the same time a caravan from Aleppo came in at Basrah.
British The British
Factory
An East India Company trading post.
at Basrah still occupied the same site in the
Basra!/ and native town as in 1766 ; and vessels of 80 tons, lying in the creek,
customs and could load and unload cargo at its very gate. On the opposite side of
the East tl 16 creek was a good garden belonging to the
Factory
An East India Company trading post.
; and the
Indian^Com* Company's Agent hadj besides, a country house at Magil, the modern
1775. Kut-al-Farangi, which, though it stood about half a mile inland from
the water's edge, commanded an excellent view both up and down the
S hat t-al-'Arab.
All goods brought in British ships, including the whole of the im-"
ports from India, paid ft a duty and consulage" to the East India
Company, amounting to 6 per cent., which was distinct from the customs
levied by the Turkish administration; and the annual proceeds of the
impost or imposts in qaestion were, chiefly because of the Indian trade,
not inconsiderable. In February 1774;, the British Agent informed the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
that he feared much merchandise was being fraudulently passed
through the Baghdad custom house in his name at the European, or
lower, rate of duty; and he requested that in future no goods should be
treated there as British unless certified by himself to be such.
Siege and reduction of Basrah by the Persians, 1775—1776.
The occupation of Basrah by the Persians, which was the principal
event in the history of Turkish "Iraq during the reign of the Sultan
'Abdul Hamid, was neither unexpected nor sudden. On the contrary,
an assault upon the town had been threatened for more than a year
before any was actually made ; and the event seems to have been in the
end precipitated by successes which the Turks themselves gained, in
Kurdistan, over the Persians. The further period of a year which
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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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- 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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