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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1256] (1411/1782)
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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the belligerents,—an omission which may have been due to want of time
but which was mere probably dictated by the attitude of the Turks, the
iigreement with whom he was about to violate by leaving while the town
still held out.
Ihe descent of the river began at noon on the 11th of April; and the
officers of the fleet, which consisted of the Eagle/' the " Success/' the
lashas two ketches, and the two Turkish Gallivats, were apparently
allowed to suppose that only an attack on the Bushehr fleet was medi
tated, after which the ships would return to Basrah. About three in
the afternoon 12 Gallivats and 13 armed Trankis, the latter carrying
stoies for the Persian army, were sighted at anchor about three miles
below the first island; at -1 p.m ., the Persians having weighed, their
principal Gallivat fired a shot at the " Eagle/' on which the Agent and
the members of his Council were passengers; and immediately thereafter
a cannonade, seemingly directed at the two British ships, was opened by
the other Gallivats. At half past four the " Eagle/' on arriving within
suitable range, replied with a broadside; the Success " followed her
example ; and soon afterwards the Persians began to retire down a narrow
reach of the river, assisted by a strong ebb tide, firing as they went, and
pursued by the a Eagle " and " Success," which kept them in play with
such guns as could be brought to bear upon the alternate tacks. The
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
's ketches and Gallivats could not keep up with the British vessels,
and the ketches twice went aground. About half past five the "Success,"
hit h had already been struck three times, sustained some additional
age by having a ^aid-arm shot away, two gun-ports broken in, and
two shot lodged in her starboard side. A little later the Persians took to
flight, the faster ships among them helping the slower to escape by
towing them, and at 6 p.m . they anchored in shoal water close to the
Persian bank of the river. The " Eagle " and - Success " then took up
positions abreast of them, as near as their draught of water would allow,
and an artillery fire began at no great range, supplemented on the side of
the British by musketry; this continued until dark, when both comba
tants desisted simultaneously as if by mutual consent. Not one of the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
s vessels got near enough to fire a single shot during this
engagement at close quarters, nor did any of them anchor until it was
t is a remarkable fact that, in the whole day's proceedings,
no one was Killed or even wounded on board the u Eagle" or the
uccess, and it is believed that the Persians likewise escaped
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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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