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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1262] (1417/1782)
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 command of his son 'Ali Naqi Khan and of one 'AH Muhammad
Khan, with whose name we shall presently become familiar; and on
the 21st of April he made his own public entry with additional troops,
for whom accommodation was provided by requiring a nimber of
citizens to vacate their houses. The townspeople were not otherwise
troubled or despoiled in any way, and two Persians convicted of plunder
ing were even beaten so severely that one of them died. There was
however, almost as great distress among the poorer inhabitants as
during the siege, for they had before this sold most of their possessions,
and now they could not find any employment.
It was stated that Karim Khan, on receiving news of the reduction
of Basrah, " ordered Sadoo Caun to seal up all the effects in the place
belonging to deceased and absent persons, and forward him lists
thereof; to summons the Chaub Shaikh Barrakat thither, and
"advise him of the result; and to examine and to send him a clear
account of the country leading from Basrah towards Muscat;
from which instructions it would appear that 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.
not only intended
to turn his new acquisition to the fullest fiscal advantage, but even
to make it a stepping-stone to further conquests. In June 1775
however, the naval contingents forming the Persian fleet were dismissed
to their home ports; and Shaikh Xasir reached Bushehr, the most distant
of them all, on the last day of that month.
Affairs during the Persian occupation of Basrah, 1776 -79.
■Return of the
British
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
stafl
to Basrah,
mav 177b".
Before the capitulation Mr. Galley, a servant of the East India
Company, was already present at Basrah to watch over the interests of
his employers; he was afterwards "very politely received" by Sadiq
Khan and assisted by Shaikh Nasir; and, on the evening of the 20tli
April, he was placed in possession of the British
factory
An East India Company trading post.
, where he found
evei\thing in good condition. The representative of the French East
India Company, some Italians under French protection, and the Car
melite Fathers had remained in Basrah during the whole of the siege.
On the 3rd of May a letter from Mr. Galley reached Bushehr; and the
gentlemen of the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
staff there, presumably Messrs. Latouche
and Abraham, prepared with the least possible delay to take advantage
of the favourable position of affairs by returning to Basrah. After
providing themselves with suitable presents for Sadiq Khan and
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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.
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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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