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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1269] (1424/1782)
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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despatches in 1778-79 was first attacked and wounded by Arabs in the
desert and then captured by the British at Kuwait.
Recovery of Basrah by the Turks; 1779.
The occupation of hasiah was for the Persians a burdensome and Rumours and
unprofitable enterprise ; and early in 1779 it came to an end. The
Turkish Government had never regarded the loss of the place as final,
and from time to time the invaders were made anxious by reports of
warlike preparations on the part of the Turks. In September 1776,
though trade between Baghdad and Shiraz remained open, it was stated
that Abdullah,
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
of Baghdad, had received a large supply of money
fiom the Porte and was about to attack the Persians; and about May
1 777 an immediate movement by the Turks for the recovery of Basrah
was anticipated with pleasure by the inhabitants of the unfortunate town,
while a Turkish invasion of Persia by more than one route was also
predicted; but neither of these expectations was realised. In January
1778 it was asserted at Basrah, and in the following month the news
was confirmed, that negotiations for a peace between Persia and Turkey
were in progress at Shiraz; but up to the time of Karim KhanVdeath,
on the '^nd of March 17 79, the discussions had not in any way affected
the situation at Basrah.
Private interest in the end brought about the change which Spontaneous
considerations of public interest had failed to effect. On or about evacuat i on of
the 16th of March 1 7 79 Sadiq Khan sent for Sheikh Darwish and Mulla SadiqVhan,
Ahmad, the secretary of the former Turkish
Mutasallim
During the eighteenth century this was the third most powerful official in Ottoman Iraq (after the Pasha and the Kiya). The title was given specifically to the Governor of Basra.
of Basrah, and ^ March
informed them that, in consequence of the death of 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.
, he was about
to leave for Shiraz with the whole Persian garrison; that he proposed,
pending the return of Sulaiman Agha, whom he would cause to be release
from captivity in Persia, to entrust the government of the town to them
selves; but that, if they refused, he would make it over to the;Ka'ab Shaikh.
The persons in question, after consulting Messrs. Latouche and Abraham
and obtaining from them a loan of 600 Tumans for administrative'expenses,
agreed to accept the charge ; and on the 19th of March Sadiq Khan left
the town with the last of his troops and crossed to the left bank of
the Shatt-al-'Arab. On the following day the ships of the Persian fleet
at Basrah, which was composed of squadrons from Rig, Ganaveh and
ehr. left for their home ports ; and, notwithstanding fears of an
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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)
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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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