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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1275] (1430/1782)
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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Baghdad. On the 23rd of the month the armies came in contact; and on
the '25th, after a long- and doubtful conflict upon the bank of the Euphrates,
the tribal army was scattered and Thuwaini fled the field, attended only by
a few followers. The victor then appointed Mustafa Agha to the Mutasal-
limate of Basrah, recognised Ahmad as principal Shaikh of the Muntafik
tribe, and not only obliged the merchants of Basrah to propitiate him
with gifts, but also ordered them to pay double duties on their goods
during the current year, irrespective of what Thuwaini had already taken
from them in customs and as a loan. After a time Thuwaini made over
tures to the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
for a pardon; but these, at least in the first instance,
were disregarded. Two English travellers, Ensign William Franckline,
who was at Basrah from the 28th of December 1787 to the
12th of February 1788, and Dr. Thomas Howel, whose sojourn there
lasted from the 23rd of February to the 1st of March 1788, have
left an account o£ Shaikh Thuwaini's revolution: and Dr. Howel
personally examined the site of the battle of the 25th October, which
" bore the marks of having been the scene of great slaughter; for
it was abundantly strewed with the bones of men and horses.
Trade revived at Basrah, to some extent, between 1780 and 1787 ; but
in the next year it again became languid in consequence of the rebellion of
Thuwaini and the difficulties of the Turkish Government in Europe.
After 1786 there was little or no profit on the sale of Indian piece-goods
in Turkish 'Iraq. In 1789 the number of bales of Indian piece-goods
imported at Basrah was only 800, and the whole treasure freight of the
merchant vessels returning to India did not exceed Rs. 50,000. The
broadcloth and long ells imported by the East India Company had now a
slow and unprofitable sale, and they could only be disposed of at a very long
credit. This was due to several causes—to their high price; to the
competition of similar goods of French origin ; to an unfavourable exchange,
involving loss on all remittances of money or valuables to India ; and to
a great and increasing dearth of specie, Turkish gold suitable for expor
tation abroad having practically ceased to be available. Some cheap
kinds of locally manufactured cloth had taken the place of varieties formerly
imported ; and part of the 1 ndian muslins consigned to Europe now travel
led to their destination by some sea route, instead of by Basrah and
Baghdad as formerly. An important commercial advantage enjoyed by
the British in Turkish ; Iraq was that, in case of a native merchant
becoming bankrupt, the claims of his British creditors were, under
Farman, satisfied in full before anything was distributed among native
creditors.
Course of
trade, especi
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1779-89.
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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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- '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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