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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1292] (1447/1782)
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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British assis
tance in
military
matten to
the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
of
baghdad-
3798-99.
Interception
at Basrah of
an embassy
from Tipu
Snltin to the
Porte, Octo*
her 1799.
1292
friction * arose between Messrs. Manesty and Jones^ of whom the
former was the senior in rank, while the latter had now obtained the more
conspicuous position. In December 1798 Mr. Manesty took advantage
of the passage of the Kehiyah, 'AH
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, through Baerah on his expedi
tion againstJhe Wahhabis to establish friendly personal relations with
him; but in February 1799, having enquired of the Government of
Bombay whether he might proceed to Baghdad for an interview with
Sulaiman
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, he was told that he might do so only if the object
which he bad in view could not be equally well attained through
Mr. Jones ; and in consequence of this answer he gave up his intended
visit.
On several occasions in 1798 and 1799 the
Government of Bombay
From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions.
supplied the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
of Baghdad with mortars, muskets, shells, gun
powder and other munitions of war at cost prices ; and, in response to
a request for an experienced gunner and an " able bombardier of the
" Muhammadam persuasion who had been trained in the military service
<£ of the Honourable Company in India/' a f conductor and two European
gunners were sent to Basrah in August 1799.
In October 1799 Mr. Manesty became aware of the presence in
Basrah of an embassy which Tipu Sultan of Mysore had despatched to
the Sultan of Turkey, with presents and letters, to beseech his assistance
against the British in India. It consisted of Sai^id 'Ali Muhammad,
Kaiidn, and Saiyid Madar-ud-Din, with a secretary named Hasan 'Ali
and some attendants. Mr. Manesty caused the Ambassadors to be in
formed through Agha Muhammad Nabi, a Persian Merchant and after
wards Persian Envoy to India, of the fall of Seringapatam and the death
of their master, of which events he had himself just received intelligence;
but they did not consider themselves absolved from the duty of discharg
ing their mission in the interests of Tipu's heirs. The Resident also had
recourse to the
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.
, 'Abdullah Agha, by whom he thought the
Ambassadors might be restrained from proceeding further j but that
officiaI P res e ntly received instructions from the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
of Baghdad,
f fv, ^f ire | ^ ve ri ' 8e a truJ y remarkable exchange of invectives, during which
tbatLbe'X" ^ " ° f tto i " le "
° ame E ''J mo ° d . 8u bse quently deswled to the French,
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could not be obtai™ d nntil 1886 when he " Ba ' r " h ' and ^ sl ' rra,der ^ tte
Rnmhar W fv, j - " n te was given up as a deserter and taken to
doccrtiou e10 0116 011 acC0UI1 ^ 1 0I, 8 time that had elapsed since his
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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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- Title
- '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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