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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1294] (1449/1782)
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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Disagree
ment between
the British
Resident at
Baghdad and
the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
o£
Baghdad,
1801.
Vaccination
i ntroduced
into Tarkish
Iraq, 1802.
1294
at his country house at Kut-al-Farangi, and having exchanged visits and
presents with the local Turkish authorities, he embarked fo? Bmibay on
board the " Jonathan Duncan," which had been waiting fcr him at
Basrah.
During the summer of 1801 the relations of Mr. Jones, ^he Resident
at Baghdad, with Sulaiman
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
were disturbed by an unpleasant
incident. On the 9th of June the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
informed Mr. Jones that there
was a dangerous feeling against him in Baghdad in consequence of a
Turkish female having been seen—so it was alleged—to come out of
his house; and he offered to assist Mr. Jones in making his escape from
the city, adding that, if he decided to remain where he was, the local
Government could not be responsible for his safety. Mr. Jones in
reply refused to leave Baghdad, basing his refusal on his entire innocence
of the misdemeanour with which he was charged, whereupon the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
,
whose motives for raising and pressing the case are not apparent,
announced that he could no longer recognise Mr. Jones as representing
the British Government, forbade the staff of the Pashfiliq to hold commu
nication with him, and told him that he was no longer under Turkish
official protection, Mr. Jones accordingly reported his circumstances to
the Government of India and the
Court of Directors
The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs.
in London; and,
on his informing the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
of this step and explaining to him the
consequences which might be expected to follow, Sulaiman showed signs
of trepidation ; but, as he still refused to tender a written apology and
a certificate to the effect that the accusation made against Mr. Jones was
groundless, both of which Mr. Jones thought it necessary to obtain, the
latter in his turn declined to exercise his functions as British Resident
and retired to a place on the banks of the Euphrates to await the orders
of his superiors. On the 20th October, however, the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
at last
declared himself, in writing, to be satisfied that the imputations against
Mr. Jones were unfounded, and promised that he should be treated in
future with the highest consideration and respect. The matter ended
on the 20th of November with the return of the Resident to Baghdad,
where he was received by the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
with the accustomed honours and at
once resumed the duties of his office.
Vaccination was introduced into Turkish Iraq by the Surgeon of the
British
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
soon after the receipt, on the 30th March 1802, of
some vaccine matter from \ienna. Work was becrun at Baghdad
o 5?
during the commencement of a plague epidemic there in April, and at
Basrah in May.
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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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