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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1301] (1456/1782)

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 further course of these internal troubles need not be traced.
Ali Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. continued unpopular among his subjects, and finally, to the
great relief of the public mind, he was assassinated by a party of
Georgians on the 18th of August 1807 : this event occurred shortly
after the deposition of the Sultan Salim III, and so a little after the
end of the period with which we are now dealing.
Mr. H. Jones reported of 'Ali Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. in 1802, shortly before his
accession to power, that " he was neither a man of business nor a
" man of pleasure,—he had not parts for the one, and his fanaticising
^ prevented his being the other. ' The same authority represented him
as detesting Jews and Christians, and his behaviour in public as being, at
this time^ u puerile and disgusting/' The Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. 's personal courage was
was also esteemed doubtful; but he was reputed steady in friendship,
and he never willingly broke his word.
Assassination
of'Ali Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. ,
1807 : tis
character.
British relations with Turkish 'Iraq, 1802-07.
One or two transactions affecting British interests in Turkish
'Iraq belong to tbe short reign of 'Ali Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. .
'Ali Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. showed, at first, a favourable disposition towards the East
India Company ; and, on receiving the news of his confirmation in the
Pashaliq, he addressed a long letter to 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
expressive of his friendship for the British nation and of his respect for
Mr. Jones, the Resident at Baghdad; but this friendly attitude on
his part was not, as we shall see, very long maintained towards tbe
gentleman specially mentioned.
Inconvenience had sometimes been felt at Baghdad in consequence
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. at that place not having been formally recog
nised by the Government of Turkey as a Consulate under the Capitula*
tions,* and His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador at Constantinople
took advantage of the appointment of the new Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. in 1802 to remedy
the defect by obtaining a Baraat or patent of recognition. By this
document,t which was dated the 2nd of November 1802, Mr. Harford
* Lord Elgin evidently attributed the persecution of Mr. Jones by the Baghdad
authorities in 1801 to this cause; but it is possible that, like Mr. Grenville in 1764,
he overestimated the value at Baghdad oi. recognition at Constantinople. As will be
showa further on, the new safeguard did not prevent the virtual expulsion of
Mr. Jones from Baghdad by the Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. in 1806.
t The text of the Baraat is given in Aitchison's Treaties, Vol. XIII, pages 10*11,
fourth edition.
Friendly
attitude of
'Ali Fasha at
his accession,
1802-03.
Recognition
of the British
representative
at Baghdad
by the
Sultan of
Turkey,
November
1802,
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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.

Physical characteristics

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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