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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1305] (1460/1782)
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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1305
characters^ as in time of peace. This was a very different sort of treat
ment from that to which the French in Turkish 'Iraq had been subjected
in 1798, on the occurrence of war between the Directory and the Porte,
watioii ;: Both Residents availed themselves of the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
's permission to remain at
. Inj- their posts, and their conduct in doing so was approved by the Governor-
General of India.
latter 2®-
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British official matters in Turkish Iraq, 1802-07.
The difficulty, a hundred years ago, of maintaining discipline and a Embarrass-
proper regard for higher authority among public servants at distant Manesty and
stations like Basrah is exemplified in the extraordinary proceedings of bis vmauthor-
r . . ise " journey
Mr. Manesty in the year 1805. In 1804, as explained in another to Bombay,"
chapter, Mr. Manesty had, without reference to Government, assumed,
the role of a Special Ambassador to the Court of Persia; and on his
return from Persia he had been held accountable by the Governor-General
of India for the whole of the expenses incurred. In 1805 finding himself
unable to meet his liabilities and being in fear of personal violence from
his creditors at Basrah, he negotiated bills on the Government of
Bombay to the amount of Rs. 93,000, "which he earnestly hoped
Government would honour on presentation," and at once left for India to
explain and justify his conduct, making over charge of the
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
his departure to Lieutenant E. H. Bellasis of the Bombay Engineers.
Arriving at Bombay, unannounced, on the 10th April 1805, he at once
proceeded to represent his case, with a request that his emoluments as
Resident at Basrah might be increased. The office which he held was,
in his opinion, " one of the most arduous, unpleasant, and uncomfortable
"ones held by any servant whatever of the Honourable Company, and
" that it was unprofitable had, to his misfortune, been indisputably
" proved." He continued :—
If, therefore, I cannot resume it on eligible terms, terms which i am ready res
pectfully to state and explain to Government, and on which only any gentleman can
with prudence accept the situation, 1 shall most willingly resiga it whenever you
please, wisely preferring tranquillity, personal safety, and the most limited income
in a British settlement to an extensive establishment, local rank, state, and authority
subjecting me to unceasing care, laborious duty, serious dangers, and ultimate ruin
in Arabia. If my past services remain unrewarded, if my just and reasonable claims
pitSSfdl are rejected, and if I cannot be Resident at Bussorah under equitable, handsome, and
profitable arrangements, I will, in India, endeavour usefully and honourably to exert
those talents which have pome pretension to consideration, and which ought long ago
jfltfisf' to have given me affluence in my native country*
1805-1806.
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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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