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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1306] (1461/1782)
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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Arrange-
ments in his
absencejlSOo
1806.
Orders re
garding the
correspond
ence with
India of the
Residents at
Baghdad and
Easrah,
1806.
Customs and
consulage at
Bawahj
1806.
1306
Government, however, declined to raise Mr. Manest/s salary ; aud
it was only with diffioulty, and on condition that he lodged with them
securities sufficient to cover the debit that would be created in hig
account with the Company, that they were persuaded to undertake the
payment of such of his bills on them as he could not himself meet.
Mr. J. Law, who in April 1805 was on the point of proceeding to
Basrah in the capacity of Assistant to Mr. Manesty, was authorised
instead to take charg-e 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.
there, on his arrival, from
Lieutenant Bellasis. This he did on the 3rd of July 1805, but he died
soon after; and Lieutenant Eatwell of the
Bombay Marine
The navy of the East India Company.
carried on
the duties of the appointment until the 13th of June 1806, when
Mr. Manesty returned from India, and resumed his place.
The tolerance shown for Mr, Manesty^s vagaries almost passes
comprehension at the present day, when strict sobriety of conduct prevails,
and is enforced, in the Indian services.
In January 1806, it was decided by the Government of India, on a
reference from 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.
, that the Residents at Basrah
and Baghdad should be regarded as under the immediate orders of the
latter Government, and that they should not correspond direct with
any other authority in India. The object of this order was, probably,
to ensure proper respect and obedience on the part of Residents towards
their immediate superiors. There is some reason to think, however, that
this order was treated as repealed after the Second Mission of General
Malcolm to Persia in 1808, when, as Envoy of the Governor-General, he
was invested with general authority over the British establishments in
the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
and Turkish 'Iraq.
1 1 m }car s 06, was distinguished by a great and sudden increase in
the amount of the customs and consulage obtained by the East
India Company at Basrah; but whether this increase was due to
greater stringency in assessment and collection, or to better trade, or to
both of these causes, is not clear. The whole collections from Ist May
1791 to 1st May 1806, had only aggregated Rs. 27,512; whereas in
July 1806 alone a sum of Rs. 41,663 accrued, and it was expected that
an additional Rs. 20,000 would come in before the 30th April in the
following year. Mr. Manesty, in reporting this, added : a As long as I
may continue in office here, the annual amount must generally
" exceed, and possibly in a material degree, the large sum of Rs. 50,000,"
but the fact that the period of small collections also was included in his
Rewidt ntship seems to preclude the supposition that the improvement
was due to his vigilance or energy.
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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.
- 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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- 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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