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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1314] (1469/1782)
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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Accession aiid
character of
Haji 'Ali
Riza
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
,
1831.
1314
In the begmmug of his rule Da W „d
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
gave no evidence of
administrative ability. His only objeot then appeared to be the rJ
aecamulation of wealth, and it was thought that he was indifferent L
all else, that he left too much to be decided by his advisers, and that he
did not exero.se any supervision or control over violent or corrnri
subordinates; such at le.st was the unfavourable opinion formed bv
Mr. Rich, a British
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
, towards whom at the outset of his
administration be behaved in a very unreasonable manner. There were
however fewer serious disturbances in bis time than in that of either
his predecessor or his successor; and after he had ceased to rule his
administration was mentioned with respect. He maintained a reeularlv
paid and fairly efficient force of about 3,000 cavalry, 5,000 infantry an,I
ordT SUffi0ed ^ leaSt f0r the PUrp08e of ^Mning
fbe new Pnsha is said to have been the first of Turkish blood who
governed at Baghdad, and his appointment was evidently intended to
mark the beginning of a new system of administration. His mission was
the b!i r the ^ 0f the Ge0rgiaa fami,ie8 which
the Baghdad Pashahq had become vested, and to bring the Arab tribes
under direct control instead of dealing with them through their chit
but it was generally understood that he was also charged with the
introduction of reforms which would benefit all peace-loving subjects of
' experiment, whatever its nature, was made ou a We
scale tor Musal, Diyarbakr and even Aleppo were now added to the
territories normally atteched to Baghdad; and the new
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, who was
aJready a Vazir of the Turkish Empire, received in addition the high title
" T) a recallll « the days of the Baghdad Khalifate.
for f Hp Tf 0 ^ 1Za ^ aslia ' s arrivaI was in one sense opportune,
for he state of ^ country ^ har% ^F1
j a V WW ' "' me(1 b >' the treatment which they had suffered under the
m "" r 'on, or by natural calamities such as tplague and floods;
" confusion them „ Ji' 'p" flDa ' ^ e P Hr ^ ure f rom Baghdad, Mr. Rich wrote: "All is in
" ing and insultino- " e "' an SeemS inevitabll! - i'be Turkish troops are plunder-
"Zr r onehe C '' l , v m JO r; ^ ^ h
"running awav in 0 {. e f tor l' ™ne y ; and all who can poeeibly eeoape are
" Nuwaub. 7 reCt,0U - He haS taken five thousands
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
from the
t The nlno arrahve of a Residence tn Volume II, pages 225-326.
City of the Caliphs ? <tgil(3a ' 3 ID 1831 18 Ascribed by Wellsted {Travels to the
P^ smt ^^ v -.TV' PaBe8 380 - 289 )- m"- (Travel, ani Bexarcl*.
river broke d w„ f ,1 ^ 1W 0U ' of * «f 70,000, and that the
niff^it walls of the town in 1831 and s wepl away 7,ioo houses in oue
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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
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- 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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