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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1318] (1473/1782)
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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1318
The quarters oi the town on the south-western bank of the Tigris
were pillaged by the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
's excited soldiery, the loss falling ohiefly ou
the non-'Aqaili inhabitants, a number of whom were even killed bv the
troops. It remained for the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
to settle as best he could with the
bhaikh of the Zubaid and with Sulaiman Grhanim, whom he had
invited to join him, and whose services he now no longer required.
How the 'Anizah and "Aqail complications actually eaded we do not
know; but at the end of 1834 there were signs, such as dissensions among
the Anizah, which portended an early break-up of the blockade of
Baghdad.
fh^ghdM The Ministration of the Baghdad Pashaliq as it was in the year
PfchaUq in 1834 has been depicted in highly unfavourable colours by Mr. J. R
Fraser. The industrious classes, especially the agriculturists, were so
harried by official exactions and by Arab raids that they had reduced
their operations within the narrowest possible limits, and their position
compared unfavourably with what it ha<l been under Sulaiman
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
,
from 1779 to 1802, or even under Dawud
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
. Of the revenue
collected in the towns of Baghdad and Basrah, it was estimated
that more than a half was lost to Government by the dishonesty of the
collectors. Large tracts of country were held by officials as Tamlik,
that is in lieu of salary, and the profits of such estates had ordinarily
been underestimated for the purpose by at least two-thirds. The
unsettled state of the country was as unfavourable to trade as it was to
agriculture. The customs duties were not framed, but were collected and
accounted for by Government officials with every circumstance of
dishonesty. The dues payable for the privilege of engaging in various
trades were leased to contractors who were guilty of scandalous abuses.
the mint fraud was prevalent to such an extent that ten piastre pieces,
which were supposed to contain a third part of silver, contained in fact
only a ninth. The desert routes had become practically impassable for
small caravans on account of banditti, and the only tolerably safe line of
communication with places abroad was the Shatt-al ; Arab below Basrah,
pon which the rivei-bank chiefs exacted heavy dues from passing boats,
blame for this unfortunate condition of affairs was laid, however,
y r. h iasei lather on the established system of government than on the
ng
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, whom he described as being " to a certain extent liberal
(( rj. 611 ^kteued in his views, ; and in regard to whom he remarked :
f( country is exhausted, his people impoverished and his power and
(( . ^ 0 ^ m P roveri:ien t w ill probably terminate with himself, deepen
ing the gloom of confusion that must follow, like a bright light
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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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