'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1321] (1476/1782)
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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* General Malcolm was accredited to the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
of Baghdad, but found no oppor
tunity, on thia occasion, of visiting him.
1321
17645 had been renewed by the Porte in the name of Mr. Manesty, the
British Resident at Basrah. From this last fact we may perhaps con
clude that the desirability of obtaining recognition of the consular status
of each new Resident at Baghdad or Basrah was steadily kept in view.
Before 1808 the Bombay Government were not^ it would appear, aware
of the terms of the Baraat of 1764, though they knew of its existence.
In 1808 Captain Pasley, whom General Malcolm at his withdrawal
to India left in charge of the GoverDment of Indians Mission to Persia,
retired to ^Basrah when it appeared that his personal safety was endanger
ed at B ashehr.
In March 1808 an official letter from Mr. Manesty, -Resident at
Basrah, to Dr. Hine, Acting Resident at Baghdad, transmitted by the
former through the usual medium of the
Mutasallim
During the eighteenth century this was the third most powerful official in Ottoman Iraq (after the Pasha and the Kiya). The title was given specifically to the Governor of Basra.
of Basrah, was
opened and read by the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
at Baghdad,—an act which elicited a
protest in strong terms from Mr. Manesty. The Government of
Bombay ordered the case to be referred to General Malcolm,* who in
proceeding on his Second Mission to the Persian Court had been placed
by the Government of ludia in charge of all their officers and establish
ments in the Gulf region ; but, as the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
had meanwhile promised
Mr, Manesty that his packets should not be tampered with in future, at
the same time expressing his surprise at the warmth of Mr, Manesty's
language, no further action was taken in the matter.
In 1809 Mr. Rich, the British Resident at Baghdad, remarked a
disposition on the part of the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
to treat him with slight respect and
even with positive rudeness. He accordingly reported the facts to 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.
; and in the meanwhile, as relations grew still
more strained, he withdrew to some distance from Baghdad. After
receiving a firm but conciliatory letter from Mr. Duncan, Governor of
Bombay, on the subject of his treatment of the Resident, Sulaiman
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
informed Mr. Rich that he was desirous of being reconciled with
him ; and his professions, which had hitherto been found empty, were
this time proved by the event to be sincere. In a letter to Mr. Rich,
dated 2&th January 1810, the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
renounced " all species of authority
or command in any shape over the Resident engaged not to interfere
with
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.
" states and ceremonies", such as the beating of drums, and
especially the celebration of the King's birthday and undertook never to
prohibit the interchange of visits, according to old custom, between his
Opening: of a
British official
letter by
Sulaiman
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, 1808.
Difficulties
between Sulai
man
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
and
the Eesideut
at Baghdad
and ndjust-
ment of
the same,
1809-10.
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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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