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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1326] (1481/1782)
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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be passiDg through Baghdad at the time and were staying with Mr. Rich
was immediately put in a state of defence. The garrison of the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
including the military guard and a number of local depen
dents of Turkish nationality who were personally devoted to Mr. Kich
and refused to desert him, mustered nearly 100 muskets; and the
management of the defence was undertaken by Captain J. Elliot, one
of Mr. Riches temporary guests. On the sides towards the main
town the house was protected by the narrowness of the streets leading
towards it, but it was open to artillery fire from the opposite side of
the river. Among other precautions the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
yacht was brought close
under the walls of the building in order to prevent her being seized by the
Turks. The 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.
was as popular with the inhabitants
» he city as the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
was at this time generally disliked; and there
was good reason to think that, if a shot should be fired, risings would
at once be commenced by sympathisers with the British in various
parts of the city, which would seriously embarrass the Turks. It was
aleo said that the Commandant of the Turkish Imperial Artillerv at
Baghdad refused to act against the British, unless the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
could
produce an order from Constantinople a. a warrant for his proceedings.
The British dispositions for defence had hardly been completed when
< as la s tloops were seen to be in motion : some occupied the river bank
be ow the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, probably with a view to cutting off the Agent's
retreat by water; others were posted in different quarters of the town to
overawe the inhabitants; and a body of regular infantry took up a posi-
tmn in the immediate neighbourhood of the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
. The bazaars of
the city w«e at once closed and all business was suspended. The Com-
— "i i
PaSha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
' S infantlT ' aao W friend of Mr. Rich, by whom
>s le ad been saved on a former occasion, then visited the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
acc<™panied by another Turkish officer ; by the hand of the latter,' will
send to theTT « t , 0£ aDy meSSage that Mr - Rich mi g ht wish to
comnk' t H ^ despatched a ha.ty note in Turkish,
mplainmg of the threatening movements of the troops; and, ,luring
Mr rLT ■ f ^ ^ IufaUtry ^^ndant remained with
to prevent iZ K, "f ^is determination
Affencv Othe P ffi S ' / c"" ' ^ 111:41011 by hiS 0Wn corps a ? ain6t th «
Jextort a . 0lil f Cials fr0m the ^ tten appeared and endeavoured
to extort a promtse from the Agent that he would not leave Baghdid
^ h dlltStT ^ kT 1 g0vernme,lt had ^ mr.
in tl nei!htnrl , T' T 80 ^ a6 0ne ,rurki8h soldi «
neighbourhood, than that he would not quit Baghdad during the
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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).
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- 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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- 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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