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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1332] (1487/1782)
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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Saltan of
'Oman and
the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
of
Baghdad,
1825.
.Detention of
a British
official on a
voyage down
the Tigris,
1830.
Admonition
addresied by
Haji 'Ali
Riza
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
to
the Turkish
officials at
Bairah with
reference to
the respect to
be shown for
British rights,
1831.
Disapproval
by the Govern
ment of India
of a proposal
by the Politi
cal Agent in
Turkish 'Iraq,
involving
prolonged
absences on
his part from
Baghdad,1838.
Report by
Mr. J. B.
Fraser on the
state of the
Pash&liq,
1834.
suggesting' British mediation. 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.
, however
instructed these officers to limit their intervention to the use of influence
with the parties separately, and, as the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
declined to listen to Captain
Taylor's advice, the Sultan was informed that he was at liberty to take
any action he pleased. The sequel has already been described above.
In 1830 Dr. Baikie, an Assistant Surgeon of the Madras establish
ment, was detained, on a voyage down the Tigris in a Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
boat flying the British flag, by an Arab Shaikh, who irregularly obliged
him to pay a heavy duty on his baggage. He subsequently memorialised
the Bombay Government, and his claim was referred to the Political
Agent in Turkish "'Iraq, but the result is not stated.
Shortly after his appointment to the Pashaliq of Baghdad, Haji 'Ali
Riza
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
addressed a formal order to the Qadhi, Mufti,
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.
and A'yan of Basrah by which they were enjoined to show the utmost
respect for the rights and privileges of the British representative at
Basrah, " his agent, interpreters, proteges and dependents, and the
" subjects of the Government arriving from Hindoostan, and their ships
' f and merchants, and all others soever.'"' This document, which was dated
2nd October 1831, was publicly read in 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.
's Council at
Basrah and was officially registered in the offices of the Qadhi and the
Daftardar.
In July 1833 Lieutenent-Colonel Taylor, 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.
in Turkish 'Iraq, proposed that he should be authorised, in view of the
predominance of Russian influence and the prevalence of Russian intrigue
in Turkey, to travel as much as lie thought fit in the northern districts
of the Pashaliq, and even to reside occasionally at a point nearer than
Baghdad to the supposed scene of Muscovite activity. The Government
of India, however, concurring with 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.
, held
that Baghdad itself was, as the seat of the Local Government, the very
point at which vigilance against Russian designs was most required, and
that the continuous presence of the
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.
there was also
necessary on account of the generally unsettled state of the Pashaliq;
and they therefore directed him, in December 1833, to remain at Baghdad
unless he should receive orders of a different tenor from His Majesty's
Government.
The attention of the British Government seems to have been now
directed in a particular manner to the field of Turkish'Iraq; and in
November 1834 the traveller Mr. J. B. Fraser, already mentioned, who
had been commissioned to visit that country and Persia, reported in great
detail upon the administrative condition of the Baghdad Pashaliq. A
copy of his report was forwarded by the
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.
, Colonel Taylor,
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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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