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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1333] (1488/1782)
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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to the Govern men t of Bombay; but no copy of it was transmitted by
them, perhaps through an oversight, to the Government of India.
Mr. Eraser's object was to indicate in what manner and to what extent,
the resources of the province might be developed under better methods of
government; and it should be remembered, in considering his recom
mendations, that the British Government at this time contemplated,
as will presently be shown, the establishment of a steamer service
on the rivers of Turkish 'Iratj. In concluding his report Mr. Fraser
remarked :—
It were superfluous to expatiate on the tield which such a change of gystem would
open to industry and skill and capital in Mesopotamia, a region assuredly the most
farourable in all respects, in climate, in soil, and in comparative proximity to all the
seats of civilization and improvement in the old world, for the employment of these
to advantage. Even the rapid advance of Egypt in apparent prosperity affords no fair
scale to calculate the extent of improvement that might be expected here, for Mohmed
Allee Pacha, though to a certain extent liberal and enlightened in his views, looks
ultimately to self. * * * If, therefore, the permanent
improvement and tranquillity of this province be an object of importance to Great
Britain, let what will be the form of government established, let the nature and extent
of its future connection with the Court of Constantinople be what it may, she must
and will find herself forced to maintain in the Government a permanent influence;
in fact, she must herself have the managing and directing of all measures of policy
and improvemeat, let whoever or whatsoever be the organ for carrying them into
effect.
Eelations of Turkish 'Iraq with European countries other than
Britain, 1807—39.
During this period Turkish * Iraq was practically unaffected by the Precedence
influence of any European power except Great Britain. th^Prendf
In January 1819 Mr. A'igouroux, a French Consul at Baghdad, who Consul at
had never before visited the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, requested on audience, at the same 1819.
time claiming precedence over the British .Resident on the ground that
under treaty the French representative was entitled to be ranked before
the British in all parts of the Ottoman Empire These preten
sions were of course rejected by the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
of Baghdad, at the time
Dawud
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, who remarked that, " Mr. Rich being a Resident
"Minister and Monsieur Vigouroux only a Consul, there could not, under
tf any circumstances, be a competition between them/"'
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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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- 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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