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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1335] (1490/1782)
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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At the same time they prohibited the e.uplojment of Mr. Manesty on
any foreign or diplomatic mission whatever, without further orders from
themselves. It will be remembered that Mr. Manesty had twice, in
17 91-95 and again in 1803, come into serious collision with the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
,
Governor of Baghdad, that in 1804 he had unwarrantably assumed the
character of an Envoy to the Court of Persia, and that in 1805 he had
drawn large bills upon 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.
in the absence
both of authority and of funds, and had left his station to visit
Bombay without the permission of Government. In these circumstances
the action of the Court can hardly be regarded as too severe, nor can we
do otherwise than share their surprise at the leniency with which the
Bombay Government had treated * him. Mr. Manesty made over charge
of the Basrah office to Dr. Colquhoun, the
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.
Surgeon, on the
13th June 1810; but at the same time he announced his intention of
remaining at Basrah on account of his private affairs until the 1st
September, when he would proceed to England via Constantinople with
out resigning the service. He was informed in reply that he must
conform with the regulations which required him to resign the service
in the East before proceeding home, but that 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.
would recommend him for re-employment, should he so desire. Mr.
Manesty, on receiving this intimation, formally and finally resigned the
service, having " determined to accept the offer of an annuity which had
" been made to him by the Committee of Management of the Bombay
" Civil Fund," but permission for proceeding beyond Constantinople was
withheld until he should have furnished Government with certain
papers connected with his accounts, which had already been called for,
and had satisfied all public demands against him. The conclusion of his
case is not recorded.
On the 23rd September 1813, in accordance with a recommendation
made by the Government of India, the
Court of Directors
The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs.
of the East
India Company ordered a change by which the nominal organisation in
Turkish ^Iraq was brought into harmony with the actual. In fact the
" Resident at Hasrah " was made " Political A gent in
Turkish Arabia
A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire.
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and was expressly empowered to reside at Basrah or Baghdad as circums
tances might require, and to depute his Assistant from either place for
duty at the other. As Mr. Rich, however, the holder of the appointment
until 1831, continued to reside at Baghdad, he did not cease to be
* Mr. Manfsty had, no doubt, some ledeeming qualities. He was patriotic aud
hospitable, and he lived at Basrah in thestvle of au English country gentleman. HU
wife was an Armenian lady, aud ihey had a promising family.
I
Couverston of
the
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.
at Basrah
into a Politi
cal
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Turkish
'Iraq, 1812.
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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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