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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1336] (1491/1782)
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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generally known as the " Resident at Baghdad," and was styled so
even in official correspondence.
In accordance with a suggestion made by Mr. Rich, the British
Resident, the Government of India in 1821 prohibited British subjects
from India from visiting the interior of the Baghdad Pashaliq unless
provided with a passport from the Political Secretary of one of the Indiau
Presidencies. The object of this restriction was to prevent an influx
into the country of needy adventurers and others who might give trouble
to the authorities and bring discredit on the British name. Notifications
were issued by the Governments of Bengal, Bombay and Madras, that
of the Bombay Government being dated 24 ) th April 1821, promulgating
the new order. The only penalty annexed to disregard of the regulation
was liability to be prevented from proceeding up-country after arrival
in Turkish ^Iraq.
At the time of the abolition of the Baghdad
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.
in 1810 it
had been intended, as we have seen, to bring the Company's affairs in
luikish Iiaq under the management of their chief representative in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
; and in 1821 the change would probably have been carried
into effect, had it not been for the serious disagreement which occurred
in that year between Mr. Rich and Dawud
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
. At length, on the
9th May 1822, on the restoration of amicable relations with the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
some time after Mr. Rich's death. Captain W. Bruce of the East India
Company's marine service, then Resident at Bushehr, was appointed
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 the Gulf of Persia/' with jurisdiction extending to
1 urkish Iraq and headquarters at either Basrah or Qishm; and Captain
I a\ lor, the British representative at Basrah, became his Assistant. It is
doubtful, however, whether the new arrangement ever actually came
into force, for its execution was to be delayed until Captain Bruce, under
recent oiders applying to all political officers, had wound up his transac
tions as a private merchant; and this he can hardly have done before
the 1st November 1822, when, as explained in the history of the Persian
Coast, he was removed from office.
In appointing Captain Bruce's successor at Bushehr the Governor of
Bombay thought it advisable, inasmuch as the British detachment on
Qishm Island was about to be withdrawn and the attention of the
Resident at Bushehr would in all likelihood be fully occupied by the
affairs of the maritime and piratical tribes of the Arabian Coast, to
reiustitute the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Turkish 'Iraq and make it independent
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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
. The first holder of the revived
appointment was Captain R. Taylor of the ord Bombay Native Infantry,
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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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- '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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