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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1338] (1493/1782)

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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Reserve
enjoined on
the Political
Agent in his
relations with
the Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. of
Baghdad,
1831-32.
Proposed
absorption of
the Political
Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in
Turkish 'Iraq
into that in
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new Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , then returned to Baghdad. Soon afterwards the Court, of
Directors of the East India Company expressed a wish that the Political
the ^ Naming accurate information and the better to
establish his mterest with Haji 'Ali Riza Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , should "fix his resides
chiefly at Baghdad/' while his routine duties at Basrah InTd" Z
charged by a European Assistant, or, it there were none, by a Native
Agent In consequence of these orders 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. thereafter
resided niostl, at Baghdad; and a suggestion that he'niadeinS
under which, if accepted, he might have absented himself from the
as as Court for considerable periods to watch the proceedings of the
us,sians on the northern frontier of the Pashaliq, was, as we have
already seen, negatived by 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. .
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espect was occasioned by an observed tendency on the part of the Agent
to overact his part, or whether it was suggested by some general reriew
the relations subsisting between the British and the Ottoman power.
as 1 1 f Sent ^ eX1,reSSly CautioneiJ a e ain st regarding the Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
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upon thTp ^ : Xh0rted t0 bear iD mind dependence of the Pash.
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, i • i . , . •itter he was to correspond freely in all
Turkev • he ' ,nH ™ aCe the fe' eneral relations of Britain with
CO 7 ' WaS r FP y the of Bombay with copies of his
Hon o^ TT. ^ ^ Amba ^ : be wast'o await the iustruc
ion of that Government in all matters in which they had not them.
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in view fl « « A*- ki , acfcuaUy ordered in 1823, had been kept
1827 Mr Fl h" I " JeUt ^ the Briti8h authorities in India. In
Mi. Elphinstone, Governor of liombay, considered that 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).
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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