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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1372] (1527/1782)
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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1372
doubt be attributed to the reforming and centralising zeal of the Con
stantinople bureaucracy under 'Abdul Majid, the first Sultan under whom
the influence of the capital on provincial administration is clearly trace
able at Baghdad. Others may have been connected with Turkish designs
on Muhammareh.
Military So early as 1844 an attempt was made to raise a local regiment at
Baghdad" ^ -^ a gbdad by voluntary enlistment. About 200 recruits were obtained j
1844. but fears of conscription or some other evil to follow created a panic in
the city, from which 3,000 or 4,000 people actually took flight. The
experiment was probably a failure.
Institution of In 1845 the first regular Daftardar or Accountant-General, an official
ever since well known at Baghdad, appears to have been posted to Turkish
'Iraq. He seems to have worked at Erst under the direct orders of the
central Government; and his authority superseded, in certain revenue
matters, that of the executive ruler of the Pashaliq. That this centralis
ing innovation cannot long have remained in full vigour seems clear from
the arbitrary and ruinous fiscal policy pursued by Najib
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
and
his successors after 1845, unless indeed it was dictated by the new
official, which does not seem probable.
Octroi duties, Orders from Constantinople were received at Baghdad in 1847 for the
abolition of Ihtisab or octroi duty in the towns. This may have been a
fashionable reform, or proposed reform in Western Turkey at the time;
but in Turkish 'Iraq octroi was destined to survive for many a year to
come. The Daftardar of Baghdad made a journey to Basrah, however,
to discover whether any compensating tax could be realised at
that port in lieu of octroi,
of 0 R-gh ; b OQ Administrative Commissions of Enquiry now come into vogue. In
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, 1847. March 1847 one Raghib
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
was sent from Constantinople with a
Farman and sword of honour for Najib
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, which he presented at
Baghdad with much eclat; but he had also instructions to inspect Basrah
and the Shatt-al-'Arab districts generally > and to report how the town
could best be improved, the local revenues enhanced, and the naval
strength of Turkey upon the river increased. 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.
at Baghdad considered the proceedings of this Commissioner likely to
appear suspicious not only to the Persians, with whom the frontier line
was in dispute, but also to \ the Muntafik tribe for other reasons. The
institution of a separate Pashaliq of Basrah three years later may have
been a result of Raghib
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
's deputation.
a^Kahiyah'at 1^49 the ancient office of Kahiyah still existed at Baghdad. The
Kahiyah was originally a very confidential officer of the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
's house-
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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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- 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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