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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1379] (1534/1782)
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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in the neighbourhood of Muhammareh. Eventually, after three months'
detention at Baghdad, he was allowed to proceed homewards on giving
suitable assurances.
At this juncture, probably as a precaution against a sudden coup de 1845.
main by the ex-Shaikh Thamir and the Turks, but ostensibly for the
purpose of recovering revenue from Shaikh Jabir, who was still in posses
sion of the district, the Persian Governor of 'Arabistan threw a Persian
infantry regiment, with one gun, into Muhammareh as a garrison.
One result was the flight of the Muhaisin Shaikh across the Shatt-al-
Arab into Turkish territory, where the ex-Shaikh of the Ka'ab was already
settled ; another was a protest by the Porte against the military re-
occupation by the Persians, 'pendente lite, of the disputed district. The
Persians, however, set about enlarging and improving the fortifications
of Muhammareh; while large numbers of the Ka/ab tribe, probably
disliking the vicinity of a garrison, migrated from the Persian to the
Tuikish bank of the Shatt-al-'Arab and could not be induced to return.
Towaids the end of 1845 an attempt was made by the Persian authorities
to bring Shaikh Jabir back to Muhammareh by the offer of favourable
terms, but he feared treachery and would not adventure himself in their
power. Meanwhile Musallim-bin-Barkat, another member of the Ka'ab
ruling family and an aspirant to the Shaikhship, had taken refuge on the
Tuikish side of the river from the de facto Shaikh and was plotting
against him there. The Turkish authorities, however, observed a correct
attitude towards the refugees and abstained from seeking to benefit by
theii intrigues. That they did so seems to have been chiefly due to the
influence of 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, whose position as the
representative of one of the powers mediating at Erzeroum no doubt gave
weight to his advice.
The continuance of a Persian garrison at Muhammareh, though 1846-47.
it was a small one, seems to have caused uneasiness at Basrah, to allay
which and to maintain the Turkish claim to Muhammareh a Turkish
guardship was, in 1846, stationed at the mouth of the Karun. The
Persian Government objected strongly to the presence of this vessel,
and the Porte, on representations being made, consented to remove it;
but it continued to hover in the neighbourhood. To a protest made
at Baghdad, probably by 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.
, the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
merely
replied that the ship did not affect, in any way, the trade of Muhammareh.
Thirf does not appear to have been altogether the case, for at least one com
plaint was received at Baghdad, in 1847, of a boat bound for Muhammareh
havmg been forced by the guardship to go to Basrah first and pay duty there
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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)
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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'
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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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