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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1388] (1543/1782)

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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1388
Lyntfh & Co, The whole question of British rights of ^ ■ ,
navigation on the Tigris was at length formally raised in 1845^
discussions which took place were occasioned chiefly by the ^ ^
" Katlulai," a lk ,
fonn and fte terms of the final settlement were general also Z
Karbalai was huilt at Bombay by a merchant of that place, and her
construction was so ingenious as to admit of her making the whole
voyage from Bombay to Basrah by sea and thence by river to Baghd
without discharging any of her cargo. g
number ar0Se With referenCe to :British vesse ls were four in
1st, whether they might navigate the river from Basrah to
ijaghdad at all;
and, whether, if they might, they might also hoist the British flag
on that part of their voyage ;
3rd, whether they were liable to pay the dues claimed by the
riverain Arab Chiefs through whose territories they passed;
4th, whether a Turkish tax, known as Talibiyah, levied on native
boats at -Baghdad, was recoverable from them.
• f h , -r 1 ' 0 ] Talibi y ah ' 14 ma y be explained that this tax had been
instituted at Baghdad about 1821; it was levied, aecording to tonnage
and length of voyage, for every trip made by the vessels subject to ft,
being thus of the nature of a duty upon cargo; and it had not hitherto
been reahsed from British boat owners. It was originally an arbitrary
mainte' ' Ti ^ m 0066 " 18 Were SUPp0S< ' d 40 be devoted to ^
nteaanco of the bndge of boats at Baghdad; but, being found
p ductive, it had been transferred to the schedule of Imperial taxes •
:: r irre f ular origin ' however ' qo ^-ri ^
cover 1 lorn ritish subjects. Levied virtually upon cargo, it did
colnr" 1 a d 0f British b0at owners c<>uld
'"f l,s application was restricted to boats engaged in
fol '!, a ® hdad ' but its "tension to vessels employed in
in vol v bio- T f aSrah 00nsidered t 0 ^ unwarrantable, as
Z e a ° unau b0rlsed additi ™ to export duties. This tax, therefore,
stikh" 1 ' t r 4 " 8 ^ the dueS Ckimed ^ river-side Arab
British T h , ' the S " bjeCt 0f " com S pondence betwe™ the
wt f 7 f C0D8tanti -P k -d His Britannic Majesty's
tt ^lf " 1843 ' The Sh ^ d -. amountLgon
o a ou , 0 piastres for each voyage to Basrah, had been

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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' [‎1388] (1543/1782), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/20/C91/1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023575948.0x000090> [accessed 23 March 2025]

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