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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1392] (1547/1782)
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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Vizirial
Letter of
1861.
Proposal of
the
Government
of Bombay to
aboliih the
British
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in
Tnrlcish
1392
the Porte a Faraian or concession fo' establishing a line of steamers, if an
application in due form were made. Messrs. Lynch accordingly applied
for a I arman " granting them the requisite sanction to navigate the rivers
of the country with British registered steam vessels.^
The outcome, however, was only another Vizirial Letter, addressed to the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
of Baghdad and dated 15th Jaauary 1861. In this letter, perhaps
by design, different matters were hoptlessly jumbled together; and con
sidered as a response to Messrs. Lynch's application, it was altogether
inapposite. In fact it merely cited Famians of 1834. and 184.1 relating to
British Government steamers in Turkish 'Iraq, together with the Vizirial
L(.ttei of IHK,, and directed that the instructions contained in these should
be observed in practice. It did not even mention Messrs. Lynch. Under
it, nevertheless, the firm seem to have succeeded in putting their fiut
steamer, the " City of London," on the Tigris.
Bhtish official establishments, enterprises and policy, 1839-61.
The two middle decades of the nineteenth century witnessed a great
increase of British official activity in Turkish 'Iraq. This increase has
leen partially illustrated already in the foregoing sections on Persian
relations and British interests. Its principal causes were, on the interna-
the Turko-Persian boundary dispute, Turkish misgovernmeuf
apprehensions of a dissolution of the Turkish Empire, and British distrust
of Kussia. On the purely British side the chief factors were the growth
O ocal British trade, a consequence perhaps of public attention at home
having been attracted to the country by the Chesney Expedition, and a
growing influx of Indians into the Holy Cities ; but much was due also
the enthusiasm and energy of the British officers employed in the
country, particularly Major Rawlinson and Commander Felix Jones
wo W e re themselves impressed with the great potentialities of the
therid o eirrgo ™™me e ;r d who " es,ected no opportu,% of enfotcing
The great developments which were imminent in the country do not
ppear to have been anticipated 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.
, which in
Iglv ^k t r rament 0f India 0f their 0 ' )ini0 " tbat ™
b„ t 1 aq ' constituted in 1812 ' m a p-t
that all ,, a scale much more expensive than was necessary, and
that all the objects which either His Majesty V Government or 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).
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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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- '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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