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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1396] (1551/1782)
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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that a mounted guard would be more useful to him on tour * But s b
quently, being unable, a s he wrote, to find people of the country i„ wj*
he could place imphdt confidence, and it being necessary also to provide
for the safety of the Treasury, he modified his original proposals and
as-et eave to retam a non-commissioned officer and nine
sepoys
Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank.
of the
Indian md.tary detachment for employment as a treasury Irf and to
engage a local mounted escort consisting of a
Dafadar
A Non-Commissioned Officer in the Indian Cavalry.
, 8 horsemen a
famer and 3 grooms. Tins was granted, and in 1859 another horseman was
substituted for the farrier; but otherwise no change was made in the
sepoy
Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank.
gnard or in the mounted escort until 1861-62, when, on ground, of
economy the strength of the escort was reduced from 13 men (inelndin
3 grooms) to 10 men (including 3 grooms).
On the death of Khojab fParseigh Johannes, the British
Native Agent
Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government.
I ieute V" r ?' " 301nt reCOmmenf,atio » b y Major Kawlinson and
Lieutenant Kemball was accepted by Government under which
r. . Taylor a son of the former
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.
Colonel R. Taylor, was
appomted to be Bnt.sh representative at Basrah in subordination to the
Br t.sh Poht.cal Agent at Baghdad. This step was no doubt connected
With the erection ot Basrah by the Turkish Government into a separate
SC had 1,66,1 ^ jUSt a ^ earlier - ^ Taylor's
1« itiou, by whatever name his appointment may have been described did
Birrv™ 40 ewrt much infl,ience over the ^ <*
Basrah , and Colonel Williams, the British Frontier Commissioner, found
mself constrained to write as follows in November 1851, with reference
^ the proceedings of Ma'sbuq P^sha, already noticed elsewhere = "
"nn loTo r WOrking 0f the
PaSha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
,ick Bus8OTah .
ordinary circumstances, but here we have a man like the present
" of the Iu§ '' 1 C0ntl '0l and supervision of the consulate
of Bagdad, embroiling his country, thwarting the benevolent views of her
" briber L 7' himSelf by 8 of wide ^
"SeC b g U . tt0Y0Ur questiou of the
" reZal a d ^ A T ^ he Can ar0USe the Persian ^
that of Mohammareh V 00nSeqUenCeS to the trade of BussOTahasm]l
Subadar, allowed the Resident as n 1 itr ' j^ Uai( ? ^ weD ty-five
sepoys
Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank.
and their
would be the feelings of the Turk-s afff 11 J / G( ? vrernmenf of Bomba y-"
undertake a militarv progress thj-niiw}! fl, 16 ^ est ' u ^ day if the British Eesident were to
„ t Layard calls him Mr. 'f' «* ?
Ji'arli/ Adventures Volume TT scu be3 him as an Armenian gentleman
tTie British
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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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- 'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915'
- Pages
- 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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