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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1413] (1568/1782)
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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these orders was expressed by Lord Palmerston, as Secretary of State for
foreign Affairs; and the system so instituted remained in force until
In that year the question was re-opened by Colonel Rawlinson, on his
return fiom leave. He pointed out that the circuitous method of
payment at Bombay had, in fact, a clandestine and mysterious appearance,
and was more likely to cause trouble with the Turkish authorities than
direct and open payment through Baghdad. He also thought that there
was a real danger of the money being misapplied by the Mujtahids for
want of proper control and remarked :
I may further mention that the evils which I have depicted as attendant on the
present system of payment are not altogether hypothetical. I have reason to believe
that there has been already an irregular, if not a treasonable, application of the funds;
that considerable funds in fact have been diverted from charitable purposes to objects
ot personal ambition ; and I have also learnt that the attention of the present Governor
o the Pashahc has been drawn to the sudden influx of wealth into Kerbela and Nejjef,
and that he has expressed uneasiness at what he calls "the secret subsidising of'
the holy shrines by the British Indian authorities."
Ihe lemedy, in Colonel Rawlinson's opinion, was—
to place the disbursement unreservedly in the hands of the
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.
accredited
to the Court of Baghdad, who is at the same time Consul-General on the part of
Her Britannic Majesty ; to authorise him to see, according to the principle observed
at Lucknow m all cases of guaranteed pensions, that the money in question is expended
agieeabl} to the intention of the Royal donor, that is in eleemosynary grants and
ie igious attendance, and not in political excitement or military corruption ; and to
gue the
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.
a discretionary power in emergent cases to suspend pavment
altogether,
These suggestions were not at all in accordance with the views of
Loid Dalhousie, the Governor-General of India ; and under his orders
Colonel Rawlinson was instructed ^that neither the Government of India
noi the
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.
have any right to exercise any control over the
stipends which have been left by will to the priests A despatch was.
however, addressed to the
Court of Directors
The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs.
of the East India Company
suggesting that the opinion of the British Ambassador at the Porte should
oe taken; and the result was that Colonel Rose (afterwards Lord
Strathnairn), then British Charge d^Affaires at Constantinople, supported
the proposals of Colonel Rawlinson, remarking that it was necessary to the
maintenance of good relations with the Turkish Government that the
means of revolt and intrigue should be taken out of the hands of its
sectarian opponents, the Shi'ah fanatics.
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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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