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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1440] (1595/1782)
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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proved, the later destinies of Turkey. The despatch of Colonel C. Herbert
Acting- 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.
and Consul-General at Baghdad, in whic'i
Mid-hat
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
-'s earliest actions at Baghdad are described, is given below
in extenso : it was dated 26th May 1869 and was addressed to His
Britannic Majesty's Ambassador at Constantinople.
I have the honour to report the arrival, on the 30th ultimo, of His Excellency
Mid-hut
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, Governor-General of
Turkish Arabia
A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire.
, accompanied by Shaker Be^,
Lieutenant-Governor (Muteserif) of Baghdad, Raef Beg, Sectary (Maaoon), Hamdy
Beg, Attache (Mudeer) for Foreign Affairs, together with several subordinate officers of
different grades.
His Excellency entered the city in state at an early hour, being met by all the
principal employes of the Government and representatives from the Consulates of
England and France.
On the third day after his arrival, the
firman
A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’).
of his appointment was publicly read
at the Government House (Serai), when His Excellency addressed the assembly, telling
his audience that he had come hither with an earnest desire to benefit the country and
enrich the people ; that he proposed to introduce many changes and reforms which, he
hoped, would be beneficial, changes which, perhaps, they might not at first altogether
approve, but which they would appreciate when they had experienced the advantages
that would accrue to them therefrom.
He commenced his career by the abolition of the following taxes, which are said to
have been peculiarly local, and have proved obstructive and oppressive :
1st.—Ihtisab, or octroi duty levied on all produce brought into the city gates for
sale in the market.
2nd.-—Talibiyeh, a tax on the native craft on the rivers.
3rd.—Khums Hateb, a tax of 20 per cent, on fuel brought to the city on rafts
and in boats.
4thRoosbukar, the tax,on irrigation wheels of the Arab cultivators.
In lieu of these taxes, he has established one of 10 per cent* on the produce of
gardens and fields.
His Excellency is organising several new Councils (Mejlises), of which the members
are to be paid, instead of, as heretofore, working gratuitously, with the opportunity of
making- what they could—a source of corruption and trouble.
He has introduced the Wilayet system and J have the honour to forward a copy
(with translation) of a communication which has been addressed to the Foreign Consu
lates on this subject.
His Excellency has deputed an officer, Serri Effendi, to re-open an old canal called
" Kenanieh " fl0m Euphrates into the " Seglawieh " canal, which falls into the
ligiis, with the view to lorming a channel of communication between the two great
rivers, to be conducted by means of small steam vessels which it is proposed to bring
from Europe for the service.
He has also deputed a steamer to proceed up the Euphrates to endeavour to arrange
for the ultimate * opening of the navigation of that river, with which object he proposes
• In May 1872 Midihat
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
himself ascended the Euphrates, from the head of the Saqlawiyah, canal to
as anah, m the Tarkish steamer " Furat." He was accompanied, as a guest, by Captain Powell of the
ittfo t ' 4 ? ' cf the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
steamer "Comet." An account of the voyage by the
high riyer 8 ' 8 0Wf5 ^ difficulties of navigation encountered were extreme, notwithstanding a
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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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- 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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