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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1448] (1603/1782)
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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(Mudeerlik) for Foreign Affairs bave been established for conducting the business of
Government.
In transacting the important affairs of the subjects of your Government in other
provinces (Sinjak), whenever anything may occur requiring settlement, it must be con
ducted in the same manner as is carried on here. In order to facilitate the business,
it i« necessary that the same should be communicated for settlement to the Lieutenant-
Governor (Muteserif) on the spot; and in case of the affair not being arranged on
the spot, it may be referred to the head-quarters of the Walayet. In conducting business
of your subjects with the Government, the affairs, or the claim, shall be represented by
an official communication, as the case may require, either to the Sub-Government
(Muteseriflik) or
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
(Mudeerlik) for Foreign Affairs, and, if necessary, it may be
communicated directly to myself, and, in my absence, to the Secretariat (Maaoonlik).
Several matters of local administration in Turkish "'Iraq, mostly belong
ing to the earlier years of the Sultanate of 'Abdul 'Aziz, call for notice in
passing.
References in official correspondence show that as early as 18C«5 the
Turkish Government possessed steamers on the rivers of Mesopotamia
and made use of them for administrative purposes; but no details are
ascertainable of their number, size or kind, or of the manner in which
they were obtained. They seem to have been occasionally attacked, or at
least threatened, by the Arab tribes. In 1807 a line of river steamers
under the Turkish flag, run as a commercial concern but under official
direction, was constituted under the name of the Oman-Ottoman Adminis
tration. The former Government steamers of which perhaps there were
only two the * " Baghdadi " and the " Basrah " were evidently transferred
to the new Administration ; but the concern is frequently described as a
*' Companyand the capital may have belonged in part to private
individuals. In 1869 the "Musal/' "Furat/" and " Rusafah/ ; built at
Antwerp to the order of Namiq
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
about 1866, were added to the
Oman-Ottoman fleet. Two more steamers, one of which was named
the t " Maskarah " were subsequently added, bringing the number up to
seven. After the commencement of Midhat
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
's rule at Baghdad
the steamers of the Administration were used almost exclusively for
commercial purposes.
Namik
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, during his administration of Turkish ^Iraq, seems to
have been required by his Government to arrange for the regular expoi'ta-
tion of a certain quantity of grain to Jiddah in the Red Sea with the
* The " Baghdadi" was built in 1859.
t The " Maskarah' was built at Trieste in 1871 ; by 1S83 she was useless and dis
mantled. The other new steamer was the "Tilafa: " she was destroyed by lire at
Basrah in 1884.
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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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- Title
- '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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