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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1451] (1606/1782)
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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navigation enjoyed by British commercial vessels in Mesopotamia and
asking him to specify any objections that he entertained. Namiq
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
,
in reply, argued that the number of steamers under the British flag
authorised to ply on the rivers was restricted to two, and that, as there
were already the " Comet " and the " City of London " upon the Tigris,
another could not be added. Evidently the 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.
referred
to the settlement of 184-0, which covered all British commercial vessels ;
and in accordance with which alone the question of the " Dejleh " ought
to have been settled, while the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
had in his mind the Parman of
1834, which related exclusively to British Government vessels and so
had no bearing at this time except on the " Comet," which belonged to
the Indian Navy. The discussion was soon transferred to Europe, where
the British authorities, under some misconception of the facts of the case,
at first inclined to accept the Turkish view of the case and to withdraw
the " Comet " from Mesopotamia to make way for the !< Dejleh." On
Colonel KembalPs pointing out, however, that the " Dejleh," owned by
Messrs. Lynch, had not and could not have been sent—as was assumed
by the Porte in an oflicial note to the British Embassy—to replace the
" Comet/"' Avhich belonged to the Government of India, the course of the
argument was changed ; and in the end the " Dejleh " was allowed to
run, irrespective of the presence of the " Comet."
In 1867 the practical monopoly of steam navigation on the Tigris
enjoyed by Messrs. Lynch was challenged by the Oman-Ottoman line, of
which the formation has already been mentioned; but the competition of
the new Company or Turkish Department, whichever it may have been,
was ineffectual.
In 1874, on Messrs. Lynch & Co.'s proposing to turn the " City
of London " into a store ship and to replace her by a new steamer and
a steam launch, the Porte revived their old objections and arguments.
They contended that there was no distinction between the British Govern
ment and Messrs. Lynch ; that only two steamers under the British
flag might be on the Tigris at the same time ; and that, as this number
was already exceeded by the presence simultaneously of the " Comet,"
the "City of London " and the " Dejleh," Messrs. Lynch could not
claim the right of making an addition to their fleet. The Turkish note
was referred to Colonel Herbert, who explained once more the character
of the " Comet," besides exposing various misstatements ; and his views
were adopted by Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador at Constantinople.
At length, on the 31st March 1875, orders were obtained from the Porte
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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)
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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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