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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1470] (1625/1782)
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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Visit of
H. M. S.
" Philomel "
to Qurnah
and question
of the
freedom of
the Shatt-al-
'Arab, 1874.
Reconversion
of the
British Poli
tical
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Turkish
'Iraq into a
Kesidency,
1873.
1470
interior of the country, the wishes of the Turkish authorities in the
matter must be respected. On further examination of the question it
was found that the practice of firing salutes from the 44 Comet," which
carried less than 1U guns, was not in accordance with the Admiralty
Regulations ; and the Foreign Office pronounced Colonel Herbert to have
acted injudiciously in reviving it after it had become obsolete,—an
opinion in which the Government of India concurred.
In 1874 the question of the right of foreign warships to navigate
the Shatt-al-'Arab above Basrah arose from a visit paid by H. M. S
" Philomel" to Qurnah at the junction of the Tigris and Euphrates.
To a complaint made by the Wali of Baghdad on the subject the
Hriti>h I olitical Agent replied : f " It has always been supposed that the
" Shat-el-Arab is a free river, and practically it certainly is so, and can
" scarcely be otherwise. Kurna being a chief dep6t for the exportation of
" dates, sea-going craft under foreign flags are in the habit of there taking
" in their cargoes, etc. - "
The W ali rejoined : " It needs no comment that the part from Basrah
" to Kurna is not a free river, but the Turkish side with its dependencies
" to the Point below Basrah on the Shat-el-Arab and, specially, both banks
u above Basrah being the real possession of the Ottoman Government, the
entry of foreign merchant vessels, and specially vessels of war into such
' a river as this, of which the fountain-head and outlet are situated within
" the dominions of the Ottoman Government, unless it be with the
consent and acquiescence of the Government, is according to rules
" inadmissible/"'
It seems that the matter went no further, and that no conclusion was
reached.
Under a notification, dated the 22ncl August 1873, by the Govern
ment of India in the Foreign Department, 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.
in Turkish 'Iraq regained the rank of Resident of which he had been
deprived in 1812. In the notification it was declared that "the officers
holding the highest political appointments will be graded as Residents
in three classes, and the salaries to be drawn bv them will be local, and
attached to the appointments they hold." Under the new scheme the
1 olitical Agent, lurkish Arabia" was placed at the head of the
second grade of Residents, the other Residencies in that class being Ithe
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, ^Nepal^ and Gwalior; but though the status of Resident
was then conferred on him he still continued to be officially addiessed
as
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.
.
is ^
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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.
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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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- 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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