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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1524] (1679/1782)
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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1524
Among the victims of this year was the " Haripasa ^ of Jamnagar an
Indian State, which was attacked near Fao on the 19th September had
four men killed and three wounded and was plundered of property worth
Rs. 3,4U0. The robbers in this instance appeared to be Nassar Ka'ab
>f the Persian bank; and after some enquiries had been made by the
Mudirof Fao, the Turkish authorities repudiated all responsibility
The Shaikh of Muhammareh, on his part, showed a strong disinclination
to take action, and only one arrest was made under his orders.
In none of the above eases was any satisfaction obtained, the Tur
kish and Persian authorities invariably trying to cast upon each other
the responsibility for each fresh outrage.
This unsatisfactory state of matters obliged the British representatives
at Basrah and Muhammareh to insist that the local authorities at those
places should take effectual measures for policing the river. The result
was the establishment, during 1896, of posts at which native vessels
could anchor iorthe night in safety, and the introduction by the Tur
kish and Persian authorities of nocturnal patrolling by armed boats.
The posts instituted on the Turkish side were at Sangar, Shamshamiyah
Island, Kut-az-Zain, Ziyadiyah, Fao, and a place between Ziyadiyah
and h'ao; and half a company of Turkish regulars, under two officers,
were distributed over them, On the Persian bank posts were located at
Ilartheh, Juruf, Baraim, Shatait, Manyuhi and Qasbeh, as well as other
places; and strenuous injunctions were issued by the Shaikh of Maham-
mareh to the inhabitants of his river-bank villages to protect British
Indian sailing craft. In the autumn H. M. S. "Lapwing' 5 was
stationed in the Shatt-el-'Arab. These precautions, together with the
semblance of concerted action between the authorities on the opposite
banks which they produced, had an excellent effect; and after their
institution only a few unimportant cases of piracy were reported.
One serious crime occurred off the bar of the river, in which the master of
a vessel was killed, two traders were wounded, and goods and cash to the
amount of Rs. 3,000 were plundered ; but this was apparently before the
measures described above were taken. In December 1896 a Persian
boat from Dilam which went aground near Baraim was attacked, two or
three persons on board being more or less wounded and the cargo
looted ; but the only other complaint during the latter part of the year
teferred to a Kuwait vessel which was threatened or annoyed near
Oasbeh, but which apparently suffered no loss.
^Vo leparation was obtained in the two last mentioned cases, both of
which belonged to the Persian side.
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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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- '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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