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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1526] (1681/1782)
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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Revival of
piracy, 1901-
im.
Cessatiou of
piracy, 1897'
1900.
1526
by those under their authority, and that in doubtful cases reparation
would be exacted from the inhabitants of both banks ; but, though
representations in this sense were made to the Wali of Basrah by
Mi. Wiatislaw, If' 1 ! Britannic Majestry's Consul, it is uncertain whethei
the desired steps were taken by the Wilayat.
For three years, from the end of 1897 to the end of 1900, there was
a complete cessation of piracy in the Shatt-el-'Arab. In each year at
least one British gunboat remained more or less continuously in the
river during the season of date exportation ; and her presence was no
doubt the chief cause, directly and indirectly, of the improved state of
affairs.
When piracy began again in 1901, the methods of the pirates had
changed. From that year onwards outrages were mostly confined to the
slack season, when no British gunboat was at hand; and they occurred
chiefly on the bar outside the river, over which the Turkish and Persian
authorities maintained little or no surveillance.
1 he hist puacy on the Shatt-el- Arab after 1897 was committed on
the 27th January 1901 on the "Husaini" a Bahrain boat, while she
was lying aground off Ma'amir upon the Turkish side of the river; the
loss in property on this occasion was considerable, but there were no
fatalities. The next case happened on the bar of the Shatt-el-'Arab on
the "ith iSovcmber 1901, when the " Yasmin a sailing-vessel owned b/
a Khojah British subject of Bandar 'Abbas, was attacked by a Ballara
containing 20 pirates; after the boat had been plundered she was
abandoned by the crew from fear of a second attack, but she was
recovered again in the neighbourhood of Kharag Island. The third
nctim in 1901 was the British Indian Ghunchah " Padarath," which was
pillaged on the bar on the 27th of December. The offenders in these
three cases were stated to be Ka'ab Arabs under the leadership of one
Khalaif of laddaghiyah in Lurkish territory; but, though a corre
spondence took place between the Wali of Basrah and the Shaikh of
Muhammareh, none of them were brought to justice.
On the 8th April 1902 the 14 Fath-al-Khair " of Bahrain was
attacked, also on the bar, and looted; one of her people was wounded;
and the crew were kept prisoners for two days and compelled to give up
their cash, which they had secreted. Immediately after, a Bushehr
Mashwa was plundered, probably by the same gang, who were said to
be residents of i3orah and Faddaghiyah on the Turkish bank of the
Shatt-el- Arab. On the 2/th May the " Hussaini " of Kuwait, which
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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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- 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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