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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1552] (1707/1782)
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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Case of
'Abdul 'Ali,
Herati,
1903.
fll, i
1552
to the Shah or Grand Vizier in a respectful manner, and in the niearf:. j-
all language by the clergy here which might be misunderstood by the l^y
inciting to riots or ylolence. 'gnorant as
The result however, was disappointing; the Sharabiyani merely sa i d
that he had already sent injunctions to all the Mujtahids in Persia t
keep quiet and to prevent disturbances; and that, while he was willi
to correspond with Sir A. Hardiuge, he thought, as a tribute to hi!
d.gmty and .mportauce, the first letter should be written by the British
Minister, lie seemed to have confidence in the British Government and
o believe that they were really the friends of Persia; but his reluctance
to seek help ot unbelievers could not be concealed.
The matter went no further. Lord Lansdowne foreseeing little advant-
age mm a correspondence with the Mnjtahid, even if one could beinsli
tuted At the end of 1903 Sir A. Ilardinge, in returning to Tehran
the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
where he had met Lord Cnrzon, the Viceroy of India
passed through Baghdad. An opportunity was thus afforded him
sUidying mere nearly on the spot, the question of the influence of the
Mujtaluds and their characteristics.
In the summer of 1901 an Afghan named'Abdul'Ali, a native of
Herati was expelled from Tehran for complicity in a conspiracy against
e a aig-i- zam, the Shah's principal Minister. 'Abdul 'Ali drifted
Cl o7 ft a T C —to Baghdad; and eventnafl
Mav 190.3, after waiting on the British Resident at Baghdad, who
ga^ e him no encouragement, he proceeded to Karbala. Arriving there he
Ctoh-d Tk'KT which was tlien bei,,g co,,ducte<1 ^
Persia Ther ^ ^ the exis ting Government of
Amin nd T)' I 7^ l"™ IeWOnt0 6UPP0Se that he Was fil,an<!e<1
i-nd-Dauleh, who wn 8 a political rival of the Atabaig. The Persian
G vernment, probably because the man was an Afghan subject, applied to
Citip 1 a 7 C 1 S Legatl0 " at Tehran for his removal from the Holy
Colo 'l K 0 " 1° ^ JU,y 1903 Sir A - Hardin 8 e . » telegram, a.ked
Colonel NewmaJch, the British Resident at Baghdad, to arrange for hi 6
ry c epar ure elsewhere. It was expected that the Persian Govern-
ment would also move the Porte to order his deportation. On the 16th
r , " " ' Was lies P a t<;hed to India at the expense of the British
X vc.nment, and there he remained until after the fallof theAtahaigand
uppoi CIS, n October 1904 'Abdul 'Ali was informed that the Persian
government had no objection to his returning to Turkish 'Iraq, and the
Commissioner in Sind was authorised to provide him with a passage to
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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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- '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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