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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1557] (1712/1782)
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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ment, however^ replied that the employmeut of the Comet" ou the
upper river was, in their view, objectionable, because it might be cited
aS a precedent in support of a claim for the grant of similar privileges
to the vessels of other foreign nations.
In December 1893, the " Comet " visited Basrah, where she was docked p iscomteou ?
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for survey and her machine guns were replaced by others of a newer the" Comet"
pattern which had been sent from India. Every opportunity was Turkish
allowed to the Turkish officials of seeing what was done. Nevertheless, a,1 ^ 10 Jgg^''
the Wali of Basrah having given orders that she was to be watched,
the " Comet" was at three different points in the ascent of the river to
Baghdad called on to stop by the Turkish police, with threats that she
would be tired on if she did not. Her Commander, however, disregarded
the challenges ; and afterwards, when representations were made to the
Wali of Baghdad concerning this " demonstration of puerile insolence/'
he expressed regret at its occurrence. The Turkish authorities had,
however, the temerity to question the truth of the British Commander's
account of the facts. Colonel Mockler, the Resident, in reporting the
matter to Her Britannic Majesty 's Ambassador at Constantinople, des
cribed it as too trivial to call for diplomatic action.
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Official questions between Turkish and British authorities in
Turkish 'Iraq, 1876—1905-
The attitude of the Turkish authorities towards British interests in
Turkish 'Iraq during the whole of this period was generally one of
obstruction, and occasionally one of active malevolence. Illustrations of
this fact will be fomul in what has gone before, as well as in wbat
£o,lows - , , , „f Murder o£
On the 6th January 1881, Mr. James Milne, a former employe ot Mr. MDuo^
the Euphrates and Tigris Steam Navigation Company, who had entered
on business on his own account at Baghdad as a general engineer, was 1881 _i888.
fatally stabbed in one of the principal streets of Baghdad. He was a
man of inoffensive character; but there was enmity between him and
Muhammad Salih, an influential Muhammadan of the town, on account
of a Christian prostitute name Faridah, whom Milne had married ; an
Muhammad Salih had threatened to be revenged on him.
On the night of the crime Mr. Plowden, the British Resident, wrote
to the Wall, requesting that effectual measures might be taken for the
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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.
- Physical characteristics
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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