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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1561] (1716/1782)
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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In 1885 Colonel Tweedie, having succeeded Mr. Plowden as Resi- 1885.
dent proposed to substitute a tour to Karbala and Najaf for that on
the Persian frontier. It was at this time that the Turks tirst raised
objections to movements by the Resident in camp. The Government
of India accorded their sanction as usual to the Resident's proposals 3 but
Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador found it necessary to request him
to abandon his intended journey to the Holy Cities, a in view of the
strong political objections raised by the Porte." Colonel Tweedie
at once addressed the Ambassador, Sir W. White, on the subject of
this prohibition, submitting that the right of the British Consul-
General at Baghdad to move about freely in the W ilayat had always
hitherto, been asserted and maintained ; that there were huge
British Indian communities in, and numerous British Indian pilgrims to,
Karbala and Najaf ; that the adequacy of the arrangements for the
protection and supervision of these by means of an honorary un-official
Ao-ent at Karbala depended on effective surveillance by the British
Consul-General at Baghdad, which could not be exercised from a
distance ; that acquiescence in the Turkish objections to his visiting
Karbala and Najaf might result in his being prevented from ^ going to
Musal a much more remote place, where there was a British ice-
Consulate under his control 3 and finally, that if his movements were
now to be, for the first time, restricted to journeys between Baghdad
and Basrah, his usefulness, especially as an officer of the Governmen
of India, would necessarily be much diminished. In consequence o
these representations a note was presented to the Porte in June 1886
drawing attention to the necessity which the Brifsh Consnl-Gene.
at Baghdad was under, with a view to the proper performance of h:
duties of visiting from time to time the consulates under h ,s orders, and
under his jurisdiction. A reply was received to the effect tha
Walis of Baghdad, Basrah, and Musal had been mstructol to afford
the British Consul -General every assistance that he rmg
within their respective districts.
Colouel Tweedie availed himself of these orders to make in the
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Hit, Rumadi, Eahaliyab, Shif.thah,
have continued it to Basrah, the country of the KLa_
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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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