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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1564] (1719/1782)
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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1564
became a practice ou the part of Turkish officials at Fao, other than
those of the Quarantine establishment, to invade the detained vessels
and extort money from the crew on the pretext that the possession of
arms, gunpowder, tobacco, snuff, etc., which they carried for their
personal use, was illegal in a Turkish port. No receipts were granted
for payments, and it was plain that the sums exacted merely went into
the private pockets of the extortioners; but the Turkish Government
had no motive for checking the abuse, which conduced to the establish
ment of their authority over the river. In this year several vessels
which neglected to halt at Fao were boarded further up the river bv
Turkish quarantine officials and subjected to extortion and vexatious
delays. Seizures were also made at Fao and at Basrah, on board
British Indian craft, of arms carried for self-defence; and, on objections
being raised by the Assistant
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
at Basrah, he was informed
that the Turkish police were not aware of the nationality of the vessels
Difficulties were also raised in regard to the non-possession bv native
Indian boats of bills of health granted at the ports from which they
sailed. Accordingly, in June 18 ( J5, a notice was issued by the Assistant
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
, advising masters of British Indian sailing vessels to
Hy their tlag night and day during the whole of their sojourn in the
Shatt-al 'Arab, to provide themselves in future with bills of health at
their ports of departure, not to pay any money to Turkish officials
without obtaining a receipt, and to report at once to the British
Consulate at Basrah any irregular treatment which they might experi
ence at the hands of the Turkish authorities. The notice also stated
that vessels from the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
bound for.Muhammareh were not
subject to Turkish sanitary control ou the way and need not stop at Fao.
but that those of which the destination was Basrah or another Turkish
liver port .should do so, and collply with the Turkish quarantine regula
tions.
In autumn, 1895, there was a renewal of the difficulties which had
become customary at that season. Turkish soldiers boarded British
Indian vessels on pretext of searching for u illicit " arms and refused to
leave until they had been satisfied with bribes; and other kinds of
extortion in money and kind took place. The matter was now raised at
Constantinople, but at tirst without result.
Sir P. Currie, the British Ambassador at the Porte, in reporting on
the subject to Her Majesty's Government in February 1896, remarked ;
Ihere can be no doubt that the Foreign Missions at Constantinople
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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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