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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1573] (1728/1782)
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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Colonel Nixon's error described above was, however, venial in com
parison with a second into which he fell In November 1877, Captain
Fraser having been recalled to India and Mr. Robertson's return to
Basrah being imminent, Colonel Nixon wrote almost simultaneonly to
the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department and
to Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador at Constantinople, opposing
Mr. Robertson's re-appointment to Basrah. In his letter to the Ambas
sador he revived his complaint against Mr. Robertson which had been
dealt with and disposed of in 1875, accused him of "an unconciliatory
disposition," and suggested that he should be transferred permanently to
the Government of India or receive Consular employment elsewhere."
Such a presentation of the case was inexcusable, for it had already been
very clearly explained to Colonel Nixon by the Government of India that
Mr. Robertson was an officer of the Indian establishment, and that the
Basrah appointment was an appointnent under the Government of India.
The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department
replied that Mr. Robertson could not be removed ; but the representa
tions made b}' Colonel Nixon to the Embassy obtained the qualified
support of the Foreign Office,
The matter having come into discussion between the Foreign Office
and the
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.
, however, Colonel Nixon's proceedings underwent
a general illumination; and the question then arose whether he could be
allowed to remain at Baghdad. His term of service under the Political
Department of the Government of India had expired in 187 7, on his attain
ing the age of 55 years; but, on representations made by the Foreign
Office, he had been granted a special extension of two years to the 1st
July 1879. His record was brought under review by the Government
of India, and it was recalled that he had in 1876 been severely repri
manded for his conduct towards Captain Warner, commanding the
" Comet," and that his action in Kulsum Nisa Begam's case to be
described hereafter—had been characterised by the highest authorities
in India as feeble and obstructive. The Government of India suggested
the cancellation of his special extension of service, and His Majesty's
Secretarv of State for India left the action to be taken in this respect
to their discretion Sir H. Layard, Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador
at Constantinople interposed on Colonel Nixon's behalf representmg
that he appeared to have been much liked at Baghdad and o av
stood well with the Turkish authorities and that consequently is
presence in Turkish' Iraq was useful in the state of affairs ^n Prevailing ;
bn,t His Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs declined 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.
- 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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- 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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