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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1588] (1743/1782)
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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1588
provisionally continued the salary allowed to the existing Agent from
Oudh Bequest; he proposed that the salary of the post should in frtu' 6
he paid from Government revenue, and that there should be d ' 6
personnel. His recommendations ran as follows ;
The question of the future payment of the Consular .Agent at Karbala ib
what important matter. I think it would be a great pity if the post were abolisled^
in the charge of a competent man it might be a very useful and important outpost
The present incumbent is in mj opinion unsuited for the charge. He cannot talk
Hindustani, he is not in my opinion sufficiently intelligent or energetic, and he lias
been too much implicated in the scandals arising out of the Oudh Bequest to render
his retention there expedient.
It any suggestions from me are allowed, T would recommend that he be succeeded
by a Shiah Muhammadan of good family from India, who has had some official
experience either in the lower grades of the Civil Service or in a Native State. It ig
essential he should know Persian well and it would be good if he knew enough English
to write a confidential letter.
1 do not suggest the appointment of a European officer, because his position would
be insupportably lonely and might in times of religious excitement be even dangerous.
jJoreover, 1 imagine that the cost of his appointment and maintenance would be
considerably greater than that of a Mahomedan. To a Shiah, residence at Karbala
should be most acceptable, and there are probably many worthy Deputy Collectors in
India who would gladly spend their pensions and die there.
The outcome of Major Newmarch's proposals was the establishment
of a British Vice-Consulate at Karbala on the 1st November 1903, with
the assent of the Porte, under Mirza Muhammad Hasan Khan Muhsin,
an intelligent and well educated British subject of an Afghan but
Persianised family, born in Turkish Iraq. The cost of the Vice-Consul's
salary and establishment became a charge on Indian revenues exclusively,
no contribution to it being made payable by Her Majesty's Government.
^ e have seen that in 1873 the designation of Mr. Robertson, the
British Agent (and \ ice-Consul) at Basrah was altered to that of
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.
, and that he was at the same time admitted to
the
Indian Political Service
The branch of the British Government of India with responsibility for managing political relations between British-ruled India and its surrounding states, and by extension the Gulf, during the period 1937-47.
. In 1877, as has been described in another
connection, a question arose as to the exact position of Mr. Robertson
with reference to the Indian and Home Governments, which was then
defined. In October of that year the Basrah appointment was formally
brought on the graded list of the Political Department of the Govern
ment of India,
In J8/9, on an application from Mr. Robertson supported by the
Resident at Baghdad, his consular status was enhanced from that of
v ice-Consul to that oi Her Britannic Majesty's Consul, subject to the
proviso, laid down by the London Foreign Office, (( that the appointment
rPi
in 1119
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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'
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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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