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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1604] (1759/1782)

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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1604
Change of
system re
commended
by Colonel
T weedie,
March 1890.
among' the recipients of relief at Kadhimain, and to the undue proportion
of the Fund swallowed up by the Agencies at Kadhimain and Karbala
and their hangers-on. The monthly cost of the Kadhimain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
alone, which had an establishment of eleven persons besides the Indian*
Distributor, was Rs. 488|.
In March 1S90 Colonel Tweedie addressed the Government of India
and advocated an entire change of system in the Bequest. He repre
sented that the existing arrangements, to some extent workable in the
lifetime of the Iqbal-ud-Daulah, had now ceased to be so, remarking ;
Two facts of themselves here go far towards furnishiDg the explanation. One, the
perplexity which must necessarily he felt by a British officer when circumstances
require him to single out a Mujtahid for a money trust. The other, the even greater
difficulty, or rather impossibility, of his controlling from Baghdad two such nominees
(the subjects of other Governments) in a matter of money. Every Mujtahid has his
own circle. One who is on the rise to-day may he on the wane to-morrow ; perhaps
from a suspicion of heresy; perhaps through showing signs of worldliness. A
jVIujtahid whose reputation for rectitude and benevolence is unquestioned may, after
a large monthly sura shall have been entrusted to him, become an altered character.
Colonel Tweedie's representations were, in effect, that the separate
distributions to India at Kadhimain, Karbala, and Najaf should he
discontinued, the Indian paupers at Kadhimain being left to emigrate
to Karbala and Najaf, where all resident Indians could take their
proper place among persons entitled to benefit by the Bequest; that the
Indian Distributorships at Kadhimain and Karbala should be abolished;
and that the proceeds of the Bequest should be allotted among the
Mujtahids and Mujavirs of Karbala and Najaf by the British Resident,
who would prepare and revise lists of them with the help of an 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. (to be added to the staff of the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. ), of un
official local committees (which might be expected to grow up), and of
the Persian Consul-General at Baghdad.
It should be mentioned that these proposals, besides to some extent
anticipating others which were adopted in 1903, were strictly in accord
ance with the terms of the Agreement of 1825 as known to the Baghdad
Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. at the time. The copy of the Agreement preserved in the
Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. archives not only followed the incorrect bilingual version,
but contained an interpolated " va " between the words " Mujtahidan "
*It was remarked that the sum overtly passing into the pockets of the family of
Agha Muhammad, Agent at Kadhimain, whose uncle, Muhammad Taqi Khan, was
Agent at Karbala, was Rs. 678 a month in salaries and allowances ; and it was suspect
ed that this did not fully measure the degree in which they benefited by the Bequest,

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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.

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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