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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1609] (1764/1782)
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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at a private interview admitted having telegraphed to the Viceroy of
India protesting against an alleged intention on the part of the British
Resident to make the distributions in future " without a Mujtahidhe
asserted that the only universally recognised Mujtahid at Karbala was
himself; and he indicated that he would be willing to accept the post of
Mujtahid-Distributor at Karbala. Major Jennings reported, as the
result of his enquiries, that Saiyid Muhammad Bfiqir was undoubtedly a
genuine and much respected Mujtahid; that Shaikh Zain-ul-'Abidin was
unsuitable for the post of Distributor; that at Najaf no better Distri
butor than the Bahr-ul-' Ulum, the actual incumbent, who had worked
well, was available ; and that the distributions, as carried out at Karbala
and Najaf were satisfactory, but that a representative 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.
bhould be deputed from Baghdad to attend them.
Eventually Colonel Mockler informed the Government of India of his
opinion that " the present distribution satisfied all, but a very few, and
that it would be difficult to better it/' After remarking that only
one-sixth of the whole money was distributed to Indians at Kadhimain,
while another sixth went to Indians at Karbala, he described the Kadhi
main distribution as " absolutely within the terms of the bequest, and a
most useful, beneficial, and politic measure/' adding: (< It gives us a
^ most excellent
Native Agent
Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government.
at Kadhimain who settles all disputes
<< among the large Indian population there, saving 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.
immense
u labour. It relieves the wants of needy Indian scholars, pilgrims, and
" pious but indigent settlers ; provides for the deportation of pauper Indians
a at the rate of 15 to ~0 weekly from Baghdad to Basrah; gives us a
"tremendous hold on the fanatical neighbouring population of Shia
" Kadhimain, and, having now become an institution, is objected to hy
" nohody (except ColonelTweedie). My Native Assistant, Mr. Marine
" (a Christian), personally superintends or assists the
Native Agent
Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government.
" in this distribution, and, under his excellent tact and regime, no com-
" plaint is ever raised "
On these data the Government of India decided, and informed the
Resident officially, that no change in the arrangements need be under
taken, at least during the lifetime of Shaikh Zain-ul-'Abidin, by whom it
was evident that difficulties were likely to be created.
Later it was proposed by Colonel Mockler, the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
, in
order to avoid the difficulty of drawing up lists of Mujtahid*, that he 1994.
should be empowered to appoint Muqassims (or Distributors) who
should make payments in the presence of Nazirs (or Supervisors), the
latter being held responsible that in the distribution lists only such pay
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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'
- 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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