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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1610] (1765/1782)
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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Enquiry by
Major New-
march into
the working
of the Ouclh
Bequest,
1902.
1610
ments were entered as were made in tiieir presence, and no others. The
Government of India sanctioned this arrangement as a temporary
measure; hut at the same time tlrey pointed out that "the Bequest wa--
intended to benefit those residents at the shrines at Najaf and Karbala
who were regarded as Mujtahids ", and remarked : " It must be clear)v
understood that the ultimate object to be aimed at is that the recipients
of the income of the bequest shall be limited to members of the class
specified above."" Instructions were accordingly given for preoaration
of a list of Mujtahids, which should be revised from time to time.
This was in 1894, after which much time passed without anv list beino-
submitted by 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.
.
The question of the Ondh Bequest lay dormant for ten years : but it
had not been settled. It was raised again, in a very energetic manner,
by Major L. S. Newmarch, soon after his appointment as Resident at
Baghdad in March 1902.
The state of matters which he found prevailing was described bv
Major Newmarch as discreditable and unsatisfactorv in the extreme.
The proceeds of the Bequest were not paid direct to the Mujtahid-Distri-
butors at Karbala and Najaf, nor to the Indian Distributors at Kadhi-
main and Karbala, but to the Jewish Sarraf of the British
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
Baghdad, who periodically produced a receipt from each of the
Mujtahid-Distributors for half of the whole amount. The portion of the
Indian Fund destined for Karbala and Najaf was sent to the Indian
Distributor at Karbala not direct, but through the Indian Distributor at
Kadhimain. Accounts of the distributions made were submitted but
greatly in arrear, e.g., the account of the Mujtahid-Distributor at
Karbala for the quarter ending 31st October 1901 was not received at
Baghdad until April 1902 ; and the accounts, such as they were, revealed
a lamentable misapplication of the money, both by the Mujtahids and
by the Indian Distributors.
Each of the Mujtahid-Distributors retained for himself Rs. 6.^1 per
mensem, and to this there could be no objection. But large amounts
were admittedly paid to relations and dependents of the Distributors,
both Mujtahid and Indian ; considerable sums were shown as going to
females who did not appear in person to receive them ; and there were
entries, chiefly relating to deposits" which suggested malversation bv
members of the distribution staff. Employes on the Baghdild
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.
establishment who had little or nothing to do with the work of the
Bequest were in receipt of remuneration from the Indian Fund. The
following statement was made to Major Newmarch in coutidence by an
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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)
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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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