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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎2626] (1143/1262)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (1165 pages). It was created in 1915. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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APPENDIX
CRUISE OF HIS EXCELLENCY LORD CURZON, VICEROY
AND GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDIA, IN THE
PERSIAN GULF The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .*
The memorable cruise made by Lord Curzon in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at
the end of 1903 was undertaken for the purpose of inspecting the Indian
establishments maintained there^ of visiting the Arab Shaikhs in treaty-
relations with the British Government, and of testifying to the para
mount political and commercial ascendancy exercised by Great Britain in
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. waters. The preliminary arrangements for the tour were
begun in August 1903, and shortly afterwards the formal approval of
His Majesty^s Government was sought and obtained.
Departure from Karachi and voyage to Masqat, 16tli to ISth
November 1903.
The R.I.M.S. " Hardinge^, carrying the Viceroy, started from
Karachi harbour shortly before 5 p.m . on Monday, the 16th of Novem
ber; as she passed Manorah a land battery fired a salute of 31 guns.
Lord Curzon was accompanied by Her Excellency Lady Curzon. The
East Indies squadron under Rear-Admiral Atkinson-Willes, specially
strengthened for the cruise by the addition of H.M .S. a Argonaut^, a
first class cruiser of 11,000 tons then on her way from the China station
to England, was lying in readiness off the entrance of the harbour;
on the approach of the " Hardinge " it was formed in columns of divisions
line ahead, the starboard division consisting of the flagship H.M .S.
" Hyacinth second class cruiser, with the third class cruiser, u Pox^, two
cables astern, while the port division was composed of H.M .S. "Argonaut"
abeam of the flagship, followed by H.M .S. " Pomone third class cruiser.
The ships, which had dressed with masthead flags on the arrival of the
* The principal authorities are the official records of the Government of India in the
Political Department and the letters of newspaper correspondents which appeared in the
English " Times " of the 28th and 29th December 1903 and of the 2nd, 5th, 11th, 12th
and 18th January 1904, and in the Indian "Pioneer" of the 22nd and 26th Novem
ber and of the 2iid, 6th and 9th December 1903. The writer The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping. has also drawn up his
pornonal recollections of the cruise, and the article has been revised by Sir L. l)ane
who accompanied the tour as {Secretary in the Foreign Department.

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This volume is Volume I, Part II (Historical) 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 II contains an 'Introduction' (pages i-iii) written by Birdwood in Simla, dated 10 October 1914, 'Table of Chapters, Annexures, Appendices and Genealogical Tables' (pags v-viii), and 'Detailed Table of Contents' (ix-cxxx). These are also found in Volume I, Part IA of the Gazetteer (IOR/L/PS/20/C91/1).

Part II consists of three chapters:

  • 'Chapter X. History of ’Arabistān' (pages 1625-1775);
  • 'Chapter XI. History of the Persian Coast and Islands' (pages 1776-2149);
  • 'Chapter XII. History of Persian Makrān' (pages 2150-2203).

The chapters are followed by nineteen appendices:

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1 volume (1165 pages)
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Volume I, Part II is arranged into chapters that are sub-divided into numbered periods covering, for example, 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 appendices are sub-divided into lettered subject headings and also contain numbered annexures, as well as charts. Both the chapters and appendices have further subject headings that appear in the right and left margins of the page. Footnotes appear occasionally througout the volume at the bottom of the page which provide further details and references. A 'Detailed Table of Contents' for Part II and the Appendices is on pages cii-cxxx.

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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. It begins on the first folio with text, on number 879, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 1503.

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