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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎618] (761/1782)

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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condition of the tribe's executing' a bond for good behaviour and an under
taking to repay within five years the amounts liquidated on their behalf"
repayment however was to be demanded only in event of fresh mis
behaviour by the tribe. The required agreement having been obtained bv
Colonel Reynolds on the 20th of February 1880, the liabilities of the
tribe to their creditors were discharged by the Government of India out of
public funds, and no demand was made upon the Kinds for repayment.
British political representation at Gwadar from 1873 to the
present time.
Changes of From 1863 until 1877 the European 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. at
organrnt' 0 ,!, Gwadar remained under the orders of the Commissioner in Sind, beiu-
regarded at the same time as an assistant to the Political Agents at
Masqat and Kalat; but after 1873, in consequence of the transfer of the
lersiau Gulf in that year from the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. to the Gov
ernment of India, matters reported by him were referred to the Supreme
government by the Commissioner in Sind, instead of to the Western
Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. In 1873 the Sultan's Wali of Gwadar endeavoured to
peisuade the 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 intervene in a difficulty with
some of the Rinds of Mand; but, this request having been brought
to the notice of the Government of India, they enjoined their representa-
tive to interfere as little as possible in local quarrels.
,, ^ British officer at Gwadar was withdrawn from the
authority of the Commissioner in Sind, and was made Assistant to the
Pohtical Resident m the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the country between Gwadar
and Jashk, remaining Assistant to the 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. at Masqat in
icspec o " adar proper, and becoming Assistant to the Agent to the
o\einoi-Geneial m Baluchistan in regard to Kalat affairs. This change
bpf! Ue n 1 i^'ulties in regard to political jurisdiction on the coast
PnJT .. M a . an( i Jaslik, which had been assigned to the Persian
<jult 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. , but which was actually supervised from Gwadar. The
pay oi the appointment was now fixed at Rs. 1,000 a month and its
was divided equally between the Political and Telegraph Depart-
havim* a ^ vlsu '' i ^ V - 0 ^ maintaining a British officer at Gwadar
Sir 7? ^ Ca e( i m ( l ues ^ on j an d the ] )o st being vacant at the time,
of flio fx eman, then m charge of Baluchistan, advocated the reduction
andin r f a If agenC}r eoiltroll «d by the 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. at Kalat;
Gwarhv +. +T eal lh \ V 011 . aceoun ^ phenomenal unhealthiness of the
Euronpna l0U i W , e ^ e - a ! wasting fever generally prevailed, the
substitiitpr! SS Ti an . ^ al wa s abolished and a Native Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
under f lu. v 1 ^ e ^onst^uted Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , however, instead of being placed
Direetnr ( 0 1 Kalat, was made subordinate to the Deputy
political 0f i3e ™ an Gulf Telegraphs, on whom
ferred hi ' 1° W ^ e Makran coast was at the same time con-
1118 P 0sltl ^ with respect to the British political authorities in the

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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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