'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [21] (32/1262)
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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xxi
Page. CHAPTER I.
PERIOD X.
PERSIAN GULF
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
1863-1873.
PBBIOD X.
pfiom the institution of regular steam commu- 1862—1873.
n1cation and mail services to the assump
tion by the Government of India to the
direct control of political arrangements,
1862-1873 238
A. Internal and external communications, 1862-1873 . . ?38
{Continued in Period XI, heading H.)
(i) Regular steamer communication established between Bombay,
Bushehr and Baghdad, 1862-66 followed by installation of
British Indian Post Offices ....... 238
(n) Telegraph and cable lines introduced, 1864-69 . . . 3 239
(w) Railway and navigation projects, 1871-73 ..... 239
B. Persian affairs and relations^ 186^-1873 .... ^40
{Continued in Period XI, heading B.)
{i) Relations with Britain—
{a) Afghanistan, (J) Sistan, (c) Makran, {d) The " Reuter
Concession.^ See also Chapter XI, Period VI, head
ings B (iv) and (v), C (viii) and (ix), J (v) . . 240
C. Turkish affairs and Turco-Persian relations, 1862-1873 . 24)1
{Continued in Period XI, heading C.)
{i) Financial difficulties of Turkey and general disorder . . . 241
(n) Midhat
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, First " Wali" of Baghdad, 1869 . . . . 242
{iii) Turkish opposition to the Euphrates and Tigris Steam Navigation
Company........ , , 242
{iv) Annexation of Qa 'a and Hasa by Turkey in 1871 and her claims
to Kuwait, Banar?in and Trucial ^Oman .... 242
(v) Zone to Turco-Persian frontier differences extended southwards in
1869 244
D. Affairs and Relations of the West Coast of the Persian
Gulf and of the ^Oman Sultanate, 1861-1873 . . . 244
{Continued in Period XI, heading D.)
{%) Wahhabi operations against 'Oman, 1865-66, and British measures 244
(n) Destruction of Dohah and Wakrah by Shaikhs of Bahrain and Abu
Dhabi, 1867-68, and British action taken .... 245
{in) Persian claims to Bahrain 245
{iv) Expulsion of Wahhabis by Sultan of 'Oman from Baraimi in 1869 . 24£
(v) 'Oman and Zanzibar Sultanates separated in 1861 and the Zanzibar
subsidy made a charge on the British and Indian Treasuries in
1871. See also Period XIII, heading I (iv) .... 246
{vi) Lapse of the Sultan of 'Oman's Bander 'Abbas fief in 1868 , . 246
E. Foreign powers other than Britain in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
1862-1873 , 247
{Continued in Period XI, heading E.)
(i) Anglo-French joint declaration of 1862 to respect the independence
of the 'Oman and Zanzibar Sultanates. Government of India
ignorant of the declaration until 1671 ..... 247
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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:
- 'Appendix A: Meteorology and Health in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2205-2211);
- 'Appendix B: Geology of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2212-2219);
- 'Appendix C: The Pearl and Mother-of-Pearl Fisheries of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2220-2293);
- 'Appendix D: Date Production and the Date Trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2294-2307);
- 'Appendix E: Fisheries of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2308-2318);
- 'Appendix F: Sailing Craft of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2319-2332);
- 'Appendix G: Transport Animals and Livestock of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2333-2348);
- 'Appendix H: Religions and Sects of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2349-2385);
- 'Appendix I: Western Christianity and Missions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2386-2399);
- 'Appendix J: The Telegraphs of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in their relation to the Telegraph Systems of Persia and Turkey' (pages 2400-2438);
- 'Appendix K: Mail Communications and the Indian Post Office in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2439-2474);
- 'Appendix L: The Slave Trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2475-2516);
- 'Appendix M: Epidemics and Sanitary Organization in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2517-2555);
- 'Appendix N: The Arms and Ammunition Traffic in the Gulfs of Persia and ’Omān' (pages 2556-2593);
- 'Appendix O: The Imperial Persian Customs' (pages 2594-2625);
- 'Appendix P: Cruise of His Excellency Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. [1903]' (pages 2626-2662);
- 'Appendix Q: British and Foreign Diplomatic Political; and Consular Representation in the Countries Bordering on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2663-2699);
- 'Appendix R: Book References' (pages 2700-2736)
- 'Appendix S: Explanation of the System of Transliteration' (pages 2737-2741).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (1165 pages)
- Arrangement
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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:130, 1625:2742, iii-r:iii-v, back-i
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