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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1701] (218/1262)

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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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1701
18 y days' delay was caused by the'absence of Captain Kemball with the recon- Muham-
naissance to Ahwaz; and, almost simultaneously with his return, 17th May
news reached the Lieutenant-General Commanding of the conclusion of 185 ^
^ peace between Britain and Persia. The outward demeanour of the
la Ul Shaikhs, who had until then been loud in their professions of attachment
fire c{ aD( i good will to the British Government, at once underwent a not
theiiI unnatural charge; they began to refer with alarm to their own future
11, plii position under the Persian Government, and to seek from the British
he At authorities guarantees of protection which could not be granted, far
ie enei exceeding as they did the provisions of the amnesty clause of the Treaty
mpressi; of Peace. The Ka^ab Shaikh, it was believed, was still willing to be
li four j placed in charge of Muhammareh by the British authorities, as the only
divideli means open to him of supplanting his Muhaisin rival there; but Sir J.
ass ii Outram, who did not feel himself justified, or see any practical advantage,
ley coili in interfering to such an extent in local affairs, wrote on the 11th April:
was 1)1!; Under these circumstances, I have determined not to disturb the relative possessions
pearad of the two Chaab chiefs, nor to excite the ambition of the one, or test the sincerity of
qttiWt|the other, by insisting upon either presenting himself in person. Should the war
erknb con ^ nue ) 1 ma y count, I believe, upon the complete subserviency of both to the extent
lall J ori ° inall y contemplated. And in the opposite case, it will be sufficient for me to have
^ gained our objects without hampering the Government by inconvenient guarantees, and
S r0 ^ 1 also without needlessly impairing the authority, to which the Persian Government lays
claim, over the country.
entini
The position of the Prince Governor A Prince of the Royal line who also acted as Governor of a large Iranian province during the Qājār period (1794-1925). of ; Arabistan after the British
it comfi: 1
^ .ji raid to Ahwaz, which shored him of the last remnant of his prestige, was
^ ^'J desperate and even pitiable. His troops had not enough ammunition to
' , force their way back to central Persia through the Lur and Bakhtiyari
countries, which had become hostile : indeed an attempt made by His
^ Royal Highness to reach Burujird had to be abandoned on account of the
attitude of the hill tribes. Imprisoned as the Prince Governor A Prince of the Royal line who also acted as Governor of a large Iranian province during the Qājār period (1794-1925). and
his Persian troops thus were in the plains, it seems probable that, as Sir
remaiDf J, Outram himself held, an advance by the British into Northern
to al ; Arabistan might have brought about a surrender by them en masse.
The re-embarkation of the British troops at Muhammareh began on
jg aci the 9th May and was completed on the 17th ; when Sir J. Outram himself
ty apparently left for Baghdad. On the 15th the town of Muhammareh
that SI was made over to Shaikh ; Ali Khan, a nephew whom Shaikh Jabir
ouldvist deputed to represent him in resuming the civil government of the place,
posits A naval force was left temporarily at Muhammareh to mark its formal
at;but ! retention by the British and to deter His Royal [Highness Khanlar

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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)
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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