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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1709] (226/1262)

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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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1709
This geographically convenient but somewhat irregular arrangement
led in 1878 ; to a conflict of jurisdiction between British political authori
ties O q the assassination of the Ka'ab Shaikh Lutf Ullah in that year
Colonel Nixon, the British 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. in Turkish 'Iraq, called on
Mr. Robertson, 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. at Basrah, for a full report
on the occurrences, at the same time remarking that the crime called for
earnest reprobation. On the correspondence reaching the Government
of India, Colonel Nixon was asked by telegram to report what connection
there was between the affairs of the Ka'ab tribe and British interests
such as could justify his instructions to Mr. Robertson; and Colonel Ross,
the Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , pointed out that the instructions in
question implied a more decided supervision over 'Arabistan affairs than
had heretofore been exercised by the Baghdad Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . Colonel Nixon,
in his reply to the Government of India, cited orders given him in the
previous year to keep them informed of the assembling of Persian troops
and other matters of importance in the neighbourhood of Muhammareh ;
but the Government of India did not regard these as relevant, inasmuch
as they bore special reference to the Russo-Turkish War. The Political
Agent in Turkish 'Iraq was accordingly informed that " the Government
of India, having regard to the general inexpediency of interfering in
internal disputes along the coast of the' fc Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , which do not affect
British interests and general politics, consider that the detailed enquiry
which you ordered Mr. Robertson to institute into the circumstances of
the murder of Sheikh Lufti was unnecessaryand it was added that
r the country occupied by the Ka'ab Arabs is subject to Persia, and for
all matters occurring in Persian territory the Resident in the Persian
Gulf is the officer primarily responsible to the Government of India,
though the Resident and 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. in Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. should
co-operate in dealing with political affairs in which both officers may
have a mixed interest/''
Conflict of
jurisdiction
between the
British
Political
Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in
Turkish 'IrSq
and the
British
Political
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. in
the Persian
Gulf, 1878.
In March 1889 the British representative at Basrah informed the
Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. that there was urgent necessity for the
appointment of a British political or consular officer at Muhammareh to
protect the interests of British firms which, in consequence of the opening
of the Karun, had engaged in trade there ; and after discussion between
His Britannic Majesty's Legation at Tehran and the Bushehr Resi
dency, an Assistant from the latter appears to have been deputed to
Muhammareh as a temporary measure. It was then proposed by
Colonel Ross, the Resident, that the British Consul at Basrah should
Appointment
of a British
Vice-Consul
at Muham-
mareh, 1890.

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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:

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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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