'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1745] (262/1262)
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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1745
parlous plight. A contest for its possession still continued between
Lral )is| Shaikh Ja ; far and Shaikh ^Abdullah^ two members of the Ka^ab ruling
family, of whom the former, then in actual possession^ was supported
in 1897 by the Shaikh of Muhammareh, while the latter was favoured
by the
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
-i-Akram^ the Persian Governor-General of 'Arabistan.
Each of the authorities interested exerted his influence with the central
AMuli Government to the utmost for the purpose of preventing the appoint-
I ment of his rivals nominee. The
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
represented that^ if the
W)S} Shaikhs advice were taken in opposition to his own^ Muhammareh
wasatlj would shortly be found separated from Persia and reposing under British
lce( l) M protection. The Shaikh threatened that^ if his wishes were disregarded,
Ler > he would cease to hold himself responsible for affairs outside his own
laikh I| district of Muhammareh ; and this threat was of serious import to the
we ft Nizam-us-Saltaneh, ex-Governor-General of 'Arabistan, for he could
to ikk not hope without the Shaikh^s assistance to derive any profit from
sue. large estates which he owned in the Jarrahi district and to the west
light ol 1 of the Karun, and in which the Mushir-ud-Dauleh, soon afterwards
•fthei Prime Minister of Persia, was his partner. In these circumstances the
be Muki
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
-i-Akram was ordered by the Persian Government not to change
Dvernii the Governors of Fallahiyeh and Jarrahi; but he defied their instruc-
onofSli ^ ons an( i appointed Shaik 'Abdullah to the former, and one Mir Mirai
hhm ^tter district. The
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
-i-Akram apparently relied, in this
3S occi! mailo euvre, on Bakhtiyari support; but, when matters came to a point,
tion, till C011 ^ no ^ induce the Bakhtiyari Khans to install Shaikh ''Abdullah
■ rulert 1 ^ a ^hiyeh unless Jarrahi were placed at their disposal, or in any
Britislj ci,rcums tances to accept responsibility for the affairs of either district.
Shaikhs
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
^s nominees proceeding to Uamuz on their way to
Age fri ^ a ^iy e h and Jarrahi the rival nominees of the Shaikh of Muham-
mareh, who seem to have been now a certain Shaikh Jabir and a certain
luhaffl®^ 1 ' Fadhai1 ^ assembled their forces with the approval of Shaikh Khaz/al
;hecltf ^ himself engaged in negotiations on the subject
istratioD ^ ^ liead of t]ie Sagwand tribe of Lurs. In April 1898 there was
|the8i aCOlllS10n betWeen contending parties in the eastern districts, and
a son of Mir Fadhail was killed. The further developments of the case
j/ab n0t ^ race able in detail; but eventually the
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
-i-Akram found
s alM withdraw his interference, two Shaikhs of the Ka'ab
^-^rulmg. family were deported from Fallahiyeh to Muhammareh, and
was thereafter governed by the Shaikh of Muhammareh
ie M^ throu gh local headmen.
m
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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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