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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1778] (295/1262)

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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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1778
his troops in 1775 and their occupation of Basrali beginniag in 1776,
are described in the separate histories of the countries concerned. It is
possible that the VakiPs activity abroad had, for one of its Gbjects ;
the employment of the armed forces of Persia at a distance from home,
and the removal by that means of a standing danger to the peace of his
dominions; indeed, without this explanation, his aggressions on the
ruler of ; Oman would appear out of harmony with his generally pacific
spirit.
Various circumstances brought Karim Khan into contact with the
British power, also, in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; and of these circumstances,
and of the relations to which they gave rise, we now proceed to supply
a short account, touching lightly on matters which belong rather to the
history of ^Iraq or of ; Arab is tan than to that of the Persian Coast.
Relations between the British power and Persian central
Government, with especial reference to affairs upon the
Persian Coast, 1763-79.
At the beginning of the period on which we have entered, the inter
course of the East India Company with Persia had been completely,
though temporarily, suspended. There was no correspondence on foot,
on any subject, between the representatives of the Company and the
de facto ruler of Persia ; and the Company^s last important settlement*
in the country, their Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bandar ^Abbas, had been closed and
removed to Turkish territory. It appears, however, that the Govern
ment of Bombay—whether with or without the previous sanction of the
Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. at home— had resolved, even before the withdrawal
of the Bandar ^Abbas Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , to institute in its stead a 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. at
Bushehr ; and the period of the Company's total absence from Persia
was, consequently, a very short one.
Mr. Price's In January 1763 the authorities at Bombay selected Mr. William
ttaChUf and ^ n( irew Price to proceed to the Gulf as u Provisional Agent of Persia/ ;
establishment for the purpose of enquiring into serious defalcations that had come to
of a Residen- i- ,, , -r, , ,
cy at Bushehr, l ^ght at Basrah \ and, as the powers of the regular Agent, Mr. Douglas,
April! 1 1763. were to be in abeyance during his visit, Mr. Price was also instructed to
arrange for the establishment of the 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. at Bushehr, "m order
• A Linguist, however, appears to have remained at Kirmanj who was not ^ithdraffP
till afterwards.

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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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