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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1789] (306/1262)
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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1789
Hi in obtaining 1 reparation from the Ka'ab ; and the virtual defeat of the
^ retf joint Anglo-Turkish expedition, of which the British portion sustained
4 r two serious reverses,, in May and September 1766, in the neighbourhood
of Doraq or the modern Tallahiyeh. iMir Mahanna had in the meanwhile,
4 oU : on the 1st of January 1766, expelled the Dutch from Kharag and
possessed himself of that island ; but after doing so, while he remained
at war with the Shaikh of the Bushehr, to whom Karim Khan about
1 oecast March 1766 promised further assistance, he showed no malice against
Ei| the British j and the East India Company, though their employes at
sBuslielr Bushehr wished, in the summer of 1766, to detain a cruiser for their
protection against him, had not as yet to suffer from any of the
fc oftbl embarrassments which it was in his power to create. As the Ka^ab,
ions. notwithstanding Karim Khan^s expedition against them in the preceding
was tab year, wore considered by the Basrah
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
to be subjects of the
ilieiici; Turkish Government, the
Vakil
Elected representative or attorney, acting in legal matters such as contracting marriage, inheritance, or business; a high-ranking legal official; could also refer to a custodian or administrator.
was not consulted before the operations
rt Wife against them were begun ; but the Agent, Mr. Wrench, sent him a
ag; anii letter, to which he returned no answer, requesting him not to afford
ightofi asylum in his dominions to the fugitive Ka^ab. An effort was made at
iiimself i the instance of the Turks, probably soon after the arrival of the British
laruptra; armament in March 1766, to secure the co-operation of the Shaikh of
mncedlisi -Bushehr against the Ka'ab ; but, as the Shaikh made it a condition that
,asMti ^e should again be assisted by the British against Mir Mahanna, — a
o witkbl condition which the Company's representatives, under instructions from
irelydr Bombay, considered it impossible to grant, — nothing was arranged on
it Kariil ^ese lines ; nor is it probable that the Bushehr fleet would have rendered
jadly W an y more valuable service against the Ka'ab than it had done against Mir
Mahanna.
conchsii During the progress of the Anglo-Turkish operations in ; Arabistan,
dency f in the summer of 1766, Karim Khan showed no signs of interest ; till at
the W length, a few days after the second British reverse on the 23rd of
ision. ® September, letters were received from him by both the British and
ustan,^ the lurkish authorities. In these letters he insisted on the imme-
in July ■ ^ate withdrawal of the Anglo-Turkish forces from the country of the
at's ya* whom he described as his subjects, and on whose chief he
wmai^ 1 Pressed to have conferred the Government of Doraq ; but at the same
a Turtf ^ me be promised that he would cause full satisfaction to be made to
o wsaB^ an( i the Turks for the injuries that they had suffered at
record ^ ie of the tribes. As it was reported that Karim Khan was
biea ^ ^ ncense( i against the British, chiefly on account of their not
tabled him to suppress Mir Mahanna, and that he did not even
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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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- 'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915'
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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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