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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1825] (342/1262)
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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1825
Ml,, KarimKhanashis naval representative in the lower part of the Gulf, oEHovmu.
• ^ as Shaikh Nasir of Bushehr was in the upper part ; and under this relations
Curagement his naval resources continued, like those of the Bushehr Cen .
^ Shaikh to expand. In September 1766 Captain Justice o£ the Berk- tral Govern-
fct J shire," who had lately spent three or four days at Hormuz to study, in ^L^'g.
connection with the " Islamabad " case, the means of defence possessed
St soipi by the Shaikh, reported "that his fort was all in pieces, and not one of
a M bis gun -carriages but what was useless; that his Gallivats were all in
aljed ! very 0 bad order; that our ships could go within hail of the fort, and that,
e Uft if they were to go, the fort could not hold out two hours." In 1771,
Wd It bowever, the Hormuz fleet consisted of about a dozen G alii vats, apparently
idenji; quite efficient; and in November 1773 it was reported that the
Hormuz Gallivats were out and were capturing every boat that they met
^ in the Gulf.
It is clear that there was not a continuously good understanding
between Shaikh 'Abdullah and his master, for, in 1773, the former
joined with the Wali of Masqat and the Shaikh of Ras-al-Khaimah m
wlar'Ai committing depredations upon the Persian Coast at Bandar 'Abbas and
mi asi Lingeh; and in 1774 it was actually reported, but with what truth can-
ttle mi. now be determined, that he had decoyed Zaki Khan from Bandar
on M 'Abbas to Hormuz on the pretence of giving him a daughter in marriage,
he Lingi! ^ ^ detained him there, with 40 others, as security for the release of
icy at I a gon whom Karim Khan, according to his usual practice, had detained
shraniiij at Shiraz as a hostage for'Abdullah's fidelity. By 1778, however, the
lompaf attilude of the Shaikh had changed ; for in that year we find him first
Hormffi acting in opposition to the Imam of Masqat, and then kidnapped, as
erpte' related in another place, by the agents of that ruler. At the same time
f the is a feud had arisen between the Shaikh's subjects and the people of
ae Valfll,' Bushehr, and two or three vessels had been captured by the Hormuzis,
n. Ik' and one by the Bushehris, respectively. It is said that, by about 1765,
and theShaikh 'Abdullah had been able to expel, from the part of the Persian
3r nofc Coast under his supervision, the
Qawasim
One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima.
who had established themselves
I ^ ere during the troubles of the preceding years, and that during the rest
etiirn^ 1 life he was able to keep them at a distance,
lace hai ^
mahji
g gon; The East India Company's trade in Persia! 1763-1779.
id caj
tants. The import trade of Persia in 1765, so far as carried on by the Imports,
n of ^ ^"tish in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, was described by Niebuh as consisting
re cog#- 125
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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.
- Physical characteristics
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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