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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1863] (380/1262)
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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1863
seems '
to have feared that a statesman who had failed in loyalty to a
Zand might prove equally untrustworthy towards a Qajar; he early
associated two colleagues with the Haji, as a check upon his actions ; and
ia 1801 * or 1802, in consequence of sinister reports that had begun to
circulate regarding the minister's intentions, he caused him to be put to
death. A number of Haji Ibrahim's relations, by whom a large part of
Persia was governed, perished simultaneously with him upon an appointed
day.
Prom 1801 to 1813, or during the remainder of this first period, war 1804-13
continued intermittently between Eussia and Persia, overshadowing all
: W domestic occurrences in the latter kingdom. We may mention, however
rft that in 1812-1813, after a severe defeat of the Persian army by the
H Rus3ians ' ) tlie clliefs Khurasan rose against Muhammad Vali Mirza,
the Shah s son, by whom the province was governed. The rulers of
edVi Bukhara and Khiva sent aid to the insurgents, but this movement on
their part was premature, for the head of an ecclesiastical family of
.y Mashhad, acting in the interest of the Shah, was able temporarily to
ofc break up the combination of domestic rebels; and then, while the Central
tal f L Sia ",! 0rCeS / etired With ^ nomill 7' a ro y a l army inflicted punishment on
d;, e Khurasams. Some Turkmans who had risen under the leader-
ikt ®'P of a Qajar were also chastised, about the same time, by order of
.tk the Shah.
1* Fat-h'Ah Shah had an enormous familyt; but only four of his
l IT attained i / 0 a,1 y prominence in public affairs during his life-time.
>«j ese were Muhammad 'Ali Mlrza, the eldest, flerce and truculent, who
fti and superintended the affairs of Persian
ur istan, but who from the first, perhaps as the offspring ofa Georgian
ve, was treated as ineligible for the succession; 'Abbas Mirza, the
Tit Jl; en r' C -. b, : tCaP ~' whow a s recognised as heir apparent,
B R . er ^rbaijan, and generally commanded in the war against the
" « far,;' H r (0 ' H ™' ' Ali M >"*. fiW «•« government of
^hiraz afe the removal therefrom of
1...UW t OOTlCOAn^-^i-l il .
consequently the adviser of
Husain Quli Khan and was
the Shah in
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
affairs: and
p0j HH ^ " ■—-
■ of lte | ^ af . tei ', th / departui ' C of General
[10 loss ® May 1802. h 18 01 and before the arrival of Mr. Waring in the country in
jhitt, fe" "mbted 1 '1 w ^ p' 1 ( ^ St0r - V FerSia ' pa " e 269) M8 own st,n8
5hira! ¥ l0 ~ 411 )' 0ther estlmate3 see M Curzon (Persia, vol. I, pages
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
records his name is generally given as Hnsain, not Hasan.
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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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