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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1932] (449/1262)

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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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1932
could easily liave been got afloat again^ he seized^ plundered and
her. A gentleman who was sent to the spot from Bushehr s _
in recovering some treasure^ the property of Bushehr merchants, and H
few mares belonging to the Government of India; but this was the limit
of the satisfaction obtained. Mr. Morier, Acting British Minister at
Tehran^ applied to the Shah for a Farman for the settlement of the case,
but, if granted, it remained a dead letter. Some boats were burned at
Charak, as we shall see later on, by the British expedition of 1819-20;
and in 1820 a promise was obtained from the Persian authorities that the
Shaikh should be removed from his government.
Per^a^^with ^ ien in 1819 another naval and military expedition was despatched
the third ^ rom I n( lia against the piratical 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. of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the
^tioifagamst ^ >ers ^ an Government, who were now enjoying a respite from trouble with
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. , Russia, took a somewhat closer interest in the proceediDgs than on the
last occasion. The British authorities, on their part, were anxious
to avoid all cause of offence to Persia, but they were inexorably resolved
to suppress piracy; and, as the Persian ports of Lingeh, Mughu, Charak
and Chiru were believed to be piratical, it was considered desirable to pro
vide for the contingency of action being taken upon the Persian Coast,
Dr. Jukes was, therefore, sent ahead of the expedition with letters from
the Governor of Bombay to the Prince-Governor A Prince of the Royal line who also acted as Governor of a large Iranian province during the Qājār period (1794-1925). of Fars aud the Gover*
nor of Bushehr, requesting the co-operation of those authorities by land;
and assuring them that there was nothing in the intentions of the
British inconsistent with the friendship between their Government and
that of Persia. On the arrival of the expedition in the Gulf, Dr, Jukes
became subordinate to the commander. Sir W. G. Keir, whose own
instructions with reference to operations upon the Persian Coast were
almost exactly the same in their wording as those of 1809, already
quoted. In short, while every consideration was shown for the feelings
of the Persian Government, it was not intended that measures against
piracy on the Persian side should be neglected, or even delayed, by
the attitude which they might assume ; but it was added that any places
upon the Persian Coast which might be taken by, or submit to, the
Biitish armament should, if they had belonged to Persia before the ex*
tension of Wahhabi influence to the Gulf, be made over to the Shaikh
of Bushehr as the local representative of the Shah in those regions. Tie
Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. also communicated with Mr. H. Willock, th®
the British Charge d'Affaires at Tehran, and begged him to justify the
British expedition to the Persian Government by dwelling on the m® 8 '
trous evils which had resulted from the impunity of pirates
a, on

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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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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1932] (449/1262), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/20/C91/2, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023514762.0x00002f> [accessed 26 April 2024]

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