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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1939] (456/1262)

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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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of Qishm and of representing it in a dangerous light. The machinations
of 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). were so successful that the Shah was persuaded to
remit, by way of conciliating the dwellers near the Gulf coast, a con
siderable part of the ordinary revenue of Dashtistan, —in other words to
reduce his financial demands upon the Government over which the Prince
presided. Sir H. Willock, with some difficulty, restrained the Persian
Government from * sending an agent of their own to Qishm to order the
British detachment away, and from deputing another to Bombay to
remonstrate with the Governor against the military occupation ; and the
objections of the Persian Government to the action of the British
authorities were communicated to him in a formal note, dated 9th Decem
ber 1820. The principal arguments contained in the note were that the
Sultan of 'Oman, being a vassal of Persia, had no authority of himself to
permit foreign troops to land at ]VI asqat, still less on Qishm ; and that the
presence of a British garrison on Qishm was unnecessary, because the
Persian officials could and would do everything that was required to
prevent piracy. The note also interpreted the eleventh article of the
Anglo-Persian treaty of 1814 as prohibiting the entry of British ships of
war into Persian ports without express permission. It would seem that
the 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. , with reference to this note, merely requested
Sir H. Willock " to seize every opportunity of impressing on the Court of
Tehran the absolute necessity of a station such as Kishm to keep down
piracy, and its perfect harmlessness with reference to the dominions of
After this a 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. from 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 appeared on Vi«»it of a
and informed Captain Deschamps, the officer commanding there,
irisoa. ^ ^ ^ een sei1 ^ prohibit the building of forts by the British,— ernor of
Us-alft' 1 aI1 operation which at Shiraz was stated to be in progress. 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. to
>0orofN was enabled to satisfy himself that the report regarding the construction
ogiotf of forts was erroneous, and he promised to assure his master that the
lish®! ^ ac ^ m ent had evidently no other duty than that of checking
proofs on ^ rac ^ He explained that he had been sent to the spot on account of
• rar gg®ti lunations made by the Shaikh of Sharjah, which had reached Sniraz,
l to0^ ^ e ^ eC ^ a i me( i a t subjecting all the smaller chiefs of
o-liii# 1 ^e Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. to the 1 r own authority, whereby the influence of the
Persian Government would be weakened,
mg ^ ( -— •
: 1 The Prinoe-Gi vernor of Far« d d, Iwwev-r, send a representative both to Qishm
uon# ? wi ^ (see the iipxi two par«^rapVs of the Uiijy hut their inBtruciKr s were
pi' oably more moderate than they would have been in default of Sir H. Willoek'i
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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)
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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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