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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1975] (492/1262)

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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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1975
Ellis was
succeeded by Dr. (afterwards Sir John) McNeill, an officer of
1 of a
Ellis*
the Indian Medical Service, who had begun his career in Persia some 20
vears before, as Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Surgeon at Bushehr, and who had for some
time been physician to the British Legation at Tehran.
Colonel (afterwards Sir Justin) Sheil succeeded Sir J. McNeill as Colonel
British Minister at Tehran in August 184!2, after the settlement of all
the questions outstanding between Britain and Persia; but he quitted
cases y Persia on leave in October 1847, and at the time of Muhammad Shah's
death Colonel F. Farrant held charge of the British Legation, Both of Colonel P.
MW these officers had come to Persia originally in the capacity of military
nltolis} instructors; and Colonel Farrant, as mentioned elsewhere, had been
laves iitol employed as a Special Commissioner, representing the British and
Russian Governments at Karbala in 1843.
In 1835, when the re-transfer of the Tehran Legation from the Proposed
Government of India to His Majesty's Government had been in principle thfAssktant-
decided 4 on, the Government of India resolved that the office of Assistant ship to the
to the Resident at Bushehr should, after the resignation or departure Bashehr/
of Lieutenant Hennell, the actual incumbent, be abolished; and that the 1835-42.
charge of the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. should thereafter, in any sudden emergency,
devolve on the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Surgeon.
In 1838, the question of Lieutenant Hennell's promotion or resigna
tion having arisen, 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. strongly opposed the
intended reduction on the grounds that correspondence in vernacular with
the numerous Arab chiefs having relations with the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. was an
onerous duty with which, single-handed, the Resident could not properly
cope, and that the superintendence of the maritime peace frequently
necessitated his presence, or that of a properly qualified Assistant, at
places far distant from the Bushehr headquarters. They also laid stress
on the importance of possessing at Bushehr, especially in critical times,
a second officer thoroughly conversant with local politics and with the
languages of the country, a qualification that the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Surgeon
could not be expected to possess, any more than his medical duties
permitted of his absence from Bushehr. To these arguments the
Government of India yielded a reluctant and temporary assent; and
* Lieutenant Edmunds, an officer of the Bombay Army and an excellent
Oriental scholar, was appointed Assistant Resident.
* Lieutenant Edmunds left Bushehr during the time of the difficulties between
f^ain and Persia. In May 1840 he was at Baghdad as a visitor; a little later he
?? P ar t in the British operations against the Egyptians on the Syrian coast; and on
i J 11 ? 1 ^9. ^ n dia he was appointed First Assistant to the British Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. m Smd;
u e died at Poena without having joined that post.

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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:

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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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