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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1980] (497/1262)
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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1980
was done to molest him. He demanded that ho should he allowed to occupy his oli
quarters in the fort of Karrak and to command his men, but his request being refused,
he took up his residence close to the walls. After staying a fortnight there, he one
day entered the fort when the gate was open, and having declared that he would cut
down anyone who refused to obey his orders, a matchlock presented to his breast
induced him to retreat. He then took up his quarters in a bungalow beyond the lines,
and having one servant, posted him on a road near to his residence for the purpose of
intercepting and bringing to him the unarmed islanders as they went to, and came from,
their fields. Some Kharragis were thus taken prisoners, till at length one of them,
provided with arms, resisted, a scuffle ensued, and Lutf Ali's man was cut across the
head. 1
Meanwhile letters were received from the Chief of Lar disapproving
the proceedings of Lutf ''Ali Khan ; expressing indignation at the interfer
ence of the Mujtahid of Bushehr^ and informing Mirza ''Abdullah, the
de facto commandant of the Kharag garrison^ that the detachment would
shortly be relieved^ and that a relation of the Chief would be sent to take
charge of the island " with the most strict injunctions to protect and not
to harass the islandersThe inhabitants of Kharag received this last
piece of intelligence with rejoicings; but in 1843 the garrison, as they
had not yet been relieved and as they were no longer supplied with pro
visions from Bushehr, abandoned Kharag and returned to Lar. They
left behind them Lutf ''Ali Khan only, who remained in occupation of the
fort.
Soon after it was reported, to the great alarm of the Kharagis, that
the Persian Government had decided to station regular troops on the
island; and on the 17th September 1843 a force of 200 Sarbaz was
actually landed. The result was that the small population emigrated,
en masse, on the following day. With reference to these movements
Lieutenant Kemball, the Assistant Resident at Bushehr ; reported as
follows:
The very constitution of the Persian soldiery causes them as a body to become
authorised robbers and plunderers in order to obtain the necessaries of life, and there
fore feared and detested by the peaceable inhabitants of every town in which they may
be quartered; their total want of discipline makes them, individually, wantonly
oppressive.
^ ^ 5Sf
Persia is now at peace with all the world. What then can be the object of sending
so large a number as 200 Sirbaz to garrison a small island containing a population of
300 men, pilots and fisliermen, with their families? We can only suppose that they
have made themselves obnoxious to the Persian Government by the assistance they
afforded in importing provisions, in establishing a bazaar, etc., for the use of the
British troops ; and their sole crime is baring bettered their condition under a just and
moderate rule, and accumulated small sums which it is intended to extort from them.
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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.
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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'
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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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