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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1984] (501/1262)

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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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1984
" fVh ^ a Baghlah Large trading vessel. named the " Fat-h-ar-Ealiman/^ flying Arab
Eahman," colours but carrying a Valuable cargo from Bombay, much of which was
1838-41. insured by British subjects, went aground on or ne^r the island of Hanjam
about 100 yards from the shore. The native master succeeded in landing
all the cargo intact except some sugar, and he lost no time in despatching a
messenger to the Sultan of 'Oman's Governor of Bandar Mbas to request
help and protection. This messenger, however, fell into the hands of
M)dur Eahman, Shaikh of Qishm, who detained him. The Shaikh then
proceeded with a body of about 1,000 men to the scene of the wreck,
broke up the cases of cargo, mixed their contents together to prevent
identification, and finally compelled the master by threats to sign a
paper promising him half of the cargo as salvage.
A portion of the merchandise thus plundered arrived at Bushehr on
the 15th August 1838 in the " Mombassa, - " a vessel belonging to the
Shaikh of Qishm, with a request that it might be made over to the
owners; but Captain Hennell, the British Resident, ascertained that tlie
goods so restored did not amount to a sixth part of the original cargo.
He consequently recommended that the Sultan of 'Oman should be called
upon to compel the Shaikh of Qishm, who was under his authority, to
restore the cargo insured by and bond fide the property of British sub
jects, or to make good its value ; in the event of the Masqat authorities
pleading inability to enforce this demand, direct naval action should,
he thought, be taken by the British squadron in the Gulf against
the Shaikh of Qishm. The amount of the claim, a doubtful item of
shawls beLig deducted, was Rs. 21,500. Captain Hennell ; s proposals
were approved by Government; a correspondence with the ; Oniani
Governor of Banda/ 'Abbas, and later with the Sultan of 'Oman himself,
ensued ; and in April 1839 Lieutenant Edmunds, the Assistant Resident,
was successful in recovering, on a visit to Qishm, 8 boxes and 4 bundles
belonging to the insured part of the cargo.
As the Sultan of 'Oman was unwilling to put much pressure on the
Shaikh of Qishm, it was subsequently decided, in April 1840 ; to lay
an embargo on Qishm vessels found in Indian ports. Under this order
a Baghlah Large trading vessel. , the "' Aqub," was seized at Bombay : and at the end of
August 1840 the claim against the Shaikh, reduced by restoration of
goods and increased by incidental charges to date, stood at Rs. 14,37/•
In May 1841, on being threatened with the seizure of two other Qishm
Baghlahs which had left for Bombay with horses, the Shaikh gave a
bond for the balance still remaining of Rs. 7,867, and the case ^as
apparently closed.

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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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