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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1995] (512/1262)
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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1995
island or its inhabitants^ and whether he had received any compen^
sation for being deprived "of it. Colonel Robertson in reply practically
confessed his inability to cast any light on the nature of Shaikh Nasir's
title to Kharag, no reliable materials being available on which to!found an
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The re -appointment of Shaikh Nasir once more^ in 1845^ to the
Governorship of Bushehr seems to have been regarded with satisfaction
by Colonel Hennell^ the Resident. He reported in connection therewith
that there was every prospect^ for the future, of friendly relations being
maintained between the British
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.
and the Persian authorities at
Bushehr.
NASIR-UD-DIN SHAH, 1848—1896.^
Before the death of Muhammad Shah his eldest son, Nasir-ud-Din
Mirza, had been recognised by the British and Russian Governments
separately and conjointly, as heir to the throne ofiPersia; consequently,
when the Shah expired, Colonel Farrant, the British Charg6 d'Affaires,
and Prince Dolgoruki, the Russian Minister at Tehran, worked together
to ensure the peaceful succession of that youthful Prince. Information
of his fathers approaching end was even despatched to him post haste
at Tabriz, where as Governor-General of Azarbaijan he had his residence
as soon as it was certain that the Shah had not many hours to live. It
* The principal authorities for the general history of Persia during this period are,
in chronological order : Lady Sheil's Gf-limpses of Life and Manners in JPevsia, 1856 ;
Mr. C. B. Eastwick s Journal of a Dijolomate's Three Years' ^Residence in Persia,
1864; Mr. R. G, Watsons History of Persia, 1866; a JSlemorandum on Persian
Affairs, by Mr. J. Talboys Wheeler, 1871; Sir C. R. Markham's History of Persia,
1874; Sir H. C. Rawlinson's England and Russia in the East, 1875 ; and Lord
Carzon's Persia and the Persian Question, 1892. The Treaties of the time will be
ouud in Aitchison's Treaties, Engagements and Sanads, vol. XII, 1909,
The chief sources of information regarding the Anglo-Persian war are : Captain
•ij , s ^ u ^ ram an d HavelocJc s Persian Campaign, 1858, containing excellent
^siations and information as to the causes of the war; Sir J. Outram's Persian
ln 2867, printed for private circulation in 1860 with plans ; and Major M.
Account of the British Wars with Persia, 1889. Lieutenant C. R. Low's
wy of the Indian Navy, 1877, deals with the naval operations in the war.
6 ocal history of the Persian Coast and Islands is to be derived chiefly from the
i . a . M f^ation Reports of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Political Residencyy a series
wh' li 1Ilb r0111 an< ^ from the general records of the Government of India
re rl aie i Slllninai ^ e d by Mr. J. A. Saldanha in his Precis of Correspondence
J . n y^ ie Affairs of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, 1801—53, and Precis of the Affairs of the
also bM t ^ M T ds > 1S54 ~ I909 > both printed in 1906. Some facts are given
andM L" o' ^ ^ nn ^ n £> 8 Journal of Two Years' Travel in Persia^ etc., 1857^
r ' ^ Stack, s ^ Months in Persia, 1882.
Relations of
Shaikh Nasir
with the
British
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.
,
1845.
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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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- 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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