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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1997] (514/1262)

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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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1997
^ about two months. By degrees, however, these troubles subsided or
e H were quelled. Tehran itself was at one time threatened by Saif-ul-
] Mulk Mirza, a son of that Zill-us-Sultan who had disputed the throne
! witfi Nasir -ud-Din Shah's father; but the force which this pretender
' 1 managed to collect was quickly scattered and he himself brought a
prisoner to Tehran.
The greatest and most prolonged danger to the new government Rebellion of
arose from the state of affairs in Khurasan, where the Salar, whose father jJashhad,^
the Asaf -ud-Dauleh was still in exile, had re-appeared upon the scene. 1848—1850,
Before long the Salar, who enjoyed the support of most of the chiefs of ^
Khurasan and was a favourite—almost an idol—of the people, had obliged
Hamzah iMirza, the Shah^s uncle and representative at Mash had, though
aided bv Yar Muhammad Khan of Herat, to evacuate the town and
retire towards the Afghan border. Proposals for British and Russian
mediation were rejected by the Amir Nizam, who was firmly opposed
on principle to all foreign interference in Persian internal affairs. In
stead reinforcements were sent under Sultan Murad Mirza, another uncle
of the Shah, to the Persian army investing Mashhad. Meanwhile Turko
man robbers from beyond the border were overrunning Khurasan in all
directions; and Yar Muhammad Khan, while pretending to assist the
Shah ; s troops, was merely awaiting the issue of the struggle, by which
he hoped to profit. Towards the end of 1849 another force was des
patched from Tehran to Mashhad, but it sustained a serious reverse on
its first arrival. At length, after a siege lasting^ year and a half, the
towns people, seeing that some important redoubt^ had fallen and that a
general assault was imminent, threw the gates of Mashhad open to the
royal forces under Sultan Murad Mirza. The Salar was dragged from
the shrine of Imam Eiza, where he bad taken sanctuary, and underwent
execution by the bowstring. His death, though regretted by many on
account of his enterprising and chivalrous character, tended greatly to the
consolidation of the new regime, especially as the ordinary inhabitants
of Mashhad were treated with leniency, a fine only being exacted from
them as punishment for having participated in the rebellion.
It does not appear that the Salar himself aspired to the throne of
ersia, but he probably aimed at restoring his family to their former
position as semi-independent Governors-General of Khurasan.
Mirza Taqi Khan, the Amir Nizam, under whom order and confi- Mirza Taqi
ence were gradually restored, is perhaps the strongest and most remark
? e character in the modern history of Persia.- In person he was " l
^ r ge, portly, good-looking man, with an open intelligent countenance.'^ 1852*
was 0 ^ SUCcess en ^ re lj i" 8 own personal qualities. He
8 0 plebeian origin; and when he accompanied the mission of
usiau Mirza to St. Petersburg about 1830, it was in the humble
Khan ; his
administra
tion, fall, and

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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)
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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