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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [2000] (517/1262)
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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2000
Visit of the
Shah to
Isfahan,
1851
Babi troubles
and attempt
on the Shah's
life, 1849—
1852.
prisoner to Kashan'; and there he remained^ in danger but unharmed,
until an unlucky boast by the Eussian Minister excited fears of foreign
intervention on his behalf, and so sealed his doom. On the 9th January
1852 Mirza Taqi Khan was seized and cruelly bled to death at the palace
of Fin, near Kashan, by emissaries from Tehran. Circumstances of
unusual ingratitude and heartless deception intensified the tragic character
of the event, the only bright feature in which was the devotion displayed
by the victim's girl wife.
It was not long until the Shah perceived that the crime into whichlie
had been betrayed by calumny and misrepresentation was a political blunder
of the first magnitude ; and he gave signs of sincere, if transient, remorse.
The murder of the Amir Nizam excited horror even in distant Europe]
and in Persia the brief period of his administration was rememberedj for
some years at least, as a sort of golden age.
At frequent intervals during his long reign Nasir-ud-Din Shah gave
proofs of personal energy and of a desire to make himself personally
acquainted with affaris by undertaking journeys to different parts of
Persia, and even to foreign countries.
His first important tour in his own kingdom was undertaken in 1851j
while the Amir Nizam was still in power, and its objective was Isfahan.
The Shah was accompanied on his progress by a large number of Ins cour
tiers and part of his army ; and the Foreign Missions at Tehran, led by
the Eussian, decided on taking part in the journey as a mark of atten
tion. The Shah left his capital about the end of April and, travelling
by a circuitous route, arrived on the 15th July at Isfahan, where Colonel
Sheil, the British Minister, as also the representatives of Russia and
Turkey had preceded him. He remained at Isfahan, the presence of
the disorderly crowd that he brought with him greatly deranging
the life of the place, until the 28th August, when he left again for
Tehran.
The Babi heresy or new religion which originated—^as has been
described—in the preceding reign, was a cause of serious political trouble
during the earlier years of Nasir-ud-Din Shah. Persecution seemed
only to give greater vitality to the Babi movement. The Bab himself
had been arrested at Shiraz in 1845, and thereafter he spent the greater
part of his life in prison until his execution at Tabriz in July 1850. At
Yazd a Babi rising occurred, but was suppressed with the aid of the
populace. At Tehran a Babi plot against the life of the Amir Nizam ^
discovered and seven Babis were publicly executed,—the first instance ^
departure from the established practice of Persia under which condemne
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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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