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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [2005] (522/1262)
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.
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petent man in the country^ and the best ruler that it can produce"
Brigandage and disorder were held in check in his days with a success
which cannot but excite envy and admiration at the present time. He was
partially successful in the'policy, initiated by the Amir Nizam, of curtail
ing ecclesiastical influence and the abuses connected therewith, such as
that of Bast or sanctuary; and he was even able to introduce some
degree of civil control into the management of religious properties and
endowments.
The establishment of telegraphic communication in Persia and
between Persia and the outer world, though the
agency
An office of the British Government and, earlier, of the East India Company.
of this epoch-
making change was mainly British, and the creation of a Persian Post
Office, also through foreigners, were great*" advances in civilisation
redounding to his personal credit.
Numerous internal reforms were essayed by Nasir-ud-Din Shah and
varied considerably as regards both their importance and their success.
Efforts made by him to establish Courts of Justice remained without
result; an attempt to draw up a code of secular law was equally infruc-
tuous; and a system of Local Administrative Councils, of which in 1875
he decreed the establishment as a check upon provincial governors and
clerical influence, never really entered on the stage of material existence.
The depreciation of the currency, which had become extreme, engaged
the attention of the Shah so early as 1865 ; and in 1877 a mint was
established at Tehran for the coining of money on European principles.
On the 26th May 1888 a Royal Proclamation was issued, and ordered to
be published, which was in effect a charter of the liberties and rights of
Persian subjects and contained the following sentences—
Therefore, for the information and re-assurance of all the subjects and people of
this kingdom generally. We do proclaim that all Our subjects are free and independent
as regards their persons and property, it is Our will and pleasure that they should
without fear or doubt, employ their capital in whatever manner they please, and engage
ln an y enterprises, such as combination of funds, formation of companies for the
construction of factories and roads, or in any measures for the promotion of civilisation
and security. The caie of fchat is taken on Ourselves; and no one has the right or
power to interfere with, or lay hands on, the property of Persian subjects, nor to molest
their persons or property, nor to punish Persian subjects except in giving effect to
decrees of the civil or religious law.
This Proclamation had little effect in the provinces; but it was
Honourably observed by the Shah himself, and, being officially commu-
^Sonae account of these Will be found in the Appendices on Telegraphs and Post
Offices.
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This volume is Volume I, Part II (Historical) of the Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf Historically used by the British to refer to the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Often referred to as The Gulf or the Arabian Gulf. , ’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 Historically used by the British to refer to the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Often referred to as The Gulf or the Arabian Gulf. ' (pages 2205-2211);
- 'Appendix B: Geology of the Persian Gulf Historically used by the British to refer to the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Often referred to as The Gulf or the Arabian Gulf. ' (pages 2212-2219);
- 'Appendix C: The Pearl and Mother-of-Pearl Fisheries of the Persian Gulf Historically used by the British to refer to the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Often referred to as The Gulf or the Arabian Gulf. ' (pages 2220-2293);
- 'Appendix D: Date Production and the Date Trade in the Persian Gulf Historically used by the British to refer to the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Often referred to as The Gulf or the Arabian Gulf. Region' (pages 2294-2307);
- 'Appendix E: Fisheries of the Persian Gulf Historically used by the British to refer to the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Often referred to as The Gulf or the Arabian Gulf. ' (pages 2308-2318);
- 'Appendix F: Sailing Craft of the Persian Gulf Historically used by the British to refer to the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Often referred to as The Gulf or the Arabian Gulf. ' (pages 2319-2332);
- 'Appendix G: Transport Animals and Livestock of the Persian Gulf Historically used by the British to refer to the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Often referred to as The Gulf or the Arabian Gulf. Region' (pages 2333-2348);
- 'Appendix H: Religions and Sects of the Persian Gulf Historically used by the British to refer to the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Often referred to as The Gulf or the Arabian Gulf. Region' (pages 2349-2385);
- 'Appendix I: Western Christianity and Missions in the Persian Gulf Historically used by the British to refer to the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Often referred to as The Gulf or the Arabian Gulf. Region' (pages 2386-2399);
- 'Appendix J: The Telegraphs of the Persian Gulf Historically used by the British to refer to the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Often referred to as The Gulf or the Arabian Gulf. 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 Historically used by the British to refer to the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Often referred to as The Gulf or the Arabian Gulf. ' (pages 2439-2474);
- 'Appendix L: The Slave Trade in the Persian Gulf Historically used by the British to refer to the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Often referred to as The Gulf or the Arabian Gulf. Region' (pages 2475-2516);
- 'Appendix M: Epidemics and Sanitary Organization in the Persian Gulf Historically used by the British to refer to the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Often referred to as The Gulf or the Arabian Gulf. 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 Historically used by the British to refer to the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Often referred to as The Gulf or the Arabian Gulf. [1903]' (pages 2626-2662);
- 'Appendix Q: British and Foreign Diplomatic Political; and Consular Representation in the Countries Bordering on the Persian Gulf Historically used by the British to refer to the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Often referred to as The Gulf or the Arabian Gulf. ' (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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- '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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