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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎2022] (539/1262)

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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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2022
Operations
of the war,
1856-57.
Land
transport in
the war.
to know more of the Turkish character and administratiorij he very
quickly withdrew some suggestions that he had made on the subject.
The principal incidents in this prematurely suspended war were tlie
capture of Rishehr on the 9th and of Bushehr on the 10th December
1856; the defeat of the Shuja/-ul-Mulk at Khushab on the 8th February
1857 ; and the bombardment and occupation of Muhammareh, chiefly a
naval operation^ on the 26th March. The details of these actions are
given elsewhere in the sections that deal with British relations with the
Persian Coast and Islands and with ; Arabistan.
One of the initial difficulties of the war was the want of land transport,
which it was necessary to procure locally. On the 2nd Division being
formed, energetic measures to this end were taken in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
region ; and, had the military operations continued longer, an abundant
supply of both camels and mules would soon have been available,
Lieutenant Pengelley, I.N., who had had experience of land transport
with the Turkish Contingent in the Crimean War, was sent to Turkish
"'Iraq, where purchasing agencies were established without delay and
eventually extended so far to the north as Musal. At the time of the
capture of Muhammareh, in March 1857, the British Field Force was
still almost entirely without transport; but ten days later some 5;000
camels and 600 mules had been obtained in Turkish ^Iraq, and in
another fortnight their shipment had begun at Magil near Basrah.
"When news arrived of the conclusion of peace, the question of hot to
dispose of the animals purchased was a serious financial problem,
especially as out of 4,000 camels brought from Kuwait and Suq -ash
Shtiyukh 1,000 had already died through unskilful management, and
there were by this time ^ 15^000 mules in hand. It had been decided,
should transport animals be required for operations from Busbehr, to
march them thither by land from the Shatt-al- ; Arab undet mili^J
«/ i
or levy escorts which might have taken about two months. Somemu
were shipped to Bushehr for the use of the force left there after the
conclusion of the peace. The superfluous camels seem in the
have been sold on the spot for what they would fetch, while
balance of the mules, after being collected at Baghdad for sale; were
July 1857 marched down to Magil and there embarked for
probably for use in the suppression of the Mutiny in India.
* Sic in Outram** Persian Campaign, page 350, but the figure may be a
for 1,500.

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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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