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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎2030] (547/1262)

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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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bitterness in regard to the events of the war was manifested by the
Persian Government, unless in the punishment of some of their own
officers and soldiers by whose cowardice they had been disgraced.
Satisfaction The result of the campaign gave keen satisfaction to the Nawab An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India.
IqlSl-ud^k Iqbal-ud-Dauleh, a British political pensioner at Baghdad^ as may be
Pauleh. gathered from the following lines written by Sir J. Outram to General
Jacob at Bushehr on the 13th May 1857 :
I send an original letter, and its translation, from a member of tbe royal family of
Oude, who resides at Bagdad, and was by some considered the rightful heir to that
throne, when the ex-king succeeded. I would not, of course, accept his proffered present
for the troops, referred to in his letter ; but, perhaps, you may think it right to com
municate to them the warm congratulations of their countryman, which Kemball as
sures me are perfectly sincere; for the Nawab An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. has always stood up manfully for the
character of the Indian soldiers when sneered at, as heretofore the Bagdadees, and Per-
sians especially, were wont to indulge in (sic).
The gift offered was not accepted ; but the NawaVs letter was com
municated to the native troops and was acknowledged by General Jacob
on their behalf in cordial and characteristic terms.
Anglo-Per* A Treaty of Peace, terminating the war, was signed at Paris on the 4th
of a peace^con- M arc b 1857, the Persian plenipotentiary being the same Parrukh Khan,
eluded 4th a Kashani, who had conducted the abortive negotiations at Constanti'
March and < _ ^
ratified 13th nople in 1856 on the part of his Government j he was rewarded by the
April, 1857, a j ewe iT ec [ gi rc ll e valued at £10,000, and not long afterwards
he was promoted to the Ministership of the Interior with the title of
Amin-ud-Dauleh. The slowness of communications at the time pre
judiced both parties to the peace, for intelligence of the British victory
of Khushab did not reach Paris in time to influence the discussion of
the terms, while on the other hand the news of the conclusion of peace
arrived too late in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. to save the Persians their crowning
humiliation at Muhammareh. The Treaty was the result of the occu
pation of Rishehr and Bushehr alone.
Its main provisions were : the establishment of perpetual peace and
friendship between Britain and Persia from the date of exchange of
ratifications, which was to take place within three months; the release
of prisoners of war on both sides; a complete amnesty for all Persian
subjects who might have compromised themselves by their relations
with the British forces during the war ; the withdrawal by the Persians
of their troops and officials, within three months after ratification; hM
Herat and every other part of Afghanistan; the relinquishment by
Persia of all claims to sovereignty over, and demands for proofs of
obedience from, the principality of Herat, recognition by her of the

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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:

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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