'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [2102] (619/1262)
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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2102
Shiraz
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
were made by H. B. M/s Minister at Tehran; and it
will be remembered that the opposition of the Persian Government to a
certain appointment to this post in 1855 was among the causes leading to
the Anglo-Persian war.
In 1873 the Shiraz
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
was described as being partly under the
Government of India^ and the Agent as receiving occasional instructions
from the Resident at Bushebr. The Agent in 1875 was Mirza Hasan
"'Ali Khan^ from whom Colonel Ross^ Resident at Busheh^ reported
having received ff very efficient and zealous assistance "y and this gentle
man held office until 1878 at least, when his brother
Nawab
An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India.
Haidar ; Ali
Khan temporarily succeeded him. In 1881 Haidar ; Ali Khan was still,
or again, acting as
Native Agent
Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government.
at Shiraz.
Judicial and The subject of the judicial and consular powers exercised by tlie
power^of the British political authorities on the Persian Coast and Islands, in con-
British poli- nection with the extra-territorial jurisdiction possessed by them under
ties^for^purn treaty over British subjects in Persia^ is highly technical and does not
poses of fail j n details, within the scope of the present political review; but
extra-ternto- . . . n p , p ,1
rial jurisdic- certain facts bearing on the origin and conterment or those powers may
tion, 1848-96. ^ g^o ^iy mentioned. The need of lawful authority for disposing of the
cases, criminal and civil, of British subjects was early felt by the British
local officers, and was from time to time represented by the Resident at
Bushehr, especially after the great increase of Activity in the Persian
Gulf caused by the introduction of regular steamer communications;
telegraphs, and Post Offices. Owing to the extraordinary complexity of
the political and legal considerations involved it was long, however, be
fore arrangements were devised to meet the requirements of the situation.
The grant of consular powers to the Resident was suggested by Major
Hennell in 1844 and by Captain P. Jones in 1855, but was* - deemed im
practicable in view of the terms of the Anglo-Persian Treaty of Com
merce of 1841. The Treaty of Peace of 1857 opened the way for
conferment of consular appointments elsewhere than at Tehran and Tabriz)
and in 1878 Colonel E. C. Ross, Resident at Bushehr, was appointed
H. B. M/s Consul-General for the Province of Pars and the Coast and
Islands of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
within the dominions of Persia. Before this,
in 1873 and 1877, the Resident and Assistant Resident had been app 0 ^ 6 ^
by the Government of India to be Justices of the Peace for the
# It is not clear why consular powers should not have been conferred, giving F 18
diction over British subjects, without regard to their recognition or non -recog 11 ^ 1011
by the Persian authorities.
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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.
- 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'
- Pages
- 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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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