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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎2200] (717/1262)

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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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alone; the disturbances of 1896—97 gave rise to a large crop of claims
by British subjects for compensation on account of losses suffered.
The settlement of these was begun at Chahbar in 1899 by Mr.
Sealy, Director of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Telegraphs, and a Persian Mamiir
who was deputed to meet him; but the Persian official gave no real
assistance, and progress was hampered by various obstacle^—among
them the wilful departure of Sa'id Khan, chief of Gaih, from Chahbar
on the approach of the Mamur, and the unavoidable absence of Mir
''Abdi, chief of Dashtyari^ who was then a prisoner at Bampur in
the hands of the Persian authorities, and whose brother Mir
Mahmud refused to give any help. Mauladad Khan, chief of Qasrkand,
however, whom the Persian Governor had appointed chief of Graih
jointly with Sa^id Khan, attended and did what he could to facilitate
a settlement; and by his instrumentality some claims relating to the
Dashtyari district, of which the amount was nearly Rs. 7,000, were
liquidated in May 1899.
In March 1900 Mr. Whitby Smith, the Director of Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Telegraphs, met Hashim Khan, Governor of Bampur, Sa ; id Khan of
Gaih, and Mir ^Abdi of Dashtyari at Chahbar and discussed a number
of the outstanding claims with them; but a balance of Rs. 22,881
claimed remained unadjusted; and, though the Persian Government
promised to send a Mamur to Chahbar at the end of the year to continue
the proceedings, no such official made his appearance.
In April 1901 the amount of the British claims in Persian Makran
had risen to Es. 36 ; 823 inclusive of Rs. 3,000 demanded oq account of the
murder of a Hindu who had been agent at Gwatar for a Karachi firm
A few claims were settled locally, but nothing was done by the Persian
Government towards effecting a general clearance, and the total of the
bill continued to be increased by fresh occurrences.
Similarly during 1902 no progress was made, and fresh claims ^vere
constantly preferred.
In April 1903 the value of the British claims outstanding had
reached Rs. 43,221, and still no arrangements for a settlement were
made by the Persian Government.
In April 1904 a meeting at last took place at Chahbar between
Wali Khan, Governor of Bampur, and a Persian Mamur named ; Ali
Khan, Akram-us-Saltaneh, on the one side, and Mr. R. Campbell of
the Indo-European Telegraph Department on the other, at which claims
amounting to Rs. 81,783 were investigated. Some cases were thrown out
and others postponed but decrees aggregating Rs. 24,660 were passed and

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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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