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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [2241] (758/1262)
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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frequent certain localities more than others, but they do this of choice
« and not of necessity,
a poi| The chiefs of the Arab littoral derive revenue from the pearl
sterJ flgHeries, hut only by means of taxes imposed on their own subjects or
on persons resident in their respective jurisdictions : a table of these
ally i i imposts will be found in Annexure No. 6 to this Appendix. It has been
ly] stated that the chiefs of Trucial 'Oman are entitled to receive, besides
iallvS the dues mentioned in the Annexure No. 6, a share in the sale price of
any pearl worth $200 or more which may have been found by a
subject, but no particular share is specified, and it does not appear that
the claim is universally, or even generally, admitted ; on the other hand
a decision in favour of the Sultan of ' Oman, mentioned below, seems
to raise a presumption that such a right is, in some circumstances,
allowed.
The first chief to levy dues is believed to have been the Shaikh of
Bahrain, who is said to have instituted about the beginning of the 19th
century, under the name of Nob vy > a tax which was devoted (at least
in theory) to the maintenance of 4 armed vessels on the banks for the
protection of the Bahrain pearl fleet. With the growth of security under
British surveillance of the Gulf these police vessels, if they ever existed,
disappeared; but the system of taxation was maintained both by the
Shaikh of Bahrain and by the other Arab chiefs, who had meanwhile
followed his example.* The amount of the Nob was originally one
diver's share per boat, but crews might compound for it at the rate, in
early times of |3, and later of per operative.
A second tax, called Taraz jl^>, also came into general vogue many
years ago; it was originally assessed at the rate of one diver's share for
each boat. The intention was to provide the means of engaging hired
watchmen in towns and villages during the absence in summer of the
able-bodied male population ; and a part of the dues now realised is even
yet spent in this manner on summer watchmen called Matraziyah,
It appears that Nob is properly a tax on boats and Taraz a poll tax Persia
on operatives, also that Nob was originally collected only in autumn
and Taraz only in spring; but the terms are not now clearly understood
even by the natives of the Gulf themselves. Much confusion has been
caused by irregularity in collection, the people always endeavouring to
| pay as little as possible, and the Shaikhs to take as much as they can,
and that in advance.
All the banks on the Persian side, with the exception of the bank 8
in the Lingeh District which are public, are subject to territorial juris-
diction; this is partly due, no doubt, to the fact that they are all near
tbe coast and in few, if any, cases more than 8 miles distant from land.
H objects of the Shaikh in whose territory a bank is situated may
work on it without special permission, and so may the subjects of a
neighbouring Shaikh who is on terms of amity with the territorial
haikh ; but all foreigners,—that is to say all others, and among them
ra b pearl fishers from the opposite side of the Gulf,—-must come to a
* There is some doubt as to the correctness of these statements. There is not
now any perl taj called ISfab in Bahrain.
151
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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).
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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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- 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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