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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎2255] (772/1262)

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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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The statistics for the year 1905-06 were as follow
Es.
Bahrain • ' 86,500
Masqat 76,000
Ling®! 1 ...» . . s 12,119
giving a total value, at the present rate of exchange, £11,5 72. sterling.
The fluctuations in the mother-of-psari trade appear to depend
chiefly on irregularities of demand, for supply can be assured so long as
prices are good. In December 1891 the Shaikh of Bahrain conferred a
monopoly of the shell export trade in his dominions on a British firm at
Bushehr; the protests of Bahrain merchants soon caused him to revoke
the concession, but he substituted for it, at first, a duty so heavy that
it was feared the trade might be extinguished. In 1892-93 large
quantities uf inferior shells from the Persian coast were^ exported,
with the result that in the following year there was no demand in
Europe and the prices of shells fell very low, and in 1894-95 shells
became almost unsaleable j but in the next year the market began to
recover. In 1898-1899 there was a strong European demand, which led to
gpeculation in shells and to the exportation of shells of bad quality, followed
in 1899-1900 by heavy losses among Gulf merchants engaged in the trade.
Prices were poor in 1900-01, and in 1901-02 the European market
m still overstocked. In 1903-04 the trade underwent a sudden develop
ment in Bahrain in consequence of the local operations oi Herr
Wonckhaus, a German merchant.

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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)
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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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎2255] (772/1262), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/20/C91/2, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023514763.0x0000aa> [accessed 18 April 2024]

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