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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [2350] (867/1262)
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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2350
The Sabians, who follow a religion o£ their own, are now few in
number and are confined to Turkish -'Iraq and to ; Arabistan ; but the
race or tribe of the Saluba^ whose beliefs seem to have an affinity
with Sabianism, are somewhat widely distributed over Arabia. Hindus
are not many and scarcely occur except on the coasts of the Gulf of
'Oman and of the lower
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
Matters relating to the Muhammadan religion generally.
Muhamma-
dan deno
minations in
the Persian
Gulf.
Distribution
and propor
tionate
numerical
strength of
Muhaw ma-
dan deno
minations.
The Muhammadans of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
region belong to the follow
ing denominations : Sunni, Shi'ah. Ibadhi, Wahhabi, Khojah and Zikri;
among these the Wahhabis should perhaps^ in strictness^ be regarded
as a branch of the Sunnis^ and the Khojahs as a branch of the Shi'ahs.
To the position and interests of each of these denominations a separate
notice will be devoted ; but it will be convenient first of all to dispose of
matters that are common to all.
The provinces of Turkish ^Iraq (population, 1,500,000) and of
'Arabistan (population, 349,000), co-extensive with the alluvial plains at
the head of the Gulf, are predominantly Shi'ah; 'Iraq, or rather the part
of it with which we are principally concerned, contains about 546,000
Shr'ahs as against about 175,000 Sunnis, but the Sunni element has
political influence out of proportion to its numerical strength, chiefly m
consequence of its connection with the Government; the population
of 'Arabistan, however, is almost exclusively Shi'ah.
On the eastern coast of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
proper (population,
284,000) there is a considerable predominance of Shi'ahs except in the
districts of Rud-hilleh, Shibkuh, Lingeh, Bastak, Biyaban and Jashk,
in the town of Bandar 'Abbas, and on the islands of Qishm, Hanjam
and Larak, where Sunnis apparently preponderate : the Sunni element on
this side of the Gulf may be very roughly estimated at 100,000 souls.
On the western coast of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
proper (population, 807,000)
Sunnis, including nominal Wahhabis, predominate in every territorial
division; but in Hasa and Bahrain strong ShI'ah minorities exist of
about 56,000 and 40,000 souls, respectively; and the total number ot
Shi'ahs on the Arabian side may be taken as approximately equal to the
number of Sunnis on the Persian side.
In the Gulf of 'Oman Shi'ahs are few in number. Persian Makran
(population, exclusive of the Jashk district, 92,000) on the northern
shores of that sea is entirely Sunni, while the Gwadar enclave (popu-
18/8 16- hJ . The Khdjahs are exhaustively dealt with in Sir J. Arnould's judgment of
the 12th November 1866 in the " Agha Khan Oase ^ vide Bombay
Kjnor s, Volume XII, 1875, pages 323-363; and there is also an article on the sect y
Sir Bartla froie, whicb appeared originally in Macmilian's Magazine. A note
the Zi'^nB was written by Colonel E. C. Ross in 1868, but the principal authority o
that sect is now the District Gazetteer of Malcran. The Sabia^s are disousse^
in the books mentioned in a fontnote to the paragraph on their religion : se® P a o
The writings of Professor E. G. Browne of Cambridge are the chief s011 !j ?
in vor^ovrl fr. +1™ "RskJo TT„„Vw ia » T\'*: 1895. WlU 06
ftud che reports themselves have not been preserved.)
rporated
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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.
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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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