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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [2351] (868/1262)
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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ation, 6,000) is Sunni, Zikri, Khojah and Ibadhi ; the Sultanate of
Oman on the Arabian side (population, including Dhufar and the
South- Eastern Coast of Arabia, 500,000) is in the main Ibadhi and
Sunni, chiefly it would appear the former, with a small proportion of
fahhabis.
On the whole it may be said that the populations of Persian race
are exclusively Shi'ah and that those of Arab descent are generally
Sunni; but, as we have already seen, the Arabs of Turkish J Iraq and of
'Arabistan constitute a large exception to the general rule. Again, the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
is predominantly IShfah, chiefly on account of the countries
a t its head, while the Gulf of 'Oman is almost altogether Sunni and
Ibadhi.
Almost the only matter concerning all Muhammadans of the Mnhamma-
persian (rulf alike is that of the annual pilgrimages to the holy cities of dan pilgri-
Makkahand Madinah. There are three principal routes across Arabia ma g eB to
bj which pilgrims from the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
reach Hijaz; the first runs a1
from Hofuf in Hasa via Kiyadh in Southern Najd, the second from'
Kuwait via Buraidah in Qasim, and the third from Najaf in Turkish
'Iraq via Hail in Jabal Shammar.^ Of these the last, by which pilgrims
from Persia generally travel, is the most important and the most regu
larly used, the extent to which the other two are frequented varying with
the security or insecurity of the regions that they traverse in the interior.
About 1897 annual caravans used also to leave Samawah and Zubair on
the borders of 'Iraq; the former consisted entirely of Arabs, but the
latter contained some Persians; both were accustomed to march by Hail.
The Najaf caravan is said to consist, by the time it reaches Makkah, of
8,000 to 10,000 pilgrims, or even more, of whom 1,500 or 2,000 may
be Persians.
The passage of these pilgrim caravans through their territory is a
matter on which the rulers of Central Arabia lay much stress, chiefly
on account of the revenue derived from the pilgrims in fees paid for
protection against Bedouins, Various references to the pilgrim caravan
question will be found in the history of Najd; and in the history of
Turkish 'Iraq it is related how, in 1903, an attempt was made by some
leading Persian ecclesiastics to prohibit the use of the Najaf-Hail route
during the continuance of war in Central Arabia, and how this was
viewed by the Porte as a deliberate effort to benefit the ruler of Kuwait
at the expense of their own vassal, the Amir of Jabal Shammar.
Historical events explaining the existence of Muhammadan
denominations.
It will probably be convenient to the reader if we give in this place
a brief resume of the events to which the existeuce of the principal
* These three routes are described in the article on " NVjd " in the Geographical
Volume of this Gazetteer, with full detail of stages and dates of starting of the
annual caravans. Some general information regarding the pilgrimages from the
Gulf will he found in a report by Dr. Cassim Izzedine, dated 14th November 1897,
which is contained in the Proceedings of the Government of India in the Foreign
Department for June 1898. There is not any direct pilgrim route, though some
Diaps show one, from 'OmSn to Hijaz.
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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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