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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [2453] (970/1262)
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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b^ndac
'Abbas,
1867-1905.
of Basidu was maintained, a boat was sent from that station to meet
each mail steamer, and, although there was no post office at Basidu,
an exchange of mails was carried on ; these arrangements ceased with
the abandonment of the Basidu station in May 1883.
The most notable event in the history of the Lingeh post office
is a burglary which occurred on the night of the 21st of April 189S ;
the post office safe was broken into, and cash amounting to more than
Rs. 5,000 was stolen. In consequence of this robbery, for which the Persian
Government declined to acknowledge any responsibility, the rate of
commission on money orders was raised at Lingeh to two per cent.,
in order to check the accumulation of money, and a permanent guard of
three Persian soldiers was obtained on payment.
General supervision of the Lingeh sub-office, which is undei
Bushehr, is exercised by the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
at Bushehr through the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Agent at Lingeh.
The post office at Bandar 'Abbas was opened, concurrently with
that at Lingeh, on the 1st of April 1867 ; not only the mercantile
community but also the Persian Governor of Bandar Abbas had begged
for its establishment ; and it was from the first in every respect a
success, the income largely exceeding the expenditure.
From a station of the Indo-European Telegraph Department which
existed on an islet in Khor-ash-Sham (Elphinstone Inlet) on the
opposite or Arabian coast from 1864 to 1868, a boat used to be sent
to Bandar 'Abbas to meet the mail steamer, "here was no post office
at " Telegraph Isletbut the Postmaster of Bandar Abbas received
for despatch the mails sent from the telegraph station, and despatched
in return such articles as were received m his office addressed to Telegrap
Islet." ,
In 188* a Persian post office was established at Bandar 'Abbas and
a system of Anglo-Persian co-operation was arranged, m regard to mails
for the interior, which is described further on m the paragraph on politi
cal questions.
In 1884 to avoid the consignment to the Dead Letter Office or
numerous letters addressed to Qishm via Bandar 'Abbas, a letter box was
set up in Qishm town near the residence of the Shaikh and was visited
S . wiibj . postman bom B.nto 'Abba.; «... mojuro w„
pecuniarily a success and was a great boon to e ra a g
had relations with Bombay and Karac l - e i,,, , Indian
discontinued in 1903, in consequence of the delivery of le ^®' B ^ T
post offices in Persia being restricted to the precincts of po t offices.
Informal postal arrangements existed at Jashk from the fo^da jon ^
of the telegraph station at that place in 1868 mitd the ^ ^
1880 when a regular post office was established. Previously to 1880
the Assistant Superintendent in charge of
discharged the duties of: postmaster ; and since 1
performed bv one of the telegraph clerks, on an allowance provided by
the Postal Department. Thf jLk office has little business b^s^
which depends on the presence of the telegrap s a a . ^ . 0 ] asge d
military detachment. For the sake of simplicity in working it is classed
i ^ 1
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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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- 'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915'
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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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