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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [2461] (978/1262)
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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2461
The scheme for the establishment of regular British Indian post Original ao-
offioes at Basrah and Baghdad received, in 1868, the cordial support of ^TTn^ish
Sir A. Kemball ;
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.
in Turkish. ^Iraq. Its execution was Government
facilitated by the non-existence of a Turkish postal service^ and by the in the
consequent absence of political opposition on the part of the Turks ; and arrange-
the mail boxes and bags were landed, without objection or interference ^ggg 8 '
on the part of the Turkish customs officials, at the Vice-Consulate at
Basrah and at the Kesidency at Baghdad. On the 25th of January
1868, Sir A. Kemball informed the Wali of Baghdad of the new
arrangements and promised that the public correspondence of certain
Turkish Government departments and officials should be carried free by
the British post between Baghdad, Basrah and even Bombay, on condi
tion that the official covers should be franked with the seal of the
despatching department and should not contain private letters. These
conditions were accepted both by the Wali and by the Indian Post Office,
and the understanding, presumably, still holds good ; but the Turkish
Departments do not now exercise the privilege accorded to them.
For some time after 1868 Indian postage stamps were sold on board
the steamers of the Euphrates and Tigris Company, and letters were
delivered by the steamers at Qurnah, 'Amarah, ^ Ali-al-Gharbi and Kut-al-
Amarah, as well as at other places where they touched. Stamped letters
were also received on board the steamers for delivery at, or despatch
through, Baghdad and Basrah.
Various postal agencies and lines were maintained or established in Service at
connection with the two British Indian post offices in Turkish Iraq. ^ e
A regular delivery of letters was undertaken in the town of Baghdad, and an ^
letters for Kadhimain were kept in deposit until fetched by the 0 ^j ier pi HCeg
addressees. * 3 " n Turkish
f t j* 1 q a £
Letters from India for Karbala, where a number of Indian Muham-
madans are settled, were at first sent monthly from Baghdad to the care
of the Honorary Native
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
at Karbala, who arranged for
their distribution; under this arrangement, which seems to have begun
about 1866, the mail was carried by two messengers, who were enter
tained from the Oudh Bequest Fund for the purpose of maintaining official
communication. In 1878 the Karbala mail was made weekly; but
afterwards the service became irregular, and letters were sent out only ^ as
opportunities occurred; and in 1887/at the request of the Turkish
authorities 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.
ceased to forward private letters to Karbala.
While dealing with the subject of Karbala, we may mention that
after May 1894 correspondence received from abroad for Karbala r Najaf,
Musal and other places in Turkish ■'Iraq was, for a time, transferred for
distribution to the Turkish Post Office and that correspondence from
those places for abroad has since then been received from the Turkish Post
Office for transmission under Union rules ; but in 1898, in consequence
of several registered letters for Karbala having been tampered with xn the
Turkish post, arrangements were made for the retention of registered
letters for Karbala and Najaf m the Indian post office at Baghdad until
the addressees could appoint agents to take delivery at Baghdad. At the
present time lists of the registered letters received at Baghdad are sent
unofficially to the British V ice-Consul at Karbala in order that the
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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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