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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [2475] (992/1262)
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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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.*
Evolution of the anti-slavery policy of Great Britain, 1772-
1838. '
In dealing with the question of the slave trade in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
or in any other part of the world, it should be remembered that the attitude
of the British Government, which during the last century has played a
principal part in the repression of the traffic,and nowhere more so
than on the East African Coast and in South-Western Asia was
formerly different. On board of the fleet which in 16^6 conveyed Sir
Dodmore Cotton, a British Ambassador, with his staff from Surat to
Bander ; Abbas there were more than 300 slaves bought by Persians in
India, and the only remark which this circumstance suggested to Sir
T. Herbert, the chronicler of the Embassy, was that a ships, besides
the transporting of riches and rarities from place to place, consociate
the most remote regions of the earth by participation of commodities
and other excellencies to each other/" In 1772, however, it was
decided by the English courts that a slave, as soon as he set his foot on
the soil of the British islands, became free ; but the slave trade and
the owning of slaves continued abroad under the British flag until a
much later date, and it has been calculated that about 1790, out of some
74,000 slaves exported annually from Africa, not less than 38,000
belonged to British merchants. At length, in 1807, an Act was passed
whereby it became illegal for any vessel to clear for slaves from a port in
the British dominions after the Jst of May 1807, or to land slaves in a
British colony after the 1st of March 1808; the penalties for disobe
dience of this Act were at first only pecuniary, but in 1811 the traffic
iu slaves was declared to be felony and was made punishable with trans
portation. So far it had only been endeavoured to prevent commercial
dealings in slaves by British subjects; but the movement against slavery
as an institution continued; and at length, in 1833, proprietary right in
slaves was abolished throughout the British dominions. The final libera
tion of all slaves took place in August 1838,^ the transition having been
effected, in most places, by means of a period of indentured apprentice-
aip.
* The following are the principal authorities in connection with the slave trade to
and in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
: Bomhav Selections, XXIV, 1856 ; Captain P. D. Hender-
son's Pr ecis of Correspondence relating to Zanzibar Affairs from 185 6J° 1872 J
lieutenant H. L. Ramsay's Precis of Zanzibar Affairs, 1872 the
Administration Reports of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Political
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.
, from 1871 to 1907;
Mr. J. A. Saldanha's Precis on Slave Trade in the Grulf of Oman and the Persian
W/, 1873—1905; Aitchisona Treaties; and Mr. R. N. Lyne s Zanzibar m
Contemporary Times, 1906.
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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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