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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [2488] (1005/1262)
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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2488
1002. On the 29th of April 1902 a difficult case occurred at Abu Dhabi
through the escape to H.M.S. a Eedbreast" of a slave belonging to a
relation of the Shaikh. The "Redbreast ^ had brought Captain Cox,
the
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 Masqat, to Abu Dhabi for the purpose of
making an arduous and somewhat dangerous journey by land from
that place to Masqat; and it was highly inadvisable that Captain Cox's
enterprise should be prejudiced at the outset by an act so unpopular
as the manumission of a slave,—especially of a slave who appeared to
have been in all respects perfectly well treated. The slave was
accordingly landed, and Captain Cox arranged to purchase him with
a view to giving him his freedom ; but in the end the man spontaneously
decided to remain at Abu Dhabi,
Meaning of In 1892 a question arose as to the exact effect of the direction
the^M^ at containecl in Article 1 of the Masqat Treaty of 1873, that a persons
Treaty ^of 1 ^ erea ^ er entering the Sultan's dominions and dependencies shall be
1873. free/ ; the occasion being an application for protection to the British
Consulate at Masqat by a slave, born at Arbaq near Masqat, whose
parents were slaves lawfully imported into the Sultan's dominions
before the Treaty of 1873 ; the doubt in this case was due to the
fact that the slave, along with his father, had more than once visited
Calcutta in recent years and might therefore be said to have a entered 13
the Sultanas dominions after 1873. The ruling of the Government of
India was to the effect that the slave in question, by entering British
territory, had ipso facto become a free man, and that, had he been
forcibly carried back to Masqat, he might have been regarded as
imported into 'Oman after 1873 and therefore as entitled to his freedom;
but they considered that, by voluntarily returning to Masqat, he had
abandoned the privileges acquired by visiting British territory and had
reverted to his original status of a lawfully owned slave. The Govern
ment of India added that this principle would apply in the case of all
slaves lawfully imported into the Sultan's dominions before 1873 and
also to the cases of the children of such borne in the Sultan's dominions;
but they explained that all slaves brought to Masqat for the first time
and otherwise than voluntarily, after the date of the treaty, were
entitled to their freedom.
The In 1877 a case occurred at Bushehr, giving rise to several difficult
"Rokeby'' points which were not finally settled until 1881. The presence of slaves
case, 77. 011 the British steamer "Rokeby " having been reported, that vessel
was searched under arrangements made by Captain Clayton commanding
H.M.S. "Rifleman," and seven imported slaves were discovered, who
were seized, landed, and made over to Captain Prideaux, the officiating
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.
. The surrender of an eighth imported slave, landed
from the "Rokeby " by a Persian subject, was also obtained by Captain
Prideaux through the Persian Kar^uzar at Bushehr. The proceedings
in the case were held before Colonel Miles, Consul at Masqat, whose
was the "consular East African court" nearest to BusLehr ; it resulted
in the forfeiture of the eight slaves, who were at the time at Bushehf)
to Her Majesty the Queen. Doubts having arisen as to the validity
of the proceedings, a reference was made to the Home Government;
and it was held by the Law Officers to the Crown that the seizure of
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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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