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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [2504] (1021/1262)
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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2504
Local history of the slave trade in Trucial 'Oman, 1873-1907.
was landed at
a protest by the
1880-81. In 1880 or 1881 a British Indian subject residing in "'Oman was
convicted of a slave trading offence and was punished with fine and
imprisonment.
1884. In 1884 a freshly-run cargo of 54 African slaves
Dibai, and the Shaikh of that place, disregarding
British
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 Sharjah^ permitted them to be sold. The
Agent was thereupon instructed to demand the surrender of all recently
imported African slaves in Trucial -'Oman; and a letter was addressed
by the Resident to all the Trucial Shaikhs^ reminding them of their
obligations under treaty in respect of the slave trade. Later in the year
Mr. Robertson^ the Assistant
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.
^ visited the coast in
H.M.S. " Dragon ^ and was successful in recovering iil of the
slaves who had been landed at Dibai^ while the Shaikh produced
four others; for onch slave not recovered the Shaikh was obliged to pay
a fine of $70. One slave boy was released at Sharjah ; and another at
U mm-al-Qaiwain.
1890-91. In 1890 or 1891 fresh reminders as to their duty were addressed
to the Shaikhs of Trucial ^Oman and resulted in the liberation of a few
slaves.
led a desig
tk belief
1892.
1894..
1896.
In 189^ complaints become frequent of slave dealing in Trucial
^Oman^ and in November of that year Colonel Talbot^ the Resident,
found it necessary to visit the coast in the R.I.M.S. "Lawrence/'
accompanied by H.M.S. a Sphinx and H.M.S. "Cossack.^ In one
instance 33 slaves were shown to have been brought—in a Sur vessel
under the French flag—from Zanzibar to Ras-al-Khaimali, whence they
had been carried to Khor Fakkan in the same jurisdiction and disposed of.
In this case Colonel Talbot authorised a reduction of the customary
fine of $70 for each slave, on the ground that the slave dealer and
the Shaikh directly in charge of Khor Fakkan were mainly respon
sible ; but the fine was nevertheless a heavy one. Five slaves having
been recently landed at Hamriyah, the Shaikh of Sharjah was compelled
to pay a fine of |550 on account of his feudatory, the local Shaikh;
and at Dibai, where two slaves had been imported by a Bahrain subject
and a demand by the British
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 for their surrender had
been refused, a fine of $250 was exacted.
In 1894 the Shaikh of Ras-al-Khaimah was fined $195 on account
of one slave sold at that place, and of five slaves brought there for sale
by a native of Khadhra in Batinah, but not sold.
In February 1896 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.
visited the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
in the R.I.M.S. "Lawrence/' accompanied by H.M.S. "Lapwing/'
to enquire into the alleged importation of about 40 slaves at Abu
Dhabi, The Shaikh could not deny the facts, though he tried to
minimise them and to extenuate his conduct by alleging a general
prevalence of the traffic and even connivance on the part of the British
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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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