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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [2512] (1029/1262)
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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2612
1903.
continued critical until the beginning of 1894, when, as related in the
history of Gwadar ? an agreement was obtained from the Rinds by which
they bound themselves to make no more disturbances at Gwadar on
account of fugitive slaves, while the British Government, on their part,
undertook that released slaves should not be allowed to remain at Gwadar
for more than 15 days after their release.
In 1903 there was a considerable influx into Gwadar of slaves who
believed that their owners intended to sell them into slavery abroad ; it
was by this influx that the attention of the British authorities was first
directed to the trade in Baluchi slaves which had then recently sprung up
in Makran.
is, into
Domestic slavery in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
Policy of the
British Gov
ernment in
regard to
domestic
slavery.
ManumisBion
of domestic
slaves at
Masqat.
BSsidu case,
1877.
Question of
runaway sla
ves at British
telegraph
stations in
Persia, 1884.
We have dealt, thus far, almost exclusively 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.
as carried on by sea; and, as there is no
importation of " raw " slaves from abroad by land, it only remains to add
a few remarks on the subject of domestic slavery and the traffic in domes
tic slaves. Domestic slavery, as practised in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
is of a
comparatively harmless character ; and, among the rulers and inhabitants
of the countries surrounding the Gulf, there is a strong social and even
religious prejudice in favour of its continuance. Por these reasons, and
on account of the difficulty of intervening with beneficial effect in the
internal affairs of independent and quasi-independent states, the British
Government have generally found it necessary to abstain from active
interference with domestic slavery in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
; but their officers,
as will be apparent from what follows, have none the less steadily exerted
themselves to discourage slavery in all its shapes and forms.
At Masqat, as has already been mentioned incidentally, it has been
the custom for ten years, and probably for longer, occasionally to manu
mit, with the consent of the Sultan, domestic slaves who are proved to
have been badly treated or whom no owner appears to claim, and to require
a guarantee of kind treatment from every master to whom a fugitive
slave is returned.
In 1877 Haji 'Abbas, the British coal agent at Basidu, was found to
be in possession of several slaves, And 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.
, considering us
conduct to be incompatible with his position under the British Govern
ment, dismissed him from his appointment. The Government of
however, in view of the facts that the man was a Persian subject, a
slavery was recognised by the religion and law of Persia, and tba is
duty as an employe of the British G overnment was " to supply coal and not
to regenerate society,^ questioned both the justice and the expediency o
his dismissal; and in 1878 Haji ^Abbas was reinstated.
In 1884 four runaway slaves took refuge in the British telegraph
station at Jashk; and, their restoration having been demanded by the
local authorities, they were delivered up by Mr. Patten, the Assist
ant Superintendent in charge, on a written guarantee that they would
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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'
- Pages
- 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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