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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [2570] (1087/1262)
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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were landed at Kuwait; about the 18th of the month 29 cases arrived
and were placed in the Shaikh's godowns; and at the end of August
800 rifles were imported^ chiefly for sale in Persia. At the beginning
of 1905 it was estimated that importation was proceeding at the rate of
about 1^000 rifles a month^ of which about five-twelfths were received
by steamer and seven-twelfths by native vessels^ and that the Shaikh
was deriving an annual income of $50,000 from the trade which he had
undertaken to suppress. Shaikh Mubarak^ who at the time of the
Agreement of 1900 had minimised the actual importance of the trade
in terms that were considered suspicious, now denied its existence
altogether; while M. Goguyer, on the other hand, asserted that he held
written authority from the Shaikh to import arms into Kuwait, with
which port he now appeared to transact most of his business. In fact,
except as regards importation by British vessels, the position at Kuwait
in 1905 was hardly more satisfactory than at Masqat.
The trade in the Turkish dominions, 1898-1907.
Of the history of the arms and ammunition trade in Turkish
territory, including Hasa, very little is known; but importation is
prohibited, there at least in name. At the beginning of 1901 a consign
ment of 250 rifles and 12,000 cartridges, said to be of English manu
facture, were brought to Basrah, having been seized, it was stated, by
the Turkish gunboat " Zuhaf ^ on board a Persian sailing vessel near
the coast of Qatar; these arms were said to have been intended for
Shaikh Jasim-bin-Thani, who protested vigorously against their seizure.
In 1904 and 1905 rifles were reaching Turkish ; lraq both vzd Kuwait
and from Persian territory; and occasional small seizures were made
in the Basrah Wilayat. The lurks seem to have done nothing to
facilitate the obtaining of rifles and ammunition from the Gulf by Ibn
Rashid of Jabal Shammar, their nominal representative in Central
Arabia, during the war in Central Arabia.
The trade on the Persian Coast, 1898-1905.
Continuance In Persia, in the provinces of 'Arabistan and Fars and in the Gulf
of the trade. Ports, the importation of arms and ammunition seems to have con
tinued virtually unchecked until the institution of the Persian Imperial
Customs at Bushehr in March 1900; and, even then, the firms impli
cated were slow to give up the hope of continuing their operations
by indirect means. In 1900, an Armenian dealer at Bushehr still un
dertook to dispose of 5,000 rifles annually for a Belgian firm in
-Europe, provided they were suitable for the Persian market and could be
c e ivered at Masqat. Soon after the inauguration of the Imperial
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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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