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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [2573] (1090/1262)
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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of the arms entering M akran were landed at the port of Gwadar, where
not a single seizure had as yet taken place under the Sultan of ^Oman^s
prohibitory edict of 1891. Some Afghan refugees settled at Bahu Qalat
in Persian Makran were now engaged in a regular trade in arms ; and
another Afghan arms-dealer, besides whom there were believed to be many
otherSj had established himself at Dizak in Persian Makran.
The Persian authorities in the interior were at length awakened ineffectual
to a sense of the danger from the traffic to their own administration; Anglo-Per-
and, on the 8th of March 1902, the Farman-Farma, Governor- Bian arrange-
General of Kirman, entered into an agreement with Major H. L.
Showers, the British
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 Kalat, to prevent, within his J902. '
own jurisdiction, the importation of arms and their possession by
unauthorised persons. Arms continued nevertheless to be introduced,
with increasing rapidity, at the small ports in Persian Makran, as yet
uncontrolled by the Persian Imperial Customs. In 1904 about 1,500
Martini-Henry rifles from Masqat were believed to have been landed at
Galag alone ; and, on the 30th of January 1905, some 800 rifles with
six cases of cartridges, and, on the 10th of February, 700 rifles and five
cases of cartridges, were brought ashore at the same place.
Filtration of arms and ammunition from the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
into Afghanistan, and towards the
North-West Frontier
Region of British India bordering Afghanistan.
of
India, 1898-1905.
Although the importation of arms and ammunition into the Gulf
region was a grave matter, even from a purely local standpoint, it was
chiefly in its relation to Afghan and frontier problems that the traffic
concerned the British Government and the Government of India.
The idea that the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
was already, or might shortly become, Early coujec-
a source of military supply to the Indian frontier tribes^appears to tures, 1897.
have been originated by Mr. Lee-^arner in the
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.
in London.
An investigation of this theory, commenced by Colonel Meade ^ in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
in October 1897, was discontinued to avoid alarming the
owners of the contraband shipments of which the seizure was then
contemplated, but not before it had been demonstrated that large
consignments of arms and ammunition were being despatched from
Masqat through Bandar 'Abbas to unknown destinations inland. At
the end of October 1897 Captain P. M. Sykes, British Consul for
Kirman, left England with special instructions from the
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.
to ascertain whether the suspected trade in arms^ between the GruK and
the
North-West Frontier
Region of British India bordering Afghanistan.
of India really existed, and, should such
be the case, how it was carried on. From Captain Sykes' inquiries it
appeared probable that there was a considerable trade m arms from the
Bandar 'Abbas district to Afghanistan, and possibly to the Indian
frontier ; but conclusive evidence concerning the suspected trade was still
wan ting: and an examination in India of the arms surrendered by the
frontier tribes in 1897 and 1898 yielded negative results. Among the
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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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