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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [918] (1073/1782)
The record is made up of 2 volumes (1624 pages). It was created in 1915. It was written in English. 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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918
Political sta- A question deserving separate notice, which arose during^this periodj
rain Subjects was ^ ie political status of natives or subjects of Bahrain when residing
mtheTu. or travelling in the Ottoman limpire. The point was first discussed in
nions, 1890- 1890 on a report from Lieutenant Stratton, Assistant
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 Basrah, who stated that the Turkish authorities were endeavouring to
exact military service from soi-disant natives of Bahrain settled at
Basrah and at Abul Khasib on the Shatt-al-^Arab, on the ground that
thej were Turkish subjects and amenable to Turkish law. As it was
not clear that the complainants in this case really belonged to Bahrain,
and as no request for British intervention had been made by the Shaikh
of Bahrain, the Government of India decided not to take action in the
matter.
In 1892 the question came under consideration again, inconsequence
of certain taxes, recoverable from Ottoman subjects only, having been
levied at Basrah upon natives of Bahrain ; and a demand for a refund was
preferred by the British Assistant
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.
, who contended that
Bahrain and its inhabitants were under British protection. On this
occasion the Turkish Government addressed the British Embassy at
Constantinople and denied the title of natives of Bahrain to British
protection ; but the reply, given under the instructions of Her
Majesty's Government, was to the effect that, as Bahrain was now under
the protection of Her Majesty the Queen of England, no interference
by the Ottoman authorities with natives of Bahrain could be admitted.
A year later, in April 1893, the Turkish Government again protested
against the assumption by the British Assistant
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
Basrah of a title to protect natives of Bahrain; and once more Her
Majesty s Government maintained the right of their diplomatic and
consulai representatives in the Ottoman Empire to extend their good
offices to the class of persons in question.
Meanwhile, in January 1893, a deputation of Bahrain subjects resi-
dent at Basrah had waited upon the British representative there to request
British protection, and had been informed in reply that protection would
be gh en on the condition that those claiming it should produce a letter from
Shaikh Isa- bin- Ali certifying their Bahrain nationality. Arrangements
were ctccoidingly made, in 1894, for the regular issue of certificates of
nationality by the Shaikh of Bahrain to boatmen and others among his
subjects proceeding on voyages to Basrah
In 1835 a test case arose through the robbery of a Bahrain subject
boaii a sailing vessel on the Shatt -ai-'Arab at a place about 10 miles
Basiah j tie crew and passengers were obliged by river pirates to
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Theses two volumes make up Volume I, Part IA and Part IB (Historical) (pages i-778 and 779-1624) 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 1A contains an 'Introduction' (pages i-iii) written by Birdwood in Simla, dated 10 October 1914. There is also a 'Table of Chapters, Annexures, Appendices and Genealogical Tables' (page v-viii) and 'Detailed Table of Contents' (pages ix-cxxx), both of which cover all volumes and parts of the Gazetteer .
Parts IA and IB consist of nine chapters:
- 'Chapter I. General History of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (Part IA, pages 1-396);
- 'Chapter II. History of the ’Omān Sultanate' (Part IA, pages 397-629);
- 'Chapter III. History of Trucial ’Omān' (Part IA, page 630-Part IB, page 786);
- 'Chapter IV. History of Qatar' (Part IB, pages 787-835);
- 'Chapter V. History of Bahrain' (Part IB, pages 836-946);
- 'Chapter VI. History of Hasa' (Part IB, pages 947-999);
- 'Chapter VII. History of Kuwait' (Part 1B, pages 1000-1050);
- 'Chapter VIII. History of Najd or Central Arabia' (Part 1B, pages 1051-1178);
- 'Chapter IX. History of Turkish ’Iraq' (Part 1B, pages 1179-1624).
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- 2 volumes (1624 pages)
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Volume I, Part I has been divided into two bound volumes (1A and 1B) for ease of binding. Part 1A contains an 'Introduction', 'Table of Chapters, Annexures, Appendices and Genealogical Trees' and 'Detailed Table of Contents'. The content is arranged into nine chapters, with accompanying annexures, that relate to specific geographic regions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The chapters are sub-divided into numbered periods according, for example, to 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 annexures focus on a specific place or historical event. Further subject headings also appear in the right and left margins of the page. Footnotes appear occasionally at the bottom of the page to provide further details and references.
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Foliation: 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. The sequence runs through parts IA and IB as follows:
- Volume I, Part IA: The sequence begins on the first folio with text, on number 1, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 456. Total number of folios: 456. Total number of folios including covers and flysheets: 460.
- Volume I, Part IB: The sequence begins on the first folio with text, on number 457, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 878. It should be noted that folio 488 is followed by folio 488A. Total number of folios: 423. Total number of folios including covers and flysheets: 427.
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1:130, 1:778, iv-r:iv-v, back-i, front-a, back-a, spine-a, edge-a, head-a, tail-a, front-a-i, v-r:v-v, 779:1098, 1131:1146, 1099:1130, 1147:1484, 1489:1496, 1485:1488, 1497:1624, vi-r:vi-v, back-a-i
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