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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎945] (1100/1782)

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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Persia and refused to entertain any further representations from the
Persian Government on the subject of the Persian claim to Bahrain,
which was now stated to be "entirely inadmissible; but in Sep
tember 1906 the question was once more revived by the Grand Vazir
of Persia in a letter in which he referred to Captain Bruce's unauthorised
Agreement of 1822. In reply to the Vazir's arguments it was pointed out
that the Agreement in question, so far from having been ratified by the
British Government, had been expressly repudiated; that Captain Bruce
had been removed from his post; and that the Shah of Persia, on his part,
had withheld his approbation from the Agreement, and had censured the
Prince of Shiraz for entering into such an engagement without proper
authority.
In 1906 the German Hamburg-Amerika line inaugurated a service in German,
the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , where their first steamer, the c 'Candia, ' ca;ied at ^her inter-
Manamah on the 26th of August. Mr. Wonckhaus, whose own business ests.
was not in a thriving condition, was appointed agent in Bahrain, and
made an effort to obtain the privilege of flying the flag of the line 0"\ er
his house ; but the Shaikh was inflexible in refusing to grant any such
concession.
In the summer of 1905 Bahrain was visited by a French family
interested in the pearl trade, who were joined there by M. Goguyer, the
notorious Anglophobe arms dealer of Masqat. A memoiial against bis
own treatment by the British Government, w r hich was sent by Shaikh
; Isa a little later to the Secretary of State for India and to the Viceroy
of India, was probably inspired by M. Goguyer.
In 1905 Bahrain was visited by plague for the second time in three General
years, as noted in the Appendix on Epidemics, the victim of greatest affaus -
importance being this time the notorious Sharidah. In 1906 the Shaikh
was inclined to impose a special tax upon Jews, of whom about 50 had
settled in the islands during the previous ten years; but he allowed
himself to be dissuaded from doing so by 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. .
ANNEXURE No. 1.—EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT OF THE
SHAIKH OF BAHRAIN WITH THE BRITISH GOVERN
MENT, 13TH MARCH 1892.
I, Esau-bin-A li. Chief of Bahrain, in the presence of Lieutenant-
Colonel A. C. Talbot, C.I.E., 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. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , do
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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)
Arrangement

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.

Physical characteristics

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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