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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1181] (1336/1782)

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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were Janissaries, and nearly 10,000 more in the vicinity. The wall
enclosing the city on the side towards Persia was at this time of burnt
brick; connected with it were many subsidiary works, including four
strong bastions on which heavy bronze guns in good condition were
mounted; and outside was a dee]) ditch. There was a mint at Baghdad
in which gold, silver and copper coins were struck; and a school of
archery and another of musketry were maintained by the government.
Trade was carried on with India by way of the Tigris and Basrah, and
with Aleppo across the desert; in ordinary times of peace there was also
a direct trade with Persia.
Karbala and Najaf were ordinarily subject to Ottoman authority. The Karbala-
Turkish garrisons were usually quartered in both those towns, and the t^r U, ^1604
nearest of the influential desert Shaikhs, Nasir-bin-Mahanna, was accus
tomed to profess allegiance to the Porte; but in 1604, on account of the
defeats lately sustained by the Turkish forces in Persia and of the with
drawal of the customary Turkish garrison, Karbala was in a state of
revolt; and during TeixeiiVs stay there the horses, clothing and arms of
some 30 or 40 Turkish soldiers, recently killed by Arabs of the place,
were sold in the open market. Both at Karbala and at Najaf the Shia'h
prejudice against Jews and Christians was at this time very strong.
The town of Basrah comprised in the same year about 10,000 houses,
many large but of poor construction, and others merely reed huts. The
fortifications were in ruins, but outside them ran a deep and wide ditch,
filled with water from the creek. The town and its dependencies were
governed by a Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. ; the military garrison at headquarters amounted to
3,000 Turks, Kurds and Arabs; and a customs house existed, of which
the receipts, after defraying all administrative expenses, yielded a large
surplus. There was an arsenal containing some good artillery ; but the
armed vessels maintained by the Turks "for use in the river and there
abouts, to keep in order the rebellious Arabs, from whom they exact
heavy tribute JJ were described as " few, of small scantling, and ill-
built. " The Shaikh of 'Arabistan, to whom Hawizeh and Doraq—
the modern Fallahiy eh—belonged, claimed Basrah, and in 1604 he was
at war with the Turks ; and the Ottoman authorities, to restrain am
phibious Arab marauders, had built forts at numerous places on the
bank of the river. Among these posts was one on the ■'Arabistan
side of the river opposite to Saraji, three miles below Basrah, where was
the anchorage for large vessels visiting the port. Dates were in those
days, as now, the principal export of Basrah, and went to Baghdad, to
various Persian ports and to Hormuz; trade generally was with Baghdad,
Persia, Qatif, Hasa, Bahrain and Hormuz, all Indian goods being
Basrah
1604.
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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.

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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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