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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1190] (1345/1782)
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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same site as at the present day ; near to the Mu'adhdhara gate. Tbe
garrison as Baghdad amounted to about 5^000 men, including iiOO
Janissaries, some cavalry, and about 60 artillerists,—the last under the
command of Signor Michael, a European who had taken part in tbe
siege of 1638 on the side of the Turks. The trade of the city, though
considerable, was less than it had been under the Persians ; this was
attributed to the slaughter by the Turks, at the capture of the place,
of many of the richest merchants ; and from Tavernier's remarks it
may be inferred that Baghdad was in 1652 to a great extent depopula
ted. The majority of the inhabitants were Shi'ahs, but they were
obliged to behave with civility towards JSunnis and the followers of
other religions. On the Tigris below Baghdad taxes on buffaloes and
other animals were collected by the Turkish olHcials as at the present
time.
The ruler of Basrah in 1652 was Husain
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, a son of 'Ali Paslia
and grandson of Afrasiyab
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
; this ruler, like his two predecessors,
considered himself virtually independent of the Porte. Since his
accession to power he had strengthened Qurnah, of which his son was
governor, with a second wall ; his fort there was well provided with
artillery, and at Qurnah all vessels proceeding down the river were
examined and supplied with passes showing the amount of customs duty
to which they were liable and which they must pay at Basrah. At
Basrah the police arrangements were admirable, and the port was
frequented by many foreigners including the Dutch, who came annually
bringing spices, the English, who dealt in pepper and to a less extent in
cloves, and Indians who imported calico, indigo and miscellaneous goods;
there were also many traders from other parts of the Turkish Empire. The
principal source of the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
's w r ealth was a tax upon date palms; but
he also derived considerable profit from coining his own money; and
customs duty was collected at Basrah at a rate nominally of five per cent.,
but in practice of four only. There were no longer any Portuguese
friars at Basrah; but Carmelites, at this time Italians, still
remained.
I he policy of Husain
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
was liberal, especially towards Christians,
and brought him wealth ; he extended the town wall of Basrah to the
bank of the Shatt-al-'Arab and built a fortified residence in the suburb
now known as Manawi; and at last he so far presumed upon the prosper
ity of his affairs as to commit aggressions on the Baghdad Pashaliq and
to annex some of its villages. H e w r as successful in repelling a fom
which the Turks then despatched against him from Baghdad j but a young
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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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