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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1209] (1364/1782)
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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French and British Relations,
In the summer of 1755 the French
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
at Basrah was re-opened
by a M. Perdria, whose transactions the British Resident, Mr. Shaw,
was directed to watch very carefully and report to the
Court of Directors
The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs.
of the East India Company, for it was " imagined " that the Frenchman
had been sent to Basrah a at this critical juncture'' chiefly to forward intelli
gence to Europe. This order was sent from Bombay through the Agent
and Council at Bandar ''Abbas, the Agent being described on this and on
various later occasions as " Agent for all affairs of the British Nation/'
a style of address due perhaps to the approach of war, but one that conti
nued in use for a number of years after.
About the beginning of 1756 Mr. Shaw, having been insulted and
threatened by a boatman on the Basrah river, applied for redress to the
Mutasallim
During the eighteenth century this was the third most powerful official in Ottoman Iraq (after the Pasha and the Kiya). The title was given specifically to the Governor of Basra.
; but that officer, instead of complying, incited the populace
against him, and a riot occurred by which his life was endangered. As
the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
at Baghdad accepted the
Mutasallim
During the eighteenth century this was the third most powerful official in Ottoman Iraq (after the Pasha and the Kiya). The title was given specifically to the Governor of Basra.
's version of the affair,
by which the whole blame was thrown upon the British Resident,
Mr. Shaw undertook a journey to Baghdad, leaving his Assistant,
Mr, Garden, in charge at Basrah ; he was accompanied by M. Perdria,
with whom he seems to have been on good terms. At Baghdad, by
means of a personal interview with Sulaiman
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, Mr. Shaw was able
to secure the removal of the
Mutasallim
During the eighteenth century this was the third most powerful official in Ottoman Iraq (after the Pasha and the Kiya). The title was given specifically to the Governor of Basra.
and the punishment of the less
important offenders • and the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
also granted a Farman << in which he
" directed that all possible honour and regard should be paid to the interest
and credit of the British nation, and declared that the least breach of
''that order would be attended with immediate loss of life and estate."
The question of anchorage duties at Basrah, where it had been the custom
to exact a present of 900 Qurush from every small and one of 1,500
from every large ship visiting the port, was raised by the two Residents
during their visitat Baghdad, and Farmans were obtained by them from
the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
abolishing these duties. M. Perdria was imprudent enough to
give the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
a present of 6,000 Qurush on this occasion, and Mr. Shaw
feaied that he would be expected to pay a like amount j but he proposed
to decline giving more than 4,000 Qurush and to recover that amount by
temporarily charging British ships at Basrah the same anchorage dues
on behalf of the Company as they had been accustomed to pay to the
l urks. The
Government of Bombay
From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions.
were somewhat concerned at the
Re-establish
ment of the
French
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
at Basrah,
1755.
Journey of
the British
and French
Residents to
Baghdad,
1756.
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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).
- Extent and format
- 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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- Title
- 'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915'
- Pages
- 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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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