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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1222] (1377/1782)

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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Attempt by
the Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. to
lev.v customs
at 5 per cent,
on British
trade, 1760.
Elevation of
the Basrah
Reiidency
to the status
of an Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .
1763.
1222
had been reached in 1756 ; but also to abolish for the first time a number
of other irregular charges on shipping and on the transit of goods to the
interior. The exemption of the Company from inland transit dues ;
hitherto not enjoyed in practice, would enable them to supply the
native merchants of Baghdad with goods on the same terms as those of
Basrah, provided that the purchasers on their part undertook the risks
of carriage ; and the consequence would be a reduction of 13 per cent,
in the price of woollens at Baghdad. Mr. Shaw, on his return to
Basrah at the middle of September, met with a very hearty reception
from the officials, merchants and citizens of the town,—a circumstance
which he attributed to the favour shown him by the Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. at Baghdad,
and to the redress of several Basrah grievances which he had by his
representations been able to obtain.
Sulaiman I'asha^s regard for the Capitulations and for Mr. Shaw
must rapidly have grown cool after the return of that gentleman to
Basrah; for in the following year, professing to act under orders from
Constantinople, he required payment of import duty by European
merchants on their goods at the rate of 5 per cent, instead of the 3 per
ceni . admissible under treaty. 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. of Basrah, who was
well affected towards the British, informed the Resident privately of this
demand and of interference which had already been practised under it with
the goods of Europeans at Baghdad; his advice was that the Resident
should protest against the innovation, at the same time detaining the
" Swallow " at Bagrah as if for the purpose of shipping off the
Company's goods; and he promised that remonstrances on his own part
should not be wanting. The withdrawal of the obnoxious order was at
length obtained, though not without the solemn production of the Capitu
lations by the British, nor until a present had been demanded from Mr,
Shaw s private representative at Baghdad and refused; and only then
did it become known that the eccentric behaviour of the Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. had
been due to the advice of a new Kehiyah, who was an enemy of all
Chiistians, and to whom had been assigned the difficult task of replenish
ing an empty exchequer.
The assistance against the Ka'ab given by the British to the Turks
^ has already been noticed above.
In accordance with orders passed by the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. in the
pievious year, 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. in January 1763 prepared to
transfer the Company's principal station in the Gulf from Bandar 'Abbas
to Hasiah; and, as an important inquiry was to be held at Basrah into
tht conduct of Die late Resident there, for which Mr. Douglas, the Agent

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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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