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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1236] (1391/1782)
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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1767-68.
Mr. French's
estate, 1768.
Case of Mr.
Skipp, 1768-
69.
deposited by Haji Yusuf at Basrah, and in reply he was informed that
they would be handed 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.
, if desired, but that the Agent
and Council could not themselves undertake the responsibility of forward
ing them to Baghdad. Eventually Mr. Garden obtained an order for
the sale of Haji Yusufg property; but 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.
represented that
on account of the demands of Janissaries and other creditors upon the
estate, it would be impossible to find purchasers for the houses, lands,
etc., of which it consisted in the ordinary way, and that it would be
better if they were put up for sale as the property of the East India
Company. The Agent agreed to this suggestion on condition that
the Hujjats or title deeds should first be delivered over to him j and
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.
then had recourse to fresh evasions, alleging that
the title deeds were u old, and few or none remaining and suggesting
that the Agent should find the purchasers first, when certificates in
the Sultan's name would be furnished, superior in validity to any
Hujjats.
In June 1766 the Kehiyah, on arriving from Baghdad to take com
mand of the Turkish expedition against the Ka'ab, promised that
within 20 or 30 days of the final defeat of the enemy he would settle
the entire debt by separating the lands among the sons and oblig
ing them to pay off the whole in proportion" ; and though the condi
tion on which the promise depended was not fulfilled, repayment
had begun in earnest bv April 1767.
For some time afterwards instalments seem to have been regularly
received, and after the beginning of 1768 the case ceased to be men
tioned, presumably because the claim had been settled.
From instructions given by the Bombay Government to the Agent
at Basrah in 1768, it would seem that proceedings still continued in
regard to the estate of Mr. French, the former Kesident, who had
died at Basrah so long before as 1737, and that persons having claims
were now advised to make application to the East India Company
in London.
In October 1768, on his return from a mission to Shiraz, described
in the history of the Persian Coast, Mr, Skipp, who had originally
been sent to Basrah as book-keeper in 1764, was suspended by the
Agent and Council there for breach of trust and breach of orders in
his capacity of "Warehouse-keeper and AccomptantIt was
apparently alleged that he had b^en guilty of dishonesty in the disposal
of home shalloons " at a low price jointly with Mr. Wrench, a former
Agent, and also in the sale of some cloth but the Government of
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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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