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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1243] (1398/1782)
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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able. Among the animals jwesessed by tlie tribe or their chief were horses
of the best breeds, greyhounds, hawks, and even such a curiosity as a
score of tame ostriches with red cloth collars and brass bells about their
necks.
Among the principal items of public revenue in 'Iraq at this time
were tne sea-customs, which were levied at Basrah at the rate of S per
cent. ad valorem on goods imported by Europeans, and at 8 percent, on
those of Turuish subjects and other Asiatics; and equivalent duties
were collected on goods re-exported from Basrah to Aleppo or imported
at Baghdad from Basrah, the valuation in the latter case being made
according to the rates of the Baghdad market. Another important
hscal resource was a *tax on date palms in the neighbourhood of
Basrah.
Baghdad was at this period an important centre of trade, so much
so that Mr. Paisons after visiting- it wrote : " This is the grand mart ^7 "
" for tie produce of India and Persia,, Constantinople, Aleppo and 1773 - 76 -
"Damascus; m short it is the grand oriental depository. ^
Basrah was of consequence chiefly as the sea-port of -Baghdad ; but
at times merchants of Aleppo carried on a direct trade with it across the
desert by caravan. These Aleppo traders brought European goods to
Basrah for sale, chiefly from Venice, also specie in the shape of Venetian
Sequins; while from the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
side, exclusive of European goods,
the imports at Basrah were chiefly Indian piece-goods, Mokha coffee, and
drugs from various parts of Arabia and Persia. The coffee, gums and
Arabian drugs for the most part reached Basrah in' Omani vessels ; but
occasionally a British ship brought a cargo of coffee from Mokha; and
goods from Persia invariably arrived in Persian bottoms. Of the piece-
goods reaching Baghdad, large quantities were sent to Smyrna and
Constantinople; but the drugs mostly found their way to Alexandretta,
whence they were shipped to Venice, Leghorn, Marseilles, London and
Amsterdam. Horses were exported from Basrah to India, where they
fetched high prices. Besides Turkish and European merchants, there
were many rich Armenian and Jewish traders at Basrah who lived by the
continental transit trade, purchasing either on commission or, in advance
of orders, at their own risk.
The question of direct caravans between Basrah and Aleppo deserves
furtber mention, as it was occasionally a subject of correspondence
*Iti 1774 this tax on palms at Basrah was said to yield about 100,000locaTlW^
or £187,500 sterling a year, but this must bav^ beeu an exaggerated estimate, the
amount mentioned being approximately that of the revenue of the Basrah Wilayat
frum all sources at the present day.
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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.
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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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- 'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915'
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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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