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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1250] (1405/1782)

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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British
vessels at
Basrah,
March 1775,
Operations
antil the
departure of
the British
gunpowder, which is made in the town, there being large quantities of salt -petre
in the neighbourhood, so that they never import gunpowder, but supply other places
with it. The fortifications on pach side the creek's mouth are exclusive of the eight
bastions.
a * * * *
At the entrance of the creek, on the right, is a castle with eight guns pointing
down, and on the opposite side it has eight more, puinting up and across the river.
On the left is a battery of four guns, which commands the entry of the creek, situated
in such a manner as to act in conjunction with the castle, in defending the entrance
of the creek. About one hundred yards lower is a double battery of twelve guns
in two tiers, called < he captain pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. 's battery; adjoining to which is hig house, and
those of his officers and men. Near this is agate, which lefe them out of the city
when occasion offers. There is another such gate near the castlo,. on the right hand
entrance of the creek, which admits inco the city, the cas'le terminating the city walls
on that side ; yet both these gates are very smHli, and may rather be called postern gates.
In November 1774, when Mr. Parsons arrived at Basrah ; the follow
ing- armed vessels belonging to the Kast India Company were lying in
the river and apparently remained there, except the first-mentioned, until
the commencement of the siege : the " Revenge " of 26 or 28 guns, of
which 20 wore 12 pounders, the largest fighting ship in the Company's
whole fleet; the <£ Eagle, ' snow, of 16 guns ; and the " Success, " ketch,
of 14 guns. The detention of the " Eagle " and " Success " at Basrah
by the Agent, without their authority, was considered unnecessary and
was much regretted by the Governor and Council at Bombay, who dis
approved—as explained in the history of the Persian Coast—of Mr.
Moore s provocative policy towards Karlm Khan, and who at this time,
m consequence of a rupture with the Marathas, themselves stood in
urgent need of all the ships that they could collect .: and in February
i 7 75 they despatched peremptory orders by the " Drake snow, which
wa ' P 10ctt 'bng to the Crulf, that both the vessels named should be
released and sent back to them within ten days of receipt of their letter.
To the British ships enumerated above should be added, as being
under the orders of the British Agent at Basrah in this crisis, the Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. 's
new 14 gun ketches, " Euphrates " and "Tigris," both of which still
flew the Biitish colours, were commanded by midshipmen An experienced sailor, but not a commissioned officer. in the
Company s . c civice, and had on board a few European sailors Mr.
Moore's retention of these ketches under his own control did not, as will
appear latei on, conduce to a steady observance of that policy of neutral
ity which he had twice professed.
No sooner had the Persians appeared in force at the mouth of the
Suwaib than Shaikh 'Abdullah basely deserted his post, leaving the enemy
to cross the river unopposed. This a part of the Persian forces at once

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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)
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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