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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1258] (1413/1782)
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 pro
ceedings at
Bushehr in
regard to the
siege of
Basrah, 7th
to 23rd April
1775.
Meanwhile, as is fully explained in the chapter on the history of the
Persian Coast, Mr. R. Garden, formerly of the Basrah
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
and at
this time a member of the Bombay Council, who was proceeding-to Basrah
on private business with the intention of continuing- his journey to Europe
had been commissioned by 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.
to open negotia
tions with Karim Khan for the release of Mr. Beaumont, then detained
in Persia as a prisoner in connection with the grievances of the
Vakil
Elected representative or attorney, acting in legal matters such as contracting marriage, inheritance, or business; a high-ranking legal official; could also refer to a custodian or administrator.
against the East India Company. It was also intended by the Bombay
Government that general good relations with the Persian ruler should be
instituted, if possible, by a reversal of the hostile policy pursued towards
him by Mr. Moore, under whose orders a virtual boycott of the ports of
Persia by the Company's ships, and even by private British vessels, had
been brought about.
Mr. Garden arrived at Bushehr on the 7th of April in the Company's
cruiser " Drake, under convoy of whieh came also three merchant vessels,
hound for Basrah, with valuable cargoes. He was made aware by
Mr. Beaumont of the request for naval assistance preferred by the Agent
at Basrah a few days previoasly, and he had at once to decide whether he
would comply with it or not. On full consideration he resolved, for
several reasons, to adhere to the instructions that he had received at
Bombay, rather than to reinforce Mr. Moore, whose anti-Persian tenden
cies were well known ; he expected that Karim Klran would in the end
prevail over the Turks, and he feared that, when once the
Vakil
Elected representative or attorney, acting in legal matters such as contracting marriage, inheritance, or business; a high-ranking legal official; could also refer to a custodian or administrator.
ha
established his supremacy in the Gulf, it might be difficult or impossible
or the British to come to any understanding with him at all; he
considered that there would be extreme risk in attempting to force his
way to Basrah with the vessels at his disposal, three of which were so
inisera y equipped as to be incapable of defence; and he believed, more
over, that the awkward situation in which the Basrah
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
found
hemselves, and which in his opinion had been brought about by their
own indiscreet behaviour, might be remedied at any time by their embark
ing with the Company's goods on the " Eagle " and "Success," whieh
. Wltl1 Mr. Garden also foresaw that to enter immediately
o negotiations with the \ akil might be the best way of safeguarding
Company s pioperty at Basrah, jeopardised by the Agent's having
made himself a party to the war on the side of the Turks; and he had
^ o hope of success, for, while he had reason to believe that Mr. Moore's
-tion in suspending commercial intercourse with Persia was largely
responsible for the akil's treatment of Mr. Beaumont and even for his
Basiah, he ^as empowered by the Bombay Government to
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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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- '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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