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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1402] (1557/1782)
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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it he had built a house and resided; and from him it was purchased by
Colonel Taylor, who subsequently became British
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
in
Turkish 'Iraq.
In 1840 Commander Lynch, the officer in charge of the flotilla, sug
gested that Magil should be acquired by Government from Colonel
Ta\ lor, who was still
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
at Baghdad, as a marine depot. A
board of military officers from Kharag Island, then under British occu
pation, visited the place in the same year and reported the ground and
buildings to be suitable for the purpose for which they were required.
There was also a question of renting a house and garden at Baghdad,
similarly the property of Colonel Taylor, which had been occupied as a
depot for the flotilla.
Correspondence on the subject was prolonged until 1842, when
Colonel Taylor finally offered to sell the Basrah and Baghdad depots for
Rs. 30,000 and Rs. 10,000 respectively, which he represented to be the
amounts that they had cost him, or to lease both to Government for a
monthly sum of Rs. 250. Meanwhile, however, the flotilla was broken
UP ^ onl y ^e *' Nitocris " remained ; and it seemed to be expected that a
d^pot could be dispensed with.
But the necessities of the situation obliged Major Rawlinson and
Commander Felix Jones to raise the question again in 1844, when, Colonel
Taylor having left the country, the Magil property was being managed
by Messrs. Lynch & Co. on his behalf. It appears that the Magil d^pot
had, in fact, never been evacuated ; and the Superintendent of the Indian
Navy considered that one was required, and that Magil was the most
suitable place. At length, in May 1844, 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.
authorised the payment, as recommended by Major Rawlinson, of a
monthly rent of Rs. 100. Messrs. Lynch had demanded double that
amount on Colonel Taylor's behalf. Colonel Taylor then brought a back
claim for rent of Magil from 1st November 1839 to 1st May 1844 at
Rs. 200 a month, and for rent of the Baghdad depot from 1st May
1840 to 1st August 1843 at Rs. 100 a month, or in all for Rs. 14,700.
In 1847 this claim was compounded on the payment by Government
of Rs. 100 (instead of Rs. 300) a month for the two d^pdts for the period
during which they had been occupied, making altogether Rs. 5,400.
Thereafter the lease of Magil was renewed from time to time.
^•i ^ ie C^vemment 0 f India W ere prepared to purchase the
agi propeity for £1,000 ; but the transaction could not be carried out,
eeause Messis. Lynch, the managers, had only certain specified powers
un er theii power of attorney, and Colonel Taylor was at the time too ill
to be consulted.
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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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