'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1407] (1562/1782)
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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Special British Indian interests in Turkish 'Iraq, 1839-61.
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The scheme of establishing rapid communication between Europe and
India by means of British steamers on the Euphrates having been aban
doned, its place was taken by a project for a railway to be constructed
under British auspices from the Mediterranean to the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
This* project was first propounded in March 1856 by Mr. W. P. Andrew,
formerly an official in the Indian Post Office, who had made a special
study of railway questions in India and the Middle East; and his pro
posals were supported by the
Court of Directors
The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs.
of the Hon'ble East
India Company. A company was formed, with Mr. Andrew as Chairman,
for the execution of his scheme ; a concession was, by the diplomatic
good offices of Her Majesty^s Government, obtained on their behalf
from the Porte j General F. R. Chesney^ the leader of the Euphrates and
Tigris expedition of 1834-36, was appointed the Company^s Com
missioner at Constantinople ; Sir John Macneill, an eminent railway
expert of the day, became their Engineer-in-Chief; His Majesty's
Ship, " Stromboli" was placed at the disposal of General Chesney
and Sir J. Macneill; the harbours of Aleppo and Suwaidiyah were
examined; and a survey was made of the route from Suwaidiyah to
Aleppo, besides a reconnaissance of that from Aleppo to Maskanah on
the Euphrates. The scheme was favourably regarded by Lord Stratford
de Redcliffe, His Britannic Majesty^s Ambassador at Constantinople,
and by Lord Clarendon, then Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
On the 22nd June 1857 "a deputation in favour of the British
Government granting pecuniary support to the Euphrates Valley Rail
way " had an interview with Lord Palmerston, the Prime Minister ; it
was headed by Lord Shaftesbury and Mr. Andrew; and it included
many distiaguished members of both Houses of Parliament as well as
specialists such as General Chesney and his former assistant Mr. W.
Ainsworth, General Sir Fen wick Williams, the defender of Qars, Sir
Justin Sheil, formerly His Britannic Majesty's Minister at Tehran,
* Mr. Andrew's project was preceded by another and more ambitious one which
owed its existence to Sir Macdorald Stephenson and came into being, originally, about
184C. It contemplated, in its earlier form, continuous railway communication between
the West and India Wa Constantinople, Asia Minor, Aleppo, the Euphrates Valley,
Bisrah, Bandar 'Abbfts and Karachi ; in its later form the line was intended to run,
beyond Zharput, by Tabriz, Tehran, Mashhad, Herat and Qandahar into Sind. No
guarantee was sought on behalf of this scheme, which continued in esistence until
1879 at least; buc it does not seem to have advanced much beyond the academic stage.
Proposed
British Eu
phrates
Valley Rail
way from
the Medi
terranean
to the Per
sian Gulf,
1856-57.
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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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