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**With an Appendix [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=e3EfDIAlSCsC&pg=PA269 "Summary of the causes and events of the existing War between Russia and Persia 1826-27"] , page 269
**With an Appendix [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=e3EfDIAlSCsC&pg=PA269 "Summary of the causes and events of the existing War between Russia and Persia 1826-27"] , page 269
*''Travels into Bokhara; being the account of a journey from India to Cabool, Tartary, and Persia; also, Narrative of a voyage on the Indus, from the sea to Lahore, with presents from the king of Great Britain; performed under the orders of the supreme government of India, in the years 1831, 1832, and 1833'' by Lieutenant Alexander Burnes 1834 [https://archive.org/details/travelsintobokha01burnuoft Volume I], [https://archive.org/details/travelsintobokha02burnuoft Volume II], [https://archive.org/details/travelsintobokha03burnuoft Volume III] Archive.org
*''Travels into Bokhara; being the account of a journey from India to Cabool, Tartary, and Persia; also, Narrative of a voyage on the Indus, from the sea to Lahore, with presents from the king of Great Britain; performed under the orders of the supreme government of India, in the years 1831, 1832, and 1833'' by Lieutenant Alexander Burnes 1834 [https://archive.org/details/travelsintobokha01burnuoft Volume I], [https://archive.org/details/travelsintobokha02burnuoft Volume II], [https://archive.org/details/travelsintobokha03burnuoft Volume III] Archive.org
*''Journey to the North of India: Overland from England, Through  Russia, Persia, and Affghaunistan''  by Lieut. Arthur Conolly  1834. 2nd edition revised 1838 [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=htUWAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR1 Volume I 1834], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=wyEj7vl0uDIC&pg=PR1 Volume II 1834]; [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=sk7zBYBjW9sC&pg=PR4 Volume I, 1838],  [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=D74oAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR1 Volume II 1838] Google Books
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=U6_bUukB-nIC&pg=PA267 "Notes on Central Asia"] page 267 ''The Bengal and Agra Annual Guide and Gazetteer for 1842 Volume II'' Google Books
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=U6_bUukB-nIC&pg=PA267 "Notes on Central Asia"] page 267 ''The Bengal and Agra Annual Guide and Gazetteer for 1842 Volume II'' Google Books
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=5TkBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR3 ''From Bombay to Bushire, and Bussora; including an Account of the Present State of Persia and Notes on the Persian War''] by William Ashton Shepherd 1857 Google Books
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=5TkBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR3 ''From Bombay to Bushire, and Bussora; including an Account of the Present State of Persia and Notes on the Persian War''] by William Ashton Shepherd 1857 Google Books
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*[http://archive.org/stream/throughpersiain00stewgoog#page/n12/mode/ ''Through Persia in disguise, with reminiscences of the Indian Mutiny''] by Colonel Charles E. Stewart, edited from his diaries by Basil Stewart. 1911 Archive.org
*[http://archive.org/stream/throughpersiain00stewgoog#page/n12/mode/ ''Through Persia in disguise, with reminiscences of the Indian Mutiny''] by Colonel Charles E. Stewart, edited from his diaries by Basil Stewart. 1911 Archive.org
**[http://archive.org/stream/throughpersiain00stewgoog#page/n118/mode/2up The India connection in 1866] page 85
**[http://archive.org/stream/throughpersiain00stewgoog#page/n118/mode/2up The India connection in 1866] page 85
*[https://archive.org/details/physicalgeograph01stjo  ''Eastern Persia: An Account of the Persian Boundary Commission 1870-71-72. Volume I. The Geography  with Narratives by Majors St John, Lovett and Euan Smith''] 1876 Archive.org
:[https://archive.org/details/easternpersiaan02commgoog ''Volume II.  Zoology and Geology''] by W T Blanford. 1876 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/aridetoindiaacr01windgoog ''A ride to India across Persia and Baluchistan''] by Harry de Windt 1891 Archive.org
*[http://archive.org/stream/ayearamongstper00browgoog#page/n9/mode/2up ''A Year Amongst the Persians: impressions as to the life, character, and thought of the people of Persia, received during twelve month's residence in that country in the years 1887-8''], by Edward Granville Browne 1893 Archive.org
*[http://archive.org/stream/ayearamongstper00browgoog#page/n9/mode/2up ''A Year Amongst the Persians: impressions as to the life, character, and thought of the people of Persia, received during twelve month's residence in that country in the years 1887-8''], by Edward Granville Browne 1893 Archive.org
*[http://archive.org/stream/imperialandasia01englgoog#page/n122/mode/2up "The Telegraph Department in Persia"] by CE Biddulph page 99 and [http://archive.org/stream/imperialandasia01englgoog#page/n358/mode/2up/  "The Telegraph Department in Persia, an Explanation"] by General A Houtum-Schindler page 321 ''The Asiatic Quarterly Review New Series Volume 3 January-April 1892'' Archive.org
*[http://archive.org/stream/imperialandasia01englgoog#page/n122/mode/2up "The Telegraph Department in Persia"] by CE Biddulph page 99 and [http://archive.org/stream/imperialandasia01englgoog#page/n358/mode/2up/  "The Telegraph Department in Persia, an Explanation"] by General A Houtum-Schindler page 321 ''The Asiatic Quarterly Review New Series Volume 3 January-April 1892'' Archive.org
*[http://archive.org/stream/tenthousandmiles00sykeuoft#page/iv/mode/2up ''Ten thousand miles in Persia or, Eight years in Iran''] by Major Percy Molesworth Sykes, HM Consul, Kerman and Persian Baluchistan 1902 Archive.org
*[http://archive.org/stream/tenthousandmiles00sykeuoft#page/iv/mode/2up ''Ten thousand miles in Persia or, Eight years in Iran''] by Major Percy Molesworth Sykes, HM Consul, Kerman and Persian Baluchistan 1902 Archive.org
*''A History of Persia'' by Lieut-Col P M Sykes 1915 Archive.org [https://archive.org/details/historyofpersia01sykeuoft Volume I], [https://archive.org/details/cu31924088418466 Volume II]  
:''A History of Persia'' by Lieut-Col P M Sykes 1915 Archive.org [https://archive.org/details/historyofpersia01sykeuoft Volume I], [https://archive.org/details/cu31924088418466 Volume II]  
*[https://archive.org/details/persia005437mbp ''Persia''] by Brigadier General Sir Percy Sykes 1922 Archive.org including
:[https://archive.org/details/persia005437mbp ''Persia''] by Brigadier General Sir Percy Sykes 1922 Archive.org including
**[https://archive.org/stream/persia005437mbp#page/n161/mode/2up  "Persia and the Great War"] page 154
:*[https://archive.org/stream/persia005437mbp#page/n161/mode/2up  "Persia and the Great War"] page 154
*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924027822679 ''The Persian problem: an examination of the rival positions of Russia and Great Britain in Persia with some account of the Persian Gulf and the Bagdad railway''] by H J Whigham 1903 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924027822679 ''The Persian problem: an examination of the rival positions of Russia and Great Britain in Persia with some account of the Persian Gulf and the Bagdad railway''] by H J Whigham 1903 Archive.org
*''Gazetteer Of The Persian Gulf, Oman And Central Arabia'' by    J G Lorimer, published 1908 to 1915. Volume I, Historical consists of  Part I being  the 'Arabian' portion of the History and  Part II being  the 'Persian' section of the History. Both Parts of Volume I, Historical, have the same extensive index, covering all Parts.
*''Gazetteer Of The Persian Gulf, Oman And Central Arabia'' by    J G Lorimer, published 1908 to 1915. Volume I, Historical consists of  Part I being  the 'Arabian' portion of the History and  Part II being  the 'Persian' section of the History. Both Parts of Volume I, Historical, have the same extensive index, covering all Parts.
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*''Persia and the Persian Question''  (2 Volumes) by George Nathaniel Curzon  (Lord Curzon) 1892 is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website.
*''Persia and the Persian Question''  (2 Volumes) by George Nathaniel Curzon  (Lord Curzon) 1892 is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website.
*Article "Indo British Trade with Persia" by Naoroz M Parveez  pages 12-29 ''Imperial and asiatic quarterly review, and oriental and colonial record  1907 Third Series Volume 23'' is available to  read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. The article is computer pages 19-36. There is a discussion of the paper from page 106, computer page 113.
*Article "Indo British Trade with Persia" by Naoroz M Parveez  pages 12-29 ''Imperial and asiatic quarterly review, and oriental and colonial record  1907 Third Series Volume 23'' is available to  read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. The article is computer pages 19-36. There is a discussion of the paper from page 106, computer page 113.
*[http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/170320 ''The Frontiers Of Baluchistan''] by G P Tate 1909. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. Full title ''The Frontiers of Baluchistan : Travels on the Borders of Persia and Afghanistan''.  [Seistan (Sistan) Arbitration Mission, 1903-1905]
*''The Indian Borderland, 1880-1900'' by Colonel  Sir T  Hungerford  Holdich [https://archive.org/details/indianborderlan00holdgoog 1901 edition], [https://archive.org/details/indianborderland00holduoft Second and cheaper edition 1909]  Archive.org. Contains chapters on the Persian Gulf and the  Perso-Baluch Boundary
*''The Indian Borderland, 1880-1900'' by Colonel  Sir T  Hungerford  Holdich [https://archive.org/details/indianborderlan00holdgoog 1901 edition], [https://archive.org/details/indianborderland00holduoft Second and cheaper edition 1909]  Archive.org. Contains chapters on the Persian Gulf and the  Perso-Baluch Boundary
*[https://archive.org/details/gatesofindiabei00hold  ''The Gates of India, being an Historical Narrative''] by Colonel Sir Thomas Holdich 1910
:[https://archive.org/details/gatesofindiabei00hold  ''The Gates of India, being an Historical Narrative''] by Colonel Sir Thomas Holdich 1910
*[https://archive.org/details/politicalfrontie00holdiala ''Political Frontiers and Boundary Making''] by  Col.  Sir Thomas  H  Holdich 1916
:[https://archive.org/details/politicalfrontie00holdiala ''Political Frontiers and Boundary Making''] by  Col.  Sir Thomas  H  Holdich 1916
*[https://archive.org/details/jstor-207410 "Between the Tigris and the Indus"]  by Colonel Sir Thomas H Holdich  ''The Geographical Review Volume IV  September 1, 1917'' Archive.org
:[https://archive.org/details/jstor-207410 "Between the Tigris and the Indus"]  by Colonel Sir Thomas H Holdich  ''The Geographical Review Volume IV  September 1, 1917'' Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/br00itishacademytrbritrich ''The British Academy transliteration of Arabic and Persian. Report of the Committee appointed to draw up a practical scheme for the transliteration into English of words and names belonging to the languages of the Nearer East''] 1917 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/br00itishacademytrbritrich ''The British Academy transliteration of Arabic and Persian. Report of the Committee appointed to draw up a practical scheme for the transliteration into English of words and names belonging to the languages of the Nearer East''] 1917 Archive.org



Revision as of 01:11, 4 October 2015

Iran was previously known as Persia. This page also includes the Persian Gulf and surrounding areas.

Also see

FIBIS resources

Records

The journal Iran is available at the British Library. These articles may also be read in full through the website JSTOR, including through the free access provisions, see Miscellaneous tips-Access some articles in the JSTOR subscription website for free
There are also some records for Iran in the "World Miscellaneous" records on FamilySearch

FIBIS resources

John Isaacson, who at the time was described as a "Sergeant, RE", arrived in Persia on 11 November 1863 and was posted to the Persian section of the IETD. He died in Bushire in 1892.

External links

  • Qatar Digital Library has content from the India Office Records at the British Library
  • Bushehr (Bushire) Wikipedia
  • Indo-European Telegraph Department in Iran Encyclopaedia Iranica. While the IETD was an autonomous department for much of its existence, between February 1888 and April 1893, it was under direct auspices of the Director General of Indian Telegraphs. The IETD was dissolved in March 1931. There was significant intermarriage with Iranian Armenians.
    • "Scientific Instrument with a Story to Tell" by John Packer Bulletin of the Scientific Instruments Society No. 92 (2007), pages 17-18. html version, original pdf
  • "The Raj Reconsidered: British India’s Informal Empire and Spheres of Influence in Asia and Africa" by James Onley Asian Affairs Volume XL, no. I, March 2009 original pdf
  • Britain and the Gulf Shaikhdoms, 1820 - 1971 by James Onley 2009 Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) html version ,download a pdf
  • Armenian Graves in Bushire Chater Genealogy

Maps

Historical books online

Volume II. Zoology and Geology by W T Blanford. 1876 Archive.org
A History of Persia by Lieut-Col P M Sykes 1915 Archive.org Volume I, Volume II
Persia by Brigadier General Sir Percy Sykes 1922 Archive.org including
  • The Persian problem: an examination of the rival positions of Russia and Great Britain in Persia with some account of the Persian Gulf and the Bagdad railway by H J Whigham 1903 Archive.org
  • Gazetteer Of The Persian Gulf, Oman And Central Arabia by J G Lorimer, published 1908 to 1915. Volume I, Historical consists of Part I being the 'Arabian' portion of the History and Part II being the 'Persian' section of the History. Both Parts of Volume I, Historical, have the same extensive index, covering all Parts.
    • Four out of six volumes of a reprint edition are available to read online at Hathi Trust Digital Library. The volumes are Volume I: Historical: Part I (in two parts) and Volume II: Geographical and Statistical (in two parts)
    • The Qatar Digital Library contains copies of the original editions held at the British Library. Note: these webpages may be very slow to load at times
    • Three volumes of the Gazetteer Of The Persian Gulf, Oman And Central Arabia by J G Lorimer, Indian Civil Service, are available to read online on the Digital Library of India website, being Parts I and II of Volume 1, Historical, published 1915 and the Geographical section of Volume II, Geographical and Statistical Gazetteer, published 1908.
      • Part I Contents computer pages 12-137. Text commences cp 138. Part II Contents computer pages 10-133. Text commences cp 134. Appendix "Published books and articles" cp 1210. Volume II Geographical and Statistical Gazetteer. There is no Index. Introduction pages i-iii are missing. The text is cp 8-2047
    • Volume I, Part III of a reprint edition is available on the National Library of Australia Digital Collections-Maps Catalogue entry. It contains two maps (including the map of the Persian Gulf, Oman and Central Arabia) and genealogical trees.
British Library Untold lives blog ‘Persian Gulf tragedy’ – the death of John Gordon Lorimer 08 February 2014 (retrieved 18 June 2014)
  • Persia and the Persian Question (2 Volumes) by George Nathaniel Curzon (Lord Curzon) 1892 is available to read online on the Digital Library of India website.
  • Article "Indo British Trade with Persia" by Naoroz M Parveez pages 12-29 Imperial and asiatic quarterly review, and oriental and colonial record 1907 Third Series Volume 23 is available to read online on the Digital Library of India website. The article is computer pages 19-36. There is a discussion of the paper from page 106, computer page 113.
  • The Frontiers Of Baluchistan by G P Tate 1909. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. Full title The Frontiers of Baluchistan : Travels on the Borders of Persia and Afghanistan. [Seistan (Sistan) Arbitration Mission, 1903-1905]
  • The Indian Borderland, 1880-1900 by Colonel Sir T Hungerford Holdich 1901 edition, Second and cheaper edition 1909 Archive.org. Contains chapters on the Persian Gulf and the Perso-Baluch Boundary
The Gates of India, being an Historical Narrative by Colonel Sir Thomas Holdich 1910
Political Frontiers and Boundary Making by Col. Sir Thomas H Holdich 1916
"Between the Tigris and the Indus" by Colonel Sir Thomas H Holdich The Geographical Review Volume IV September 1, 1917 Archive.org

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