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Persian Gulf - The Rise & Fall of Bandar-e Lengeh -- The Distribution Center for the Arabian Coast, 1750-1930 (Paperback, New)
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Persian Gulf - The Rise & Fall of Bandar-e Lengeh -- The Distribution Center for the Arabian Coast, 1750-1930 (Paperback, New)
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A small, sleepy port in the Persian Gulf, Bandar-e Lengeh has had a
varied and checkered history since its launch onto the historical
scene around 1750. In those days the tribal people of the region
felt at home on both sides of the Gulf and often went to wherever
they thought would offer them a better life. When the Qavasem Arabs
moved to Lengeh and developed it, they turned it from a sleepy
fishing town into a pirate's nest. They, together with their kith
and kin in Sharjah and Ras al-Khaimah, became the scourge of the
Gulf until 1819 when the British burnt all three ports to the
ground. After this, convinced that piracy was not worth the cost,
the people of Lengeh became peaceful, and very successful as
traders and pearl fishers. Lengeh became the distribution center
for the entire Arabian Coast and rivaled Bahrain as the pearl
clearing center of the Gulf. This success attracted people from all
over the Gulf to come and live in Lengeh, making it a symbol of the
Gulf migratory culture (havaleh). Lengeh's success and prosperity
did not end because of competition, but because in 1903 the Iranian
government enacted a new customs regime for all their ports-but
Lengeh was an "Arabian" port located in Iran. As a result, Lengeh
lost its competitive position to Dubai, which opened its doors to
many of Lengeh's merchants. Thereafter, Lengeh declined and by 1930
it was once again a minor port and fishing town. The Persian Gulf:
The Rise and Fall of Bandar-e Lengeh, The Distribution Center for
the Arabian Coast, 1750-1930 is the third volume of the Persian
Gulf series by Willem Floor. This book is a rich compendium of
Iranian, Dutch, and British reports and primary sources. It is also
full of enthralling research into the work of travelers in the
region. While it is essential reading for all scholars of the
history of the Gulf, it is also informative and satisfying for
those readers interested in the history of the region in general.
The previous volumes of the series are: The Persian Gulf: A
Political and Economic History of 5 Port Cities, 1500-1750, and The
Persian Gulf: The Rise of the Gulf Arabs, The Politics of Trade on
the Persian Littoral, 1747-1792.
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