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‘Gazetteer of Persia, Part III, including Fārs, Lūristān, Arabistān, Khūzistān, Yazd, Karmānshāh, Ardalān, Kurdistān’ [39v] (83/686)
The record is made up of 1 volume (336 folios). It was created in 1885. 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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■ —,
AL1—ALL
prescribed by their singular creed. It is certain that a more than
masonic secrecy is maintained among them in regard to the mystical
rites and ceremonies connected with their religion, and that they
are exceedingly jealous of curious enquiries on the subject. The 'All
Ilahi, says Jones, when journeying in Muhammadan cities, outwardly
conform to the ceremonies of the established faith. They also adopt
the deportment and dress of their Muhammadan rulers, so as not
to excite the prejudices of the fanatic people. This probably is not
applicable to the sect in South Turkey, but in Persia. Sheil says that,
though their tenets are perfectly well known, not the slightest attempt
is made to disturb their opinions, though they do not openly proclaim
their dissent from the prevailing religion of the country. The 'All
Ilahi in their own villages do not deny themselves the use of wine and
spirits, nor do they abstain from the prohibited food of the Kuran; on
the contrary they indulge freely both in swine's flesh and intoxicating
liquors. (Sheil — Malcolm — Jones — Rawlinson — Chesney.)
Saiad Rustam is the name of the present chief priest of the 'All
Ilahls, and he lives at Zardah, the sacred place of the sect on Mount
Dalahu. The 'All Ilahis have no religious books, and rarely, if ever,
pray. They do not keep Ramzan. Ali is invoked by them under
the name of Baud, accompanied by a sacrifice of a sheep or some
beast. The marriages of this sect are supposed to require the sanc
tion of the chief priest, but resort is not unfrequently had to Shiah
Mullas. The dead are buried without prayer, but the head of the
corpse faces the Kiblah as amongst Mussulmans. On the birth of
a child the father and mother give it its name, but if the family is
well-to-do, a Saiad is invited to a feast on the seventh day after
its birth, and is called on to name it. (T. C. Plowden, 1881.)
ALI KUL1KHANI—
of .v the K as hk a i section of the Iliyat tribe, numbering about
1,500 families, and inhabiting a tract in Southern Pars from Jereh* to
Raidha.
They have no herds, but keep about 200 mules. (Ross.)
ALI MAID AN—Lat. 29° 46' to 29° 55'. Long. 48° 46' 80' to 49° 5'.
An extensive flat of mud and sand on the shore of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
west of Khor Bah-rel-Mashir and the east of A badan. From the shore
the
soundings
Measurements of the depth of a body of water.
are from 7 fathoms on the south part to 2 fathoms at
i n ^ leS + 0 .,~ s ,, 0re- s °undings on this flat are regular, which
+V. P 1- j-i 6 name Maidan ; they scarcely vary except at
the edges in the same parallel all over the bank. The pilots afways
try to cioss the bank on 4 or 5 fathoms when bound to the river.
ALLAH—Lat. LMlg . E!ey < Ws -)
A pass m Jars, near Shiraz, in the direction of Isfahan. (Trotter.)
ALLAHABAD or ILLAHAbAD —Lat, Long. Elev.
onX'rold fKm W Y ' “ w ^? r ’ 15 beyond Sangand or Su-kand,
t e road from Yazd to Biabanak on the northern border of Yazd.
(MacGregor — Gill.)
* Or Jarah.
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The third of four volumes comprising a Gazetteer of Persia. The volume, which is marked Confidential, covers Fārs, Lūristān [Lorestān], Arabistān, Khūzistān [Khūzestān], Yazd, Karmānshāh [Kermānshāh], Ardalān, and Kurdistān. The frontispiece states that the volume was revised and updated in April 1885 in the Intelligence Branch of the Quartermaster General’s Department in India, under the orders of Major General Sir Charles Metcalfe Macgregor, Quartermaster-General in India. Publication took place in Calcutta [Kolkata] by the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, in 1885.
The following items precede the main body of the gazetteer:
- a note by Lieutenant-Colonel Mark Sever Bell, Deputy Quartermaster General, Intelligence Branch, requesting inaccuracies, omissions and suggestions for the gazetteer be reported to the Deputy Quartermaster General;
- a second note, dated 26 November 1885, describing the geographical scope of the four volumes comprising the Gazetteer of Persia , and also making reference to the system of transliteration used (Hunterian) and authorities consulted;
- a preface, containing a summary of the geographical boundaries of the Gazetteer, a description of the Persian coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , an abridged account of trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the year 1884, and a description of telegraphs in the regions described by the Gazetteer.
The gazetteer includes entries for human settlements (villages, towns and cities), geographic regions, tribes, significant geographic features (such as rivers, canals, mountains, valleys, passes), and halting places on established routes. Figures for latitude, longitude and elevation are indicated where known.
Entries for human settlements provide population figures, water sources, location relative to other landmarks, climate. Entries for larger towns and cities can also include tabulated meteorological statistics (maximum and minimum temperatures, wind direction, remarks on cloud cover and precipitation), topographical descriptions of fortifications, towers, and other significant constructions, historical summaries, agricultural, industrial and trade activities, government.
Entries for tribes indicate the size of the tribe (for example, numbers of men, or horsemen), and the places they inhabit. Entries for larger tribes give tabulated data indicating tribal subdivisions, numbers of families, encampments, summer and winter residences, and other remarks.
Information sources are provided at the end of each gazetteer entry, in the form of an author or source’s surname, italicised and bracketed.
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- 1 volume (336 folios)
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The gazetteer’s entries are arranged in alphabetically ascending order.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 341; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Pagination: the volume has two printed pagination systems, the first of which uses Roman numerals and runs from I to XIII (ff 3-10), while the second uses Arabic numerals and runs from 1 to 653 (ff 12-338).
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