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‘Gazetteer of Persia, Part III, including Fārs, Lūristān, Arabistān, Khūzistān, Yazd, Karmānshāh, Ardalān, Kurdistān’ [131r] (266/686)
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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239
Of the three sons of Hasan Khan mentioned by Layard as having
Chiefs. divided the tribes amongst them on the death of
4.1 - 4 . i • • . 1 ^ ie ^ r ^ a ^ ier ^ajl "All Khan now eni'oys the chief
authority, his principal adherents being the Sagwand subdivision of the
Bajilan tribe ; the pretensions of Haidar Khan, the third son, to inherit
the title of his father, were upheld by the Persian Governor of Luristan,
whereupon the elder brothers, 'Ali Khan and Ahmad Khan, took refuge
with the Assyrian Arabs on the Turkish frontier (DeBode). Eventually
two or three years back, such is the instability of all things Lur, Sartip
Haidar Khan of the Bairanwand was put to death by the Governor of
cw a£ l t ? r havi l 1 f 1 hee P- mvited to Khuramabad to receive favours
of the Shah; his sons follow in the wake of 'AH Khan, but are in no way
attached to him, and consider that their misfortunes have been his oppor-
tunity. Of these young men the elder is by no means a prepossessing
youth ; the younger, quite a boy, has a face which attracts by reason of its
look of quiet melancholy and resignation. They frequently visited
Major Bell and related to him their misfortunes under the idea that he
was a Sartip in the service of the Shah, whose good offices at Tihran
might have served to bring them again into favour. At the time
when the party were treated with little consideration by Hail 'All
they offered tent room and hospitality. The Agent of the Zil-ul-
Sultan with the tribe, not much liked by Hap 'Ali, advocated their
rights, so it is quite possible that a turn of the wheel of fortune may
yet bring these lads into prominence. Ahmad Khan, the second son,
has a considerable following, and is at enmity with his brother, for like
reasons, and in rebellion against the government. The chief of the
Lurs about Karmanshah is Husain Kuli Khan, a lawless chief; in fact,
anarchy reigns at the present time throughout Lur-i-Kuchak.
The following is an account given of the Lur-i-Kuchak by Mr.
Schindler, 1877. Mr. Schindler was in the service of the Shah and
had good opportunities of gaining information. He states that there
are 36 villages in Luristan; that the total assessment of the Pusht-i-
Kuh and Pisb-i-Kuh is 6d,000 tumans, and the total number of families
of the Pish-Kuh to be 39,550 families. He does not estimate the
strength of the Pusht-i-Kuh.
The boundaries of the Pish-Kuh are the Silakhor valley, the
Bakhtiari country, the Dizful river, the Karkhah river, the province
of Karmanshah and the districts of Kangawar and Naha wand. The
Pish Kuh are divided according to their summer quarters as below :
Families.
The Duran ........ 4 900
SUah-SHah or Silsile
Bala-Ghiwa .
Hurud
Tirhan
’Amalah
5.000
12,700
8,050
8.000
820
in all 39,550 families.
Their two great divisions are the Gulek, subdivided into 'Amalah
and Bala Giriwa and the Selewerzi, subdivided into Silah-Silah or Silsile
and Dilfan. The 'Amalah (workmen) live chiefly in villages and are
again subdivided into 30 families.
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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)
- Arrangement
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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