'Handbook of the Persian Army'

IOR/L/MIL/17/15/37

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The record is made up of 1 volume (71 folios). It was created in 1925. 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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This volume is a handbook of the Persian Army, produced by the General Staff Branch, India, for the use of Government of India officials. It was published in Delhi by the Government of India Press. The handbook aims to provide an overview of the construction and operation of the Persian Army, and covers a number of topics which are outlined in the table of contents (folio 5), including: historical background, geography, material resources, artillery, technical troops, transportation and military education.

There is an appendix containing a glossary of names of ranks and branches within the Persian Army (folio 58). Between folios 59-68 are illustrative plates featuring pictures of officers' badges of rank and of various members of the Persian military dressed in their full uniform according to their position in the Army. The volume contains an index (folios 69-70) and there is a map enclosed in a pocket in the back inside cover (IOR/L/MIL/17/15/37, f 72).

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1 volume (71 folios)

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'Sketch map showing territorial dispositions of the Persian Army'

2 images

Ref: IOR/L/MIL/17/15/37, f 72

Arrangement

The contents of this volume are arranged by subject.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 73; 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 also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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English in Latin script

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Original held at: 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.
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: IOR/L/MIL/17/15/37
Date(s): 1925 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Armed forcesMilitary intelligence
Places: Persia
People & organisations: General Staff Branch, IndiaGovernment of India Press, Delhi

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Reference: IOR/L/MIL/17/15/37
Title: 'Handbook of the Persian Army'
Pages: front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:3r, 3Ar, 4r:71v, back-i
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence

Reference: IOR/L/MIL/17/15/37, f 72
Title: 'Sketch map showing territorial dispositions of the Persian Army'
Pages: 72r:72v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence