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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [132v] (269/616)
The record is made up of 1 volume (304 folios). It was created in 1907-1911. 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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fjl ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE
PERSIAN GULF
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
POLITICAL RESIDENCr
Assadullab Khan, and brought about the latter s dismissal. Smarting under
this injustice, Assadullah Khan and his adherents marched to Bunder Abbas and
having failed to secure re-instatement, some 300 of Ms followers took <{
bast
(Per.) A Persian custom allowing an individual to seek asylum at a designated location.
"
in the Consulate. The local authorities after some hesitation gave W ay and
Assadullah Khan was re-appointed Kalantar. Jealous of the prestige accruing
to the Consulate by reason of its having secured redress for the bastis, the
Bussian Consul proceeded to engineer a counter-demonstration on behalf of
Mir Ahmed Shah. About 150 of the latter's followers came to Bunder Abbas
and having invoked the Russian Consul's aid were accommodated in the house
of his Tehrani
munshi
A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf.
. After further protracted indecision on the part of the
local authorities, the Governor of the Gulf Ports arrived and settled the matter
by appointing Assadullah Khan and Mir Ahmed Shah as joint Kalantars of
the Shamilat.
During the first three months of the year, the district to the west of
Bunder Abbas was rendered unsafe owing to the depredations of Mulla
Hashim, an adherent of the Deputy-Governor of Lar.
In August, the Fargbun district was much disturbed, owing to hostilities
between Ali Khan, Kalantar of Ahmedi, and the sons of the late Gharib Shah,
Kalantar of Parshun. The dispute originated through both parties claiming
the right to the Kalantarship of Earghun. M. Ovseenko, the Russian Consul,
who was staying at Siahu* at the time, endeavoured to effect a settlement
between the disputants, but was unsuccessful. After some bloodshed on both
sides, the matter was settled by the appointment to the disputed Kalantarship
of Mirza Hassan, a son of Hazi Ali Kuli Khan, the Deputy-Governor
of Lar.
Early in November, the Baharloo tribesmen, instigated it was said by the
Kowam-ul-Mulk, who had been dismissed from office at Shiraz, rose and
descending from Ears territory, committed vast depredations in the Bunder
Abbas district. Scarcely a village escaped their attention and the town
became inundated with pHnic-stricken villagers. By December nothing remained
in the district upon which the desperacoes couid lay their hands and when
Khamir on the Clarence Straits was attacked and rumour became strong that
Bunder Abbas itself was their next objective, the local authorities besought aid
from the Governor of Bu^hire. So threatening was the outlook that it became
necessary to devise measures for the protection of the British subjects in the
town and H. M. S. Lapwing airived as a precautionary measure. The
prespnce of the gunboat restored confidence and deterred the raiders from a too
near approach to the town; At this stage, the Governor arrived from Bushire
with 120 sarbazes and two guns, which force was promptly despatched to
Ginao to guard the pass. • The force remained in camp until early in January,
when, with the disappearance of the raiders, it returned to Bushire.
Caravan traffic. It is only natural that with the prevalence of disturbances such as those
above enumerated, together with the lamentable state of the country generally,
robberies of goods in eourse of transit were frequent, while, from time to time,
the caravan tiaffic became completely paralysed. In September, a caravan
was attacked in the Eudkhana Duzdi and eight British Indian subjects return
ing from Meshed, were robbed of merchandise valued at 1,700
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
. A few
days later, the Persian post bags, en route for Kerman, were robbed near
Doulatabad. Early in October, the news from the interior became so disquiet
ing that caravan traffic was entirely suspended. This state of things continued
until the end of Dt cember. In January the caravan traffic ^as resumed,
but owing to the large accumulation of merchandise by reason of the previous
inactivity, transport rates became exorbitant. The closing month of the year
found the caravan routes again disturbed and robberies in the Shamilat were
common. A so^ ar of the Kerman Consular Escort was robbed near Baghu of
two donkey loads of personal property and up to date the local authorities
have taken no steps to satisfy the resulting claim.
Trade Repeated attempts to secure the return to Bunder Abbas from Lar of
disabilities. the debtors who absconded in 1£06 have been unsuccessful, and the f
still practised bv fraudulent debtors and others seeking to evade their liabi
ties. In several instances, British Indian creditors have submitted to tte
meagre terms offered by these debtors and have accepted a composition, rather
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The volume contains Administration Report on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. for 1905-1906 (Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 1907); Administration Report on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1906-1907 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1908); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and the Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1907-1908 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1909); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and the Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for April-December1908 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1909); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. for the Year Ending 31st December 1909 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1911); and Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. for the Year 1910 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1911).
The Reports contain reviews by the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. and chapters on each of the consulates, agencies, and other administrative regions that made up the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. . The Reports contain information on political developments, territorial divisions, local administration, principal tribes, British personnel and appointments, trade and commerce, naval and marine matters, communications, judicial matters, archaeology, pearl fisheries, the slave trade, arms and ammunition traffic, medical matters and public health, oil, notable visitors and events, meteorological data, and related topics.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 306 on the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. The following folios need to be folded out to be read: ff. 40, 261.
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