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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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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.
Gaih District.
Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Syed Khan was very seriously ill in November 1907 • },
suffering from paralysis and was not expected to live. He recovered' Wa8
and in March 1908 came south to meet the Governor of Bushire (DerT 0 R eV ^ r
at Charbar to settle the customs question. $)
One serious case of murder occurred during the year, the victim
named Mir Said Khan (son of Azam Khan), who was related to the Ch\
or
Gaih. Mir Said Khan married the widow of the late Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Hussein Ki
(formerly Chief of Gaih) and obtained with her much property and m
Soon after the marriage Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Syed Khan and Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Islam Khan 0 • ne5^ .J ,
+.hp Tnmifiv in f.liA Inffl TTncomn JThan'* xrriA^ ™1.- i UaiI neQ
the money belonging to the late Hussein Khan's widow, which resulted
quarrel, and the ultimate murder of Mir Said Khan, said to have been ^ a
trated by Sardars Syed Khan and Islam Khan. perpe-
Owing to the incapacity of Mir Syedullah of the Bir Sub-district tli
Bir Sub-district. ^ of Rs - 200 per annum' was
Mir Sahib Khan. dmded betWeen Mir Sher - ^
Four cases of slaves being shipped to the Arab Coast from the ports of
stave traffic. Gaih were sported during the year..
In the coastal portion of the Gaih district practically no rain fell this
Rainfall and Crops. season, and the crops of barley, jttwarr
and cotton have entirely failed. The
northern portion of the district where dates and rice are principally cultivated
are not so badly affected as water is obtained by srmll rivers from the
mountains some 30 miles north of Gaih,. where the rainfall is generally o>ood
These small rivers are bunded, and the water diverted into numerous channels'
and used as required. 5
Large numbers of the poorer classes of Bakchis in the south of the
district, have gone over to Maskat where they earn a fair living as coolies A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory. and
date packers.
Dashttari District..
Mir Abdi" Khan of Dashtyari died on the 16t.h January 1908, and was
succeeded by his son, Mir Din Mohamed. The Dashtyari subsidy of Hs 1 000
per annum is now divided equally between Mir Din Mohamed and Mir
MahmudKhan. Mir Din Mohamed is aged about 19 vears ; he has for the
past four years been instructed in the management of the district by his uncle
Mir Mahmud Khan, with whom he is on the best of terms. Although still'
very young Mir Din Mohamed is exceptionally popular in the district on
account of his sound judgment and leniency to the poorer people, and there
seems reason to hope that the district will thrive under his and his uncle's
V t * i ? 8 1 ^ ) ' . ? other districts in Persian Baluchistan, the population
ot Dashtyan is increasing. r
Tke limited rainfall this year affects Bashtyan rather more than other
EainM and Crops. districts, as their chief export is cotton,
, . ... , which requires much water in the
early stages of its growth. Ihe barley and dball crops hare also failed, hut
18 a falr Quantity of grain in the country from last year's good crops.
Bahu District.
Last year it was shown how Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Syed Khan of Gaih used Mir Ahmed
Jinan as his tool for the purpose of extracting as much money as possible out
ot his district. A few months later Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Syed Khan dismissed Mir Ahmed
Khan, and appointed Mir Nawab An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. Khan {Syed Khan's nephew) as Chief of
tut w , Ca "' y (>n tlle administration of the district with Mir Asraf Khan.
Mir Wawab Khan is a strong man; he brought with him some 400 armed
lotto wersto Balm Kalat which created quite an impression in the country.
He dismissed Mir Ahmed Khan from the district and threatened to kill him
t he entered the Bahu district again. Mir Ahmed Khan has for the past
seven months been living at Dashtyari with Mir Mahmud Khan, who

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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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1 volume (304 folios)

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There is a list of contents at the front of each Report.

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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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