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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [218v] (441/616)
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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ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE
PERSIAN GULF
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Medjliss and local Council, he was careful to keep the entire direction of all
affairs in his own hands, no single order issued by any department being
valid without his seal. In the case of an ordinary Governor-General, this
would have resulted in administrative chaos, owing to the flood of arrears
which the laissez-faire policy of Asaf-ed-Dowleh had left for settlement; but
Saham-ed-Dowleh united an extraordinary personal energy to an equally
unusual capacity for the organization of business and the economizing of
time. His system for registration of petitions, for checking the progress of
business through the various departments so as to fix responsibility of delay
in any particular case, and for the orderly preservation of archives, was
worthy of the best modern administration, and the pertinacity with which
he almost daily paid surprise visits to the various departm|nts showed that
he had correctly gauged the capacity of his countrymen for sustained effort.
From the day of his arrival until his failure to bluff Sowlet became obvious,
he had the city completely in hand, and there can be little doubt that he would
gradually have extended the circle of his authority through the province, had
he only been supplied with the necessary forces from head-quarters. Thus
the new constitutional experiment in Shiraz when entrusted to Saham-ed-
Dowleh was in hands which were not only strong but clean. In such hands
it has failed and its failure must be regarded as definitive.
Moazziz-ed-Dowleh's relations with the Governor-General grew progress
ively more and more strained, and he
Karguzar. felt himself in a very false position on
the completion of the local revolution in March. He consequently resigned
at the end of April, and was directed to remain in charge until the arrival
of his successor, Ehtisham-i-Humayun, from Tehran. The latter, however,
never appeared, and Moazziz-ed-Dowleh eventually left with Asaf-ed-Dowleh
abandoning his post without leave. At the end of July, Muvaqqar-ed-Dowleh
was appointed to act and was eventually confirmed while protesting that his
acceptance must be regarded as provisional. He is a familiar figure in these
Administration Reports, and it is sufficient to say th&t his thorough know
ledge of English and unusually Western type of mind make him extremely
pleasant to deal with, even though he is more tenacious of his own point of
view than most Persian officials and more skilful in maintaining it.
Under Asaf-ed-Dowleh,
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.
Firuz. His leading characteristics were
^ ^ described last year, and he did not im-
Deputy Governor. prove He ^ ^
Under Ala-ed-Dowleh, Beha-es-Sultaneh and Mudabbir-es-Sultaneh
jointly. As the first of these two was the leader of the cabal against Ala-ed-
Dowleh, and the second was instantly prostrated with fever, their adminis
tration was not very effective, and on the 25th July, they repudiated respon
sibility for order in the town.
Under Saham-ed-Dowleh, Asem-es-Sultaneh, Commander of the Buz-
challu regiment. This appointment was speedily cancelled on Saham's arri
val, the official in question being quite unsuitable for this or any employment.
The post remained unfilled until early in December when Saham-ed-Dowleh
very foolishly nominated Nasr-ed-Dowleh to it, an appointment which was
no enhancement of the latter's dignity, while it gave gratuitous offence to
Sowlet-ed-Dowleh.
For the first two months of the year the centre of gravity of Fars politics
Local Politics was * n Laristan, where the Kawami
brothers spent much time and money in
manoeuvring according to the recognised Persian practice, i.e., combining
the maximum of noise with the minimum of bloodshed. Kawam-ul-Mulk
eventually abandoned the field to the Lari Seyyid and arrived in Shiraz on
March 7th.
The only event in Shiraz worthy of note during this period was one
which illustrated better than ever the " opera bouffe " side of Persian poli
tics. On the 20th February the Bakhtiaris in Ispahan who had control of the
Ispahan telegraph office sent a telegram purporting to come from the Sadr
Azam in Tehran directing Asaf-ed-Dowleh to proceed urgently to Tehran.
The telegram was fully credited and Asaf-ed-Dowleh made all preparations
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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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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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