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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.
This move proved successful, and resulted in the people of Ispahan in
viting him to come and take Ispahan, which he did early in January, with the
assistance of Abdul Kasim Khan and his father Ibrahim Khan, Zergham-es-
Saltaneh of the family of Biza Kuli Khan, who for the last 15 years had been
' out of the coach' as far as Bakhtiari affairs were concerned.
Very slight resistance was offered, the Governor took ' bast (Per.) A Persian custom allowing an individual to seek asylum at a designated location. ' (refuge) in
the British Consulate-General and Najf Kuli Khan, Samsam-es-Saltaneh,
established himself as Governor of Ispahan.
This was the first of the Bakhtiari moves, which ultimately culminated
in the taking of Tehran and the deposal of Muhammad Ali Shah.
Haji Ali Kuli Khan, 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. Assad, accompanied by Murtaza Kuli
Khan, the eldest son of the Samsam-es-Saltaneh, arrived in Mohammerah, in
the end of March, and proceeded to Malamir en route to Ispahan, where he
arrived early in May. While at Malamir, Haji Ali Kuli Khan, 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.
Assad, called a meeting of the Bakhtiari Khans, the outcome of which was an
agreement between the two families to stand by each other and espouse the
Nationalist cause, one of the signatories of which agreement was Ghulam
Husein Khan, 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. Muhtasham.
Subsequent on this agreement Ghulam Husein Khan, 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. Muhta
sham, raised a force to accompany the 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. Assad, but, owing to a quarrel,
temporarily seceded from the Nationalist cause, returned to Ardal, his head
quarters, and sent the force so raised to the assistance of his brother Lutf
Ali Khan, Amir-i-Muffakham, a supporter of the Royalist cause, who was
at that time incamped with a Royalist force at Khalidabad, 64 miles north of
Ispahan, About two months later, the agreement, above-mentioned, was
ratified at Dastena, and Ghulam Husein Khan, 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. Muhtasham, finally
threw in his lot with the other Bakhtiari Khans who had espoused the Nation
alist cause.
On the secession of Ghulam Husein Khan, 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. Muhtasham, and the
arrival of Haji Ali Kuli Khan, Sa^dar Assad, at Ispahan, Najf Kuli Khan,
Samsam-es-Saltaneh, telegraphed to Shaikh Khazal, Shaikh of Mohammerah,
that a split had occurred between the Ilkhani The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran. and Haji Ilkhani The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran. families of
Bakhtiaris^ in reply to which Shaikh Khazal both telegraphically and
through His Majesty's Consul at Ahwaz offered to act as intermediary be
tween the two families, in accordance with the agreement made in 1908 be
tween the Bakhtiaris and Shaikh Khazal.
Circumstances decreed however that his mediation was not necessary,
though later, in the summer, his assistance was. sought for the Nationalist
cause and given in the shape of a loan of 12,000 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. .
After much vacillation on the part of the Bakhtiari Khans, Haji Ali
Kuli Khan, 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. Assad, decided, towards the end of June, to make the
final move which resulted, after the junction of the Bakhtiari forces with
those of the Sipahdar Reshti, in the capture of Tehran and the deposition of
Muhammad Ali Shah on the 13th July.
As the circumstances of the march on, and capture of, Tehran are outside
the purview of this Consulate, the matter is not touched on, though a few facts
regarding the Bakhtiari forces engaged on the Nationalist side may be of
interest.
It is estimated that no more than 2,500 cavalry and infantry were en
gaged in the final movement on Tehran, the chief Khans who took part in
the advance being 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. Assad, 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. Muhtasham 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. Bahadur,
Salar-i-Heshmat and Abdul Kasim Khan.
Though it is difficult to arrive at an accurate estimate of the Bakhtiari
casualties in the fighting which ensued, it is probable that the number did not
exceed 50. The paucity of casualties can only be attributed to the fact that,
as far as possible, the Bakhtiaris avoided doing each other much damage
when they came into collision, together with the fact that, at anything ex
cept point-blank ranges, their marksmanship is most inferior.
Among the Khans of any note who were killed were Assadullah Khan,
brother of the Zergham-es-Saltaneh, Azezullah Khan, son-in-law of the

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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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