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'File 22/16 II (A66) Gwadur' [17r] (38/380)
The record is made up of 1 volume (188 folios). It was created in 11 May 1929-13 Jun 1932. 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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MLochiRtin originally boloics to the Shah of* Persia, for
practical purposes, the country had hitherto "been rulea over
ty the petty Ualochi Chiefs. The name of the last of such
Chief was i..ir Dost j^uharrad Khan son of , ir • Ali iuhammad Khan
Baranzai* After disarming nearly the Thole of Persia except
Persian -^alochistan, the Persian Government turned their
attention towards Persian ialochistan and took to the t^sk of
suMuing the recalcitrant Chiefs and disanninf: the tribesmen,
Accordingly In the Taeginning of the last quarter of the year
under report, Persian Anaios rallied forth from Oissuk and
Kerman via Bam etc., towards Bampur, the then seat of ir
Dost Mohamad llian, v /ho after ordinary fighting in Miich his
nearest relative
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.
Ibrviilm Klian of famous Hadir Khan
murder famo was killed -ith a band of his choicest soldiers,
secretly ran away to Sarlsaa a fortified place, m has strong the
-ed his position there and is still there.
Hie Persian Oonnandmt, Mirrpur, then disarmed th
people and stationed a"bout tliree thousands of soldiers at
Paruaalat and a sl-dlar number of armed men at Sarawan,
Irandgan, Dam in, Katkan and Diauk etc,,. Several times the
P ersian Commandant tried in vain to pursuale j ir Dost Utfvr .mad
I
Khan to accompany him to Tehran with a view to win the favour
of 3hah, "but Dost . uiin.-.mad Kiian and his*father lid not
to the plan, which they thought ^as ill-intentioned and "based
on lilitary tactics similar to those employed on Shaikh Khn^.* al
■
of Muhammerah, no^ exiled at Tehran,
The unyielding: attitude of l-lr Dost Muliammad Kh^
once made the position grave, "but the passive policy the
Persian Ciovernment -^hich continues hitherto w on the ground and
did not cause a remarkalde Change in the present calm state of
affairs. It is rumoured that for the ensuing six months Persiar
:
Government will only watch the situation anxiously and care
fully before taking any decisive and "bold steu as to the destir
of Mr Dost Muhammad Khan,
SHIPPIKG. COi.u.miCAriOKS AiO TllAlK,
Gwadur is one of the Gulf Ports on the
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The file covers political, economic and general matters at Gwadar (which is referred to throughout as ‘Gwadur’). The file includes Annual Report of the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Gwadar for the year 1928, written by the British Agent, M Waris Ali, which includes sections on ancient history; area and population; main villages of the Gwadar territory; languages, religion and instruction; constitution, government and justice; British and state representatives; cases settled during the year under report; defence; passports and certificates of identity; frontier news in brief; shipping, communications and trade; foreign and inland commerce and the way in which both have contributed to bring about a destructive effect on Gwadar trade; fish trade; state customs, finance and baladiah; sanitation and doctor; climate, soil, rainfall and agriculture; production, industries and manufactures; mineralogy; slaves and their manumission; government buildings and their upkeep; government post office and telegraph office; meteorological and aeroplanes; banking and currency; weights and measures; the Anglo-Persian Oil Company; distinguished visitors to Gwadar during the year under report; archaeology; locusts; earthquakes; tides and tempests; and obituary for the late British agent, Raja King Lal Khan, who had committed suicide after going insane one night as a result of ‘super abundance [sic] of passport drudgery and other work mixed with anxieties and cares’.
The file also includes papers relating to communal disturbances at Gwadar between Khojas/Aga Khanis (who were British subjects) and Baluchis (subjects of the Sultan of Muscat). The troubles, which followed allegations of the defilement of a mosque with dung by Khojas, resulted in deaths of two members of the Khoja community, 1929-1932
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- 1 volume (188 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The foliation system in use is the sequence of numbers appearing in a circle in the top right hand corner of each page. There is also an old foliation system (not circled), numbered 1 (folio 6); then 98 (folio 103) - end of volume.
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- IOR/R/15/1/379
- Title
- 'File 22/16 II (A66) Gwadur'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:98v, 99ar:99bv, 100r:111v, 114r:185v, 186ar:186av, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence