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PERSIA
Landscape—Blind Karun—Kaban canal—Arab camps -Riverain settle-
ments—Wild game—Ahwaz—The rapids—The great dam—Main rapid
—Highest rapids—Channel, canal, or tramway ?—Ahwaz, or Aginis—War
of 1857—Bunder-i-Nasiri—Introduction to the Mirza—His wily ways—-
His distinguished guests—The Mirza after a night's rest— Dramatis
fersonse —The 'Susa'—The Karun "above Ahwaz—Weiss or Oweiss—
Shapur or Shaur river—Point of confluence—Bund-i-Kir—The^ three
confluents—The Ab-i-Diz—The Ab-i-Shuteit—The Ab-i-Gerger—Night at
Bund-i-Kir—Routes to Shushter—The island—Sunrise—Outskirts of
Shushter—History—Population—Modern Features—Cellars—Trade and
Manufactures—Layard and Selby on the people—Modern character—
Appearance and dress—-Situation of town—Waterworks-—(1) The Ab-i-
Gerger—Dams and mills—(2) The Ab-i-Shuteit—Bund and Bridge of
Valerian—Broken section—(3) TheMinau canal—Tradition of Valerian—
Explanation of ancient hydraulics—Construction of the Gerger canal—
Building of the big hund —The citadel—TheNizam-es-Sultaneh—Arsenal
—Civilities—Descent of the Gerger—The Mirza again—Opposition to
British navigation—Prospect in 1889—Subsequent progress^-Public
works—Native enterprise—British fortunes ......
CHAPTER XXVI
THE NAVY
Persian dread of the sea—Maritime ambitions of Nadir Shah. (1) The Caspian
~ (2) The Persian Gulf—Kerim Khan Zend ; —Treaties of Gulistan and
Turkomanchai—Occupation of Ashurada—The Shah's yacht—The Per
sian Gulf—The 4 Persepolis '—The'Susa' . .
CHAPTER XXVII
THE PERSIAN GULF The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Historical interest of the Gulf—Synopsis. Northern coast line—Southern
coast line—Bunder Mashur and Hindian—Persian jurisdiction—Bunder
Dilam—Bunder Rig—Bushire—Coast landscape—Kharak Island—Dash-
tistan and Kangun—Region of historic interest—Lingah—Native craft
—Trade—Town and population—Island of Kishm—British military
settlements—An adventurer's career—Henjam Island—Ormuz and
Bunder Abbas—History of Ormuz—Portuguese ascendency—Natural dis
advantages—Splendour of city—English merchants—Rupture between
Portugal and Persia—Persian mala Move to Bunder Abbas—Its cli
mate—Collapse of the factory An East India Company trading post. at Bunder Abbas—Removal to Bushire—
Claims of Muscat—Re-assertion of Persian authority—Modern Bunder
Abbas — Trade — Minau — Jask — Indo-European Telegraph — Indian
military station—Modern Jask—Mekran coast—Gwadur—Coast scenery
— History—Survey—History of Oman — Ruling dynasty—Seyid Said,
1804-1856—Muscat and Zanzibar—City of Muscat—Castles—Pano
rama—Climate—City and people—Foreign representatives—Trade—An
old Pretender—Arab warriors—Cape Musandim—English occupation—