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‘Gazetteer of Persia, Part III, including Fārs, Lūristān, Arabistān, Khūzistān, Yazd, Karmānshāh, Ardalān, Kurdistān’ [131v] (267/686)
The record is made up of 1 volume (336 folios). It was created in 1885. 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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240
The Bald Giriwa {i.e., those who live in the mountains) inhabit the
wildest and most inaccessible parts of Luristan ; their southern frontier
is the Dizful river, their northern boundary the river Kashgan ; the
subdivisions are—
1 . Dirikawand, 30 branches, 2,000 families; inhabit the mountains on the borders
of Arabistan.
2. Saki, extinct; massacred by the Dirikawand.
3. Judeki, 500 families; inhabit the valleys between the Bowi mountains and the
Kialan.
4. Papi, 1,000 families, live near the Dziful river.
5. Kashnuwand, 200 families; live near Khuramabad.
The above number in all 8,700 families; in 1836, Rawlinson estima
ted them at 6,000 families, and Layard in 1846 at the same figure.
The following are also classed as Bala Giriwa, viz.—
6 . Makan ’All, have joined the Sagwand.
7. Bajilan, 8 branches; one of the largest of the Lur tribes.
8 . Bairanawand; 18 branches and 7,000 families.
They are classed by Bawlinson and Layard as dependencies.
The Sildh-Sildh.
1. Ghijaswand, nearly extinct.
2. Hasanawand, 16 branches and 2,500 families: winter quarters in the Jaidar
plain; summer quarters in the ’Alishtar plain.
3. Kuliwand, 3 branches; 2,500 families, inhabit the Khawah plain.
4. Yusuf wand, 16 families ; inhabit ’Alishtar;
or, in all, 5,016 families. Rawlinson’s estimate (1836) was 15,000
families, and Layard's (1846) 10,000 families.
Bilfdtl.
1. Muminawand, 12 branches, 2,100 families ; inhabit Tan g-i - Bad & war.
2. Kakawand, 5 branches, 2,000 families; inhabit Darem-Rud, south of Karman-
shah.
3. Imetivand (Yiwetlwand P), 10 branches, 500 families; inhabit south of
Karmanshah.
4. ’Ainawand, 4 branches, 80 families, inhabit Tang-i-Parl;
in all 4,190 families; Rawlinson’s estimate was (1836) 15,000 families,
and Layard’s (1846) the same.
Schindler gives no estimate of the'Pusht-i-Kuh, and his enumera
tion of the Pish-Kuh would seem to be imperfect. There is no doubt,
however, that intestine wars and famines, an extortionate government,
&c., have caused them to diminish in numbers, and not to increase.
In 1884 HajI 'All Khan estimated that the Lurs numbered in all
about 150,000 men. His estimate is valueless. Assuming that the
Lurs in Lur-i-Kuchak number 50,000 families, and allowing five souls
per family, its population would number 250,000. This fairly coincides
with the estimate given on page 39 in Bell’s work on South-West Persia.
The assessment of the tribes is fixed, in the case of the Bakhtiari, at
. . a certain number of Katirs, a sum of money of
Assessment. . , 1
varying value.
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The third of four volumes comprising a Gazetteer of Persia. The volume, which is marked Confidential, covers Fārs, Lūristān [Lorestān], Arabistān, Khūzistān [Khūzestān], Yazd, Karmānshāh [Kermānshāh], Ardalān, and Kurdistān. The frontispiece states that the volume was revised and updated in April 1885 in the Intelligence Branch of the Quartermaster General’s Department in India, under the orders of Major General Sir Charles Metcalfe Macgregor, Quartermaster-General in India. Publication took place in Calcutta [Kolkata] by the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, in 1885.
The following items precede the main body of the gazetteer:
- a note by Lieutenant-Colonel Mark Sever Bell, Deputy Quartermaster General, Intelligence Branch, requesting inaccuracies, omissions and suggestions for the gazetteer be reported to the Deputy Quartermaster General;
- a second note, dated 26 November 1885, describing the geographical scope of the four volumes comprising the Gazetteer of Persia , and also making reference to the system of transliteration used (Hunterian) and authorities consulted;
- a preface, containing a summary of the geographical boundaries of the Gazetteer, a description of the Persian coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , an abridged account of trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the year 1884, and a description of telegraphs in the regions described by the Gazetteer.
The gazetteer includes entries for human settlements (villages, towns and cities), geographic regions, tribes, significant geographic features (such as rivers, canals, mountains, valleys, passes), and halting places on established routes. Figures for latitude, longitude and elevation are indicated where known.
Entries for human settlements provide population figures, water sources, location relative to other landmarks, climate. Entries for larger towns and cities can also include tabulated meteorological statistics (maximum and minimum temperatures, wind direction, remarks on cloud cover and precipitation), topographical descriptions of fortifications, towers, and other significant constructions, historical summaries, agricultural, industrial and trade activities, government.
Entries for tribes indicate the size of the tribe (for example, numbers of men, or horsemen), and the places they inhabit. Entries for larger tribes give tabulated data indicating tribal subdivisions, numbers of families, encampments, summer and winter residences, and other remarks.
Information sources are provided at the end of each gazetteer entry, in the form of an author or source’s surname, italicised and bracketed.
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- 1 volume (336 folios)
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The gazetteer’s entries are arranged in alphabetically ascending order.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 341; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Pagination: the volume has two printed pagination systems, the first of which uses Roman numerals and runs from I to XIII (ff 3-10), while the second uses Arabic numerals and runs from 1 to 653 (ff 12-338).
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