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‘Gazetteer of Persia, Part III, including Fārs, Lūristān, Arabistān, Khūzistān, Yazd, Karmānshāh, Ardalān, Kurdistān’ [140r] (284/686)
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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GUN—GUR
soil; there are five or six wells here for watering the village flocks of
sheep, goats, and donkeys. The latter are numerous, and constitute the
only transport of the country; they are small, but strong and hardy
Each well is provided with a raised drinking trough made «f clay.
^ The village lies | mile from the coast. Here the authority of the
Governor of Bushahr commences and that of Bihbahan ends. The
landing at low water is bad and the anchorage in 3 fathoms, li miles
offshore. {
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Pilot.\
GUNDAR—Lat. Bong. Elev.
A village on the west border of Khuzistan, about 45 miles from Zohab,
on the road to Suhmania, and near the Shirwan valley. ( Rawlinson.)
GUNDAR—Lat. Long. Elev.
Town on the Ab-i-ShIrwan (q.v.)
GUNDESHLU—Lat. Long. Elev.
A range of hills running north-west and south-east, north of the Marv-
da,sht, in Ears. In this range, tradition says, was the quarry that sup-
plied the stones to the builders of Persepolis. It is seen from Shekha-
bad across the Baizah plain. {DurandJ)
GUNDUZLU—
A tribe of Afshars who reside in the vicinity of Baitawand, Turk-i-
Dir and the village of BoleitI, near Shustar, in Khuzistan. During the
winter months, and in summer and autumn they encamp on the Ab-i-
Gargar from Shustar to the junction of that canal with the main body
of the river Karun at Band-i-Kir, and also the plain of Mosi Bena.
The Gunduzlu is the only one of the Afshars who returned to their
own country after being transported thence to the north of Persia.
Many Arab families have joined this tribe, and while the Turkish
language is still understood by them, both Arabic and Persian are
generally spoken. [Layard.)
They consist of 1,500 families. They have among them a consider
able number of expert horsemen, and were in the time of Muhammad
TakI very useful in encounters with the Arabs, to whom .they are
superior in gallantry. {Bell.)
GUR—Lat. Long. Elev.
The ancient name of Firuzabad {q.v.), also Ardashlr Khuvrih. It
was one of the principal towns of the Sassanians. Istakhrih speaks of
it as follows : —
a Gur is one of the foundations of Ardashir, hence the name Gur, or
“ foundation.^ It is reported that the place where it stands was filled
with stagnant water, and resembled a lake, and that Ardashir made a
vow to build a town on the spot where he should conquer his enemies,
and to construct on it a fire-temple, and he was victorious at Gur. He
contrived to remove the water of the place by making an opening for
the water to flow away; and he built on that spot Gur.” (For further
description see Durand.)
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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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