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‘Gazetteer of Persia, Part III, including Fārs, Lūristān, Arabistān, Khūzistān, Yazd, Karmānshāh, Ardalān, Kurdistān’ [325r] (654/686)
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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627 4 '° A
TAJlN—Lat. Long. Elev.
A river of Luristan, which is formed by the junction of the Kazan
and Kipkan rivers in the Chimishk gorge, between Shahinshah and
Chimishk, and eventually falls into the Kashghan. {Schindler.)
TAJRUD—Lat. Long. Elev.
A river in Khuzistan which risesjn the plain of Shahr-i-zur, and, joining
with the Salm, falls into the Ab-i-Shlrvan in the plain of Semiram.
[Chesney.)
TAKHT. See Chastun.
TAKHT-I-CHUN— Lat. Long. Elev.
A plateau in Luristan crossed between Mukhbarabad and Birinjzar
on the Khuramabad-Dizful road. At the end of the plateau there
is a river that comes down from the Mangerrah mountains.
{Schindler.)
TAKHT-I-JAMSHlD—
See Persepolis.
TAKHT-I-JAMSHlD—-Lat. Long. Elev.
A remarkable hill, 10 miles from Yazd. Its sides are abrupt and the
summit level. {K. Abbott?)
TAKHT-I-KAjAR—
A palace near Shiraz, Ears, about one-fourth of a mile north,
situated on the slope of a hill. A large span of ground is enclosed
by high brick walls which surround the buildings and gardens. The
entrance gate is covered with coloured tiles. Both palace and gardens
are now somewhat dilapidated. At the foot of the hill is a large
basin of water, 70 yards square, with a fountain in the centre. At
each corner are small summer-houses, gaudily painted with bright
flowing colours. From the edge of this basin rise six terraces, one
above the other, on which stand rows of orange trees, the walls of
each terrace being of coloured tiles. The ground is laid out in flower
beds. On the highest terrace is the palace, small and mean-looking,
its materials flimsy, and the decorations tawdry and glaring. The
walls of some of the rooms, which are open to the front, are covered
with representations in fresco of Persian beauties. On both sides
and at the back of the buildings is a spacious garden, in which are
rows of oranges, cypresses, and fruit-trees.
This palace was built by Fatah 'All Shah when Governor of Shiraz,
during the life of his uncle, and was long his residence. Many
evidences of his taste and luxurious habits still remain. Now all is
going rapidly to ruin and decay, and in a very short time the veiy
materials will be removed to build with them another equally cost y
and useless toy, which, in its turn, will be neglected and diverted.
( Ouseley— Useher.)
TAKHT-I-SULXMAN—Lat. Long. Elev.
A mound in Fars, near the village of Murghab, on the 10 a 10 m
Persepolis to Isfahan. It is noticeable on account of the ruins ot
buildings coeval with those of Persepolis. {Kinneir.)
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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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