!['Military Report on S.-W. Persia, Vol. I. Bakhtiari Garmsir' [‎43v] (91/168)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100025472967.0x000001/IOR_L_MIL_17_15_10_1_0091.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'Military Report on S.-W. Persia, Vol. I. Bakhtiari Garmsir' [‎43v] (91/168)")
'Military Report on S.-W. Persia, Vol. I. Bakhtiari Garmsir' [43v] (91/168)
The record is made up of 1 volume (80 folios). It was created in 1909. 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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
74
Route No. 17 — concld .
Supplies. — Nil.
Water .—See body of report.
No. of stage.
Names of stages.
Distances.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
1
Shikarab
9
9
General direction south-south-east. Leav
ing Maidan Minaftfm Fort, proceed 1
mile east to first rig (eastern), then cross
stream and proceed across garh to Tambi
south-west till 4J miles' keepin. on the sn„rh T, y to V lorses - follow the river
5 miles. Ascend by ■T"' !<>"'“* ™ehed at
Crossing the gach which is steep and difficult, 'read, Shikarab’wiW^at s' '’t ""‘“i
turn south towards camp of that name, which can be easily recog,d'ed by a .ed .“a
in the river a few hundred yards south of it. For detail‘ see No ls b ? d
another treck branching off from the Oil Company’s road ; t ImSm Riz 5 T ' S alS °
traffic
Sar
Route No. 18.
MimItain to Shushtar via Masambul?.
Epitome.
G.n.ral-A a important route, though its various stages are largely used for loci
Wor^h^S'/ffi ^ 6 mil6S ttttttediately before reaching
Supplies—See Appendix III and Gazetteer (Makwand).
Water—From springs, scarce in summer.
Stages for troops—Sur Tiyuk might be used as a halting place.
Names of stages.
Distances.
w C2
Sar Tiyuk
19J
19J
d ' r f Cti ° n north-west. Leavim
Khadaha 1 to CW
Rhadaya (Bahmai), 50 huts, 10 or 15
at | mile. At 2 mile cross the Rudkhaneh-i-Ramuz 11 forda^b’e^ 08 ^ th ® PGtan g rivei
heavy ram, and for a few weeks after the melting of the snowd nr, 3 ^ £* & feW da;vrs after
by an easy p a th along low rocky ridge running parallel tn U, + e ^ a ngasht. Proceed
cultivated tract of Barm-i-Gandu, and joffiSuz jtr, f track - At 10 miles reach
Sar Tiyuk at MJ miles. Suppli limS.Yuei “cate ’ r °" te No ' 12 Beach
About this item
- Content
It consists of a military report on S W Persia, specifically Bakhtiari Garmsir [Bakhtīārī], created for the personal information of the officers of the Army in India. Compiled in the Division of the Chief of the Staff, Army Head Quarters, India. Printed at the Government Monotype Press, Simla, 1909.
It includes: a preface by Wilfrid Malleson, Assistant Quarter-Master General, Intelligence Branch; an account of the tribal and political aspect of the district by the British Consul for Arabistan [Khūzestān], David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer; and a note on medical matters by Dr M Y Young of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company Limited.
It is divided into the following sections:
- general – geographical, geological, zoological, tribal, strategical, archaeological, and linguistic;
- military – climate, supplies, transport, communications, and medical;
- route reports - compiled in 1908 covering the whole area with a network of known tracks;
- Gazetteer notes – geographical information;
- appendices – including a statement of resources in the district, traffic returns, reports on the carrying capacity of steamers on the Kārūn and the tramway at Nasiri, genealogical trees, and a note on the operations of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
Also includes one map on folio 81: 'MAP to illustrate Military Report on S.W. PERSIA'.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (80 folios)
- Arrangement
The item consists of a single report and an accompanying map enclosed in a pocket on the inside back cover. A contents page at the front of the volume (f 4) and index at the rear (ff 72-79) both reference the volume’s original printed pagination.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 82; 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 file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
'Military Report on S.-W. Persia, Vol. I. Bakhtiari Garmsir' [43v] (91/168), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/MIL/17/15/10/1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100036693398.0x00005c> [accessed 29 March 2025]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100036693398.0x00005c
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100036693398.0x00005c">'Military Report on S.-W. Persia, Vol. I. Bakhtiari Garmsir' [‎43v] (91/168)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100036693398.0x00005c"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100025472967.0x000001/IOR_L_MIL_17_15_10_1_0091.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100025472967.0x000001/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/L/MIL/17/15/10/1
- Title
- 'Military Report on S.-W. Persia, Vol. I. Bakhtiari Garmsir'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:24v, 30v:80v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence