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'Reports of administration for 1918 of divisions and districts of the occupied territories in Mesopotamia. Volume I' [20v] (45/470)
The record is made up of 1 volume (231 folios). It was created in 1919. 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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34
ibn Shaikh Saiyid Sarkal, Shaikh Kamil ibn Shaikh Rahim, cultivating m the
Hajilar area, the valley of the Ab-i-Khurkhan. , ^ . K
Further north, at Shamiran, Muhammad Taqi Beg and Muhammad Beg
San Ahmad, both of whom unsatisfactory and clearly identified with e ur s.
Within the area under our control throughout the year the tribes, with tew
exceptions, have given uniform satisfaction and rendered excellent service. it
leading personality in the district is Mustafa
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
Bajlan, whose sympa lies ave
always been pro-British and whose influence extending throughout the province
has always been directed in the interests of law and order.
The chief tribal elements are:—
(1) The Dilo, Chief Mahmud Beg, employed by us as head of irregular
horse from his own tribe, and assisted by the younger members of the Dilo
family, Ibrahim Beg, Karim Beg and Hasan Beg.
(2) The Suramiri, chief Muhammad Beg, raised irregular horse tor the
southern part of the District, similar to those of Mahmud Beg, and did a
great deal towards bringing lands under cultivation again, and repopulating
deserted villages.
(3) Talabani, represented by ‘Abdul Wahab, son of Shaikh Hamid,
chiefly on the Kifri side of the Diyalah, but cultivating some land in the
District.
( 4 ) Bajlan sections, in Binkudrah under Wali Agha Bajlan, and Qadir
Aghar Bajlan in the Quraitu area, who died in June 1918.
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The volume comprises annual reports and administration reports, submitted by Political Officers, for the following divisions in occupied Mesopotamia [Iraq]: Samara; Ba'qubah; Khaniqin [Khānaīqn]; Samawah; Shamiyah [Shāmīyah]; Hillah; Dulaim [Anbar]; Basrah; Qurnah; 'Amarah [Al 'Amārah]; Kut; Nasiriyah; Kirkuk; and the Kuwait Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. [Kuwayt].
The administration reports often include details under the following headings: tribal and political boundaries; revenue; irrigation; agriculture; industry; municipalities; judicial; education; medical and sanitation; housing; police; jails; Shabanahs; labour; Waqf; establishment and personnel. They often contain appendices, providing statistical tables, special reports, notes on prominent personalities, lists of ruling Shaikhs, and details of court cases and prisoners.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (231 folios)
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A table of contents can be found at page 2 (folio 2v).
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 233; 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 (445pp, including maps and tables).
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- IOR/L/PS/20/250
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- 'Reports of administration for 1918 of divisions and districts of the occupied territories in Mesopotamia. Volume I'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:232v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence