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'Who's Who in Persia (Volume II)' [93r] (190/454)
The record is made up of 1 volume (223 folios). It was created in 1923. 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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JEKOWSKY.—Secretary to Russian Legation. Tehran,
is a eipner expert. (1920).
JEHANGIR—Young son of late Muhammad Khan,
Kashquli. Kalantar of Kashqulis, December 1918.
JEHANGIR KHAN—Is the Mohammadan name of Henri
Semino, better known as Henri Khan. His grand
father, General Semino (Persian Army) was a French
military instructor, who had a son by a Georgian
woman (wife) named Nicholas Semino, afterwards
in the employ of the Persian Postal Department, and
now retired. Nicholas Semino married an Armenian
woman of Julfa (Ispahan) and Henri Semino is
one of their children. Later Nicholas apostatized to
the Mohammadan religion. The family is still under
French protection. Henri Semino Avas sent to a
military academy in the south of France for his
education. On his return to Persia, he was employed
in different posts under the Persian Government. He
followed his father’s example and became a Moham
madan. At one time he was attached to the suite
of H. H. the Farman Farma, when the prince was
Governor General of Arabistan, and while at Ker-
manshah, Henri Semino met Colonel (then Captain)
Gough. Later Henri Semino was in the service of
the “ Maliyeh ” at Meshed.
He came to Shiraz with his family (his wife is also his
cousin) at the beginning of 1909, and was then trans
lator in the Post Office. He speaks French fluently,
and can read and write it, but has no knowledge of
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The first edition of Who's Who in Persia (Volume II) , compiled by the General Staff, India, comprises a biographical dictionary of individuals, families, and tribes connected with Persia in 1923.
At the front of the volume (ff 4-7) it includes lists of:
- foreign representatives in Tehran;
- Persian representatives in foreign countries;
- Persian honorary members of various British Orders;
- Persian Cabinet members to 1920;
- new Persian Cabinet members from 2 March 1921;
- Persian Cabinet members from 5 June 1921.
It also includes genealogical trees for certain entries.
The volume was published by the Superintendent, Government Central Press, Simla.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (223 folios)
- Arrangement
The biographical entries are arranged in alphabetical order from front to back, with cross-references where required.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 225; 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.
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- Title
- 'Who's Who in Persia (Volume II)'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:224v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence