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'Who's Who in Persia (Volume II)' [99r] (202/454)
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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KIKXADZE.—Assistant to Hardingen (q.v.). Formerly
in Persian Cossack Division.
KILLAXDER.—Swede, Captain of Persian Gendarmerie.
Stirred up tribesmen on Shiraz road 1915, after
defeat of Gendarmerie at Burugird, escaped. Re
ported 18th January 1917 leaving Constantinople for
Baghdad. Summer 1917 near Sulaimaniyah. Au
tumn 1917, East of Tigris.
KITABJI (Faub ).— Residing in Switzerland and anxious
to become Persian Minister at Berne, December 1918.
KIRSANOF.—Russian military agent, Hamadan 1915
to 1916. Liaison Officer with British Force “D”
February 1917. Speaks English and French. Of
undecided character. Was never in command of
troops. Has always served in Military Intelligence.
KOLOMITSEFF.—Extreme Bolshevik in Tehran. Work
ing against us. (1918).
KOCHTARIA.—Georgian. Exploits forestry in Gilan
and Mazandaran. Employed at Russian Embassy
Tehran. Employs one Evreisnoff, noted Anglophobe.
Employs also certain Georgians who are in liaison
with Moscow by means of Haidar Khan Tarverdieff
(Amoglou) and his brother Abbas.
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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