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‘Military report on Persia Volume I 1930’ [35r] (74/154)
The record is made up of 1 volume (73 folios). It was created in 1920-1931. 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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( b ) Sbistan.
According to the enumeration by the Arbitration Com
mission (1902—1905), the total population of Seistan waa
then 136,591 souls. This number is fluctuating from con
stant emigration between Persian and Afghan territory.
Generally speaking, the Baluchis, Brahuis, Afghans, Tajiks
and Arabs here are Sunnis, some 30,000 in number. The
remainder of the population are Shiah. Some Baluchi
headmen call themselves Shiahs to curry favour with Per-
sian officials. There is no religious feeling in Seistan, nor
antagonism between sects. Priestly and religious classes
exercise considerable influence and are men of authority.
The inhabitants of Persian and Afghan Seistan are
indentical from an ethnological point of view. Both are
a medley of heterogeneous races and tribes, Persian, Arab,
Turkish, Baluch, Brahui, Afghan, etc.
The Baluch, Brahui and Nauri are noted fighters and
display considerable fearlessness especially on looting and
raiding excursions. An important feature in connection
with recruitment for the Seistan Levy Corps was that
recruiting was done entirely through local Sardars, who
sent in complete tribal troops with nominated leaders who
were appointed Jemadars.
The most important tribes are: —
Sinjarani .—Sinjarani Baluchis who came originally
from .Baluchistan about 1800 A.D. It is
questionable whether the tribe is a branch of the
Taukhi Baluch, but undoubtedly all the other
Taukhi tribes in Seistan ostensibly owe allegiance
to them. The present
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
, Haji Khan, son
of Khan Jehan Khan, is a nonentity, addicted
to opium smoking, in consequence of which the
repute of the tribe is suffering. The Chakansur
portion of the tribe under Sardars Ata Muham
mad Khan and Taj Muhammad Khan is very
flourishing. Fighting men 1,500; Rifles 2,000
old, but serviceable.
Nauri .-—Nauri Baluchis, settled in the villages of
Khwaja Ahmad and Jalalabad. They number 400
families, and are important, because their
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
,
Khudadad Khan, son of Said Khan, is first
cousin to Amir Hisa-ud-Dauleh, the representa
tive of the senior line of the Amirs of Qainat.
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Military report on the Khurasan [Khurāsān] and Seistan [Sīstān] regions of Persia [Iran], with maps and illustrations. Produced by the General Staff, India, and published in Calcutta [Kolkata] by the Government of India Press, 1931. Marked for official use only.
The report includes chapters on:
- a history of Khurasan and Seistan
- the geography of Khurasan and Seistan (mountains, rivers, deserts, an alphabetical listing of towns) and climate (including assessments of the health risks associated with both regions)
- population (religion, tribes)
- resources (including crops, grazing, fuel, transport, and a note on horses and mules in Khurasan)
- armed forces (including a description of the Eastern Division of the Persian military, an Order of Battle, organisation, armaments, equipment, clothing, rations, training)
- aviation (detailing the organisation, personnel, equipment, aerodromes, etc., of the Persian Air Force)
- administration (municipal, police, justice, department of public instruction, revenue, roads and communications, census, post and telegraphs, sanitation)
- communications (railways, roads, types of motor transport in use, principal routes used by travellers from Meshed [Mashad] to Russian territory, telegraphs, telephones, wireless)
An appendix includes a veterinary note on conditions in Khurasan and Seistan. The volume also includes four colour plates illustrating different badges associated with Persian army and police officers, and a number of maps and diagrammatic maps.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (73 folios)
- Arrangement
A contents page at the front of the volume (f 6) and index at the rear (ff 64-66) 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 75; 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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- ‘Military report on Persia Volume I 1930’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:3v, 5r:61v, 64r:67v, 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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