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'Military Report on Iraq (Area 6 Lower Euphrates)' [8r] (20/452)
The record is made up of One Volume (421 pages). 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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CHAPTER I.
Page.
394
394
394
395
395
395
395
395
395
395
396
399
History.
General .—Owing to the absence of reliable data giving a consecu
tive record of this country its existing history cannot bnt be in
complete and,-to some extent, inaccurate, as a portion of that which
is available is derived from what has been passed down by word o f
month from one generation to another.
As regards the later history—outstanding events, in the order in
which they took place, are tabulated below.
The history of the Muntafiq together with that of the Sa'dun (their
ruling family) is dealt with separately.
General History.
Date.
Muntafiq History.
Basrah consisted of 10,000
houses.
1604
The Shah of Persia demanded
that the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
of Basrah
should acknowledge the
suzerainty of Persia, since
Basrah had captured Portn-
guese trade after the fall of
Hormuz and its evacuation
by the Portuguese. This was
refused. A Persian army
therefore advanced on Basrah
via Arabistan, but failed
owing to the intervention of
Portuguese vessels on the
Karun.
1624
A second Persian Army was
sent against Basrah this time
vid Qurnah. This also was
forced to retire.
1625
Basrah came under Turkish
control.
1669
1
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This volume was compiled as one of ten military reports to aid British military operations in Iraq published by the General Staff of British Forces in Iraq. It covers Area 6, or Lower Euphrates and contains chapters that cover the history, geography, climate, ethnography, natural resources, as well as the tribal makeup of region. The final chapters are devoted to important personalities, and communications infrastructure.
The volume is particularly detailed given that the area it covers was the site of a major anti-British insurrection in 1920. As such it is particularly detailed on the political and demographic makeup of the region and its people.
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- One Volume (421 pages)
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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 224; 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 volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- 'Military Report on Iraq (Area 6 Lower Euphrates)'
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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