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'Military report on Tehran and adjacent Provinces of North-West Persia (including the Caspian Littoral)' [77v] (159/610)
The record is made up of 1 volume (301 folios). It was created in 1922. 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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122
4. Barfarush.
Present population about 30,000.
General .—Situated on tbe plain of Mazandaran,on the right
bank of the river Babul 12 miles above its mouth at the port of
Meshed-i-Sar, 26 miles West of Sari and 20 miles East of Amok
Barfarush is the commercial capital of Mazandaran and
before the stagnation of Russian trade was a busy centre,
especially for the export of cotton. For short periods it has been
the administrative capital, but usually the Governor of Mazan
daran resides at Sari. The streets are narrow, but stone paved
and kept in fair repair. It is situated midway between the hills
and the sea, about 15 miles from each, shut in by trees and rice
and other cultivation and the summer climate and mosquitoes
are very bad, worse than at Sari, but not quite as bad as at
Amol. Many of the inhabitants migrate to the “yailaq” of
Savad Kuh. For a general description See Gazetteer Vol. II,
page 89.
Inhabitants .—The inhabitants are a peaceful mercantile
population and kept aloof as far as possible from the politics
which have disturbed Mazandaran since 1909. Traders from
Isfahan, Tabriz, and elsewhere are settled in the town and one
quarter is inhabited by Jews who number about 3,000. It is in
a depressed condition owing to the stoppage of trade with
Russia. Numerous bankruptcies have occurred and the popula
tion is believed to have decreased by about 20 per cent, since
1914. *
Clerical influence is strong, and considerable opposition was
made to the employment of female labour in a silk
factory
An East India Company trading post.
worked by Messrs. Stevens during 1912 and 1913. Not more
than 15 per cent, of the population are believed to be literate.
Supplies .—General conditions are as at Sari (q. v.), but
being a bigger town and trading centre, larger quantities are
obtainable.
2,000 B.O.R., 6000 I. O. R. and 2,000 animals could probably
be maintained throughout the year.
Transport .—For general remarks see Sari. About 800
ponies and mules are said to be engaged in the carrying trade
along the Savadkuh—Fxruzkuh route, see Chapter X, para, (c),
Elburz routes No. 1, and many “ charvadars ” come to Barfarush
via Amol, route No. 2.
Communications .—For general remarks see Sari. The
two routes to Tehran are route No. 1, 162 miles and route No,
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Military report compiled by Captain LS Fortescue of the General Staff of the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force and printed in Calcutta at the Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1922.
The volume begins with a statement defining the geographical area covered by the report. The report is divided into ten chapters, plus appendices, each concerning a different subject, as follows:
- Chapter 1: History
- Chapter 2: Geography
- Chapter 3: Climate, Water, Medical and Aviation
- Chapter 4: Ethnography
- Chapter 5: Administration (including a table of provinces with administrative details (folios 123-30)
- Chapter 6: Armed Forces of the Persian Government
- Chapter 7: Economic Resources
- Chapter 8: Tribes
- Chapter 9: Personalities
- Chapter 10: Communications
- Appendices: Glossary of terms; Weights, measures and coinage; Bibliography; Historical sketch (Chapter 1) continued from June 1920 to the end of 1921
At the back of the volume (folio 302) is a map to illustrate the report.
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- 1 volume (301 folios)
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There is a contents page (folio 5) and list of illustrations (folio 6) at the front of the volume and an index at the back (folios 270-300). All refer to the volume's original pagination. The index also includes map references of all places marked on the map.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 303; 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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