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'Military report on Tehran and adjacent Provinces of North-West Persia (including the Caspian Littoral)' [83r] (170/610)
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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133
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Communications. —This main road is the only route of any
consequence. A pack animal track branches off to Khalkhal
Telegraph. —Indo-European Telegraph Coy. s line Julfa-
Tabrlz-Mianeh-Zinjan-Kazvin-Tehran. It is fitted with a
telephone.
Water.—A large stream of clear good drinking water comes
out of the ground about 500 yards from the Telegraph office.
It is a little further from the town and less used by the towns
people than other springs.
Camping Grounds .—Uncultivated gravelly ground near the
stream is extensive. In summer, apart from the difficulty o
finding a shady camping ground without damage to standing
crops, the gardens and cultivated area are full of mosquitoes.
Administration.—It is the headquarters of the Deputy
Governor of Garmarud subordinate to the Governor General of
Azarbaiian at Tabriz. His authority is weak outside the town
and a wholesome fear is entertained of the Shahsavans, who
carry their raids quite close to it.
15. Zinjan.
General .—Elevation 5,400. Population about 25,000. The
mital of the province of Khamseh, situated on the mam
iazvm-Tabriz Mad, 106 miles from Kazmn and 169 miles from
abriz with large bazaars and caravansarais. The town _is
Sated on a bare plateau above the right bank of the Zmjan
ud and consists of houses of unbaked bncks suMOundrf by
alls, but possesses large gardens below it alon S*“ banks o
ie stream^ The climate is healthy and temperate m summer,
at the winter is long and severe with bitterly cold winds and
3avy snow. , , ,
hichTs d however I1 the written and official language. The people
Inch is, however captious and sometimes turbulent,
re very SU ^’ * ho are mostly landed proprietors,
ud xanaoical and tl 1 J? t ds the British has been more
re very influential, ^enng political parties are
fendly than was names with little
Democrats - d |° f C facti ; n is the rivalry between
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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.
Asad-ud-Dauleh.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (301 folios)
- Arrangement
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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:301v, back-i
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