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'Military report on Tehran and adjacent Provinces of North-West Persia (including the Caspian Littoral)' [85v] (175/610)
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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138
General .—Situated 83J miles (by road) south-west of Tehran
and within 10 miles of the edge of the “ Kavlr.” Owing to
its low elevation the heat in summer is great. The town is very
dilapidated but has some gardens, chiefly of figs and pome
granates, which are noted for their excellence.
Inhabitants .—Saveh is the capital of a fertile district and the
population is mostly agricultural with a proportion of small
traders and is Farsi (Persian), although villages within a few
miles of it are Turki. HajI Salar-i-Shuja’ of the tribe of Baghdadi
Shahsavans, and Amir Nasir are the most influential personalities
of the neighbourhood.
Supplies. —With the exception of Kazvin and Barfarush,
Saveh has probably more abundant supplies than any town
in the area and should be able to maintain without difficulty
a force of 1,500 British, 4,500 Indian and 2,000 animals through
out the year. The province of Saveh produces large quantities
of wheat and barley surplus to its own needs. The barley is
mostly sold locally and to Shahsavan tribesmen, but wheat is
exported to Tehran and Qum. The area of cultivation, especially
of barley, could be increased if a market were assured for an
extra crop. Sheep also are very plentiful and fruit, but vege
tables with the exception of potatoes, onions and beetroot are
rather scarce.
Transport .—The Inanlu and Baghdadi Shahsavans own
many thousands of camels. See also pages 308-10.
Communications. —(1) Tehran-Saveh-Hamadan.
See Chapter X, para, (c). Carriageable
routes No. (i), pp. 417-8.
(2) Kazvln-Saveh-Qum.
See Chapter X, para, (c), Plateau routes
No. (o), page 421.
(3) Saveh via, Tafrish to Sultanabad or
to Kangavar on the Kirmanshah-
Hamadan road, a camel route said
to be passable for wheels in dry
weather. A good deal of the Baghdad-
Tehran trade passes this way, especially
in winter as it is usually free from
snow.
Telegraph. —Nearest telegraph station is Asiabeg on Tehran-
Hamadan line, 21 miles North of Saveh.
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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)
- 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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