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'Military report on Tehran and adjacent Provinces of North-West Persia (including the Caspian Littoral)' [‎177v] (359/610)

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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but is now a district of Gllan, with a nominal deputy Governor
in Basht represented in the district by Salar Nusrat. The
Amarlu tribe constitute about two-thirds of the population,
and the “ ra’ayat ” one-third. The land belongs to the “ |1 ”
but is cultivated by the “ra’ayat” who pay one-half to two-
thirds of the produce to the “ II ” as rent. The “ II ” are
pastoral and own large flocks of sheep and some cattle.
They are peaceful and no arms are in evidence, but they have
not intermarried with the “ ra’ayat” and retain their original
features and build. They are primitive and very dirty.
5. 1 Khamseh-i-Tavalish.
The position of the five Talish districts has been mentioned
under Gilan in the list of provinces in Chapter V, pp. 217-218.
The population is partly of Turkish origin and tribal. Several
of the ‘khavanin’ were ejected at the time of the Persian
revolution of 1909. The people of Talish are partly 2 Sunni and
partly 2 ShI’ah, but no enmity exists between the two sections.
They are on bad terms with the Gilakis to the South, and con
sequently kept aloof from the Jangali movement, which was
popular with the Gilakis, and 3 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. Muqtadir led a rather
half hearted Ittihad-i-Tavalish against them.
The following is an extract from the 1919 yearly report
of the Vice-Consul, Rasht.
“ Table showing approximate population and armed men of
each of the five “ buluks.”

Population,
(for Mr.
Rabino’s
estimate of
population, see
Chapter V,
p. 218).
Armed
men.
Percentage.
I
Men sent
to 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.
Muqtadir.
Percent
age of
total
armed
men.
Talish Dulab .
12,500
350
2-75
215
61
Asalim .
4,000
70
1-75
35
50
Shandarmin
0,000
150
2-50
26
17-3
Masai
6,000
120
2
20
16-6
Karganrud
15,000
1,000
6*6
72
7-2
Total
43,500
1,690
3-88
368
2P8
Percentage of population that has joined ■) . .
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. Muqtadir against Kuchik Khan. J 8 P e ■
1 Kharaseh means “ five.”
* Masai and Shandarmin are ShTah. Asalim is nearly all Sunn!. Talish
©ulab is rather more Sunni than Shi’ah, Karganrud 1 Shi'ah, l Sunni.
3 See Chapter IX, No. 78.

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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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