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'Military report on Tehran and adjacent Provinces of North-West Persia (including the Caspian Littoral)' [201r] (406/610)
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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elder khans. He is inclined to be friendly to us, albeit a little
suspicious at times.
No 27
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.
-I-KULL, Ydr Muhammad Khan. See
No. 126.
No. 28.
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.
MUHTASHIM, BAKHTlARl Ghuldm
Husain Khan. Former title Shahdb-us-Sultaneh.
Born about 1865. Half brother of
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.
Jang and cousin
of Samsam-us-Sultaneh.
He was several times xlbegi from 1905 onwards. In 1909
he 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.
Asad after the success of the movement
against Muhammad Ali Shah was apparent. Since 1910 he has
taken a prominent part in affairs.
He was acting llkhani in 1900-01 and concluded an arrange
ment with the Anglo-Persian Oil Company for the purchase of
land. In 1911 he took part in the operations against Arshad-
ud-Dauleh, who advanced on behalf of the Ex-Shah Muhammad
Ali along the Meshed road and was defeated and captured at
Imamzadeh Ja’far, and against Salar-ud-Dauleh.
He was Minister of War in 1911 and 1913, Governor of
Kirman 1914, of Isfahan 1915, llkhani 1915 until 1917 when he
resigned. He was loyal to us in 1916. He was Minister of
War in Samsam-us-Sultaneh’s anti-ally Cabinet in July 1918
and observed a very questionable attitude towards us.
He is cowardly and his stinginess has diminished his influence
with the tribes. Is very rich.
No 29
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.
MU’TAM AD, Muhammad Sadiq Khan. See
No. 77.
No 30
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.
ZAFAR, Hdji Khusrau Khan, Balchtidri,
K.B.E.
Born about 1858. Brother of Samsam-us-Sultaneh.
He took part in the engagement aganst Salar-ud-Dauleh in
1911, and was afterwards Governor of Hamadan, of Isfahan in
1912’ of Kirman in 1914, where he did his best for us in 1915-16,
but was constrained to join our enemies after the withdrawal
of our Consul. He was appointed llkhani in 1917, with the
assistance of the Vice-Consul of Ahwaz and 2 guns and personnel
he carried out a successful expedition against the Kuhgelus in
June 1918, and is the most pro-British of the Bakhtiari Khans.
He was created K.B.E. in 1919.
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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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