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'Military report on Tehran and adjacent Provinces of North-West Persia (including the Caspian Littoral)' [208v] (421/610)
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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He. is no fighter but is considered a skilful intriguer, and
plays jackal on behalf 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.
JaliJ, and shares his greed for
increasing his property.
No. 53. SALAR HASHMAT.
A Savad Kuh officer and cousin of Amir Mu’aiyid, but took
no part in his adventures. In 1920 he was Deputy Governor
of the Bandips district of Mazandaran.
No. 54.
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.
RAFP, Muhammad Bdqir Khan, Sartlp.
Former title Salar Akram.
Born about 1860. His eldest son is Salar Akram (Lutf
Ali Khan). He is the son of Lutf Ali Khan Sartip, hereditary
officer of the “fauj ” of Hazar Jarib, from whom he inherited
15 villages, 10 in the “ yailaq ” of Chahar Dungeh, 40 mdes
South East of Sari, and 5 in the “ qishlaq ” of Astarabad. He
resides at Yanisar in the former about 32 miles West of Astara
bad and. at Kafshgiri in the latter, but is more frequently at
Astarabad and more concerned with the politics of that pro
vince than of Mazandaran.
In 1911 during Muhammad Ali s rebellion in Mazandaran
he was alternatively with the ex-Shah or the Government
according to the. fortune of the moment, and turned his coat
with a frequency surprising even in Persia.
In 1918 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.
Jalil (No. 44) with 150 men against
mir Mu aiyid, and with the other leaders Was expelled by
Zahir-ul-Mulk, Governor of Mazandaran, in 1919 to Tehran,
whence he returned in 1920 to Mazandaran.
No. 55. AKRAM-UL-MULK.
Persqnalities of Born about 1897. Son of Amir Asad (No 56) and grandson
(Tunakibmp 3 Salar (No. 31a). He has from time to time been
mixed up in the politics of Tunakabun. In 1918 Sipah Salar
sent him with 300 men to Rudisar against the Jangalis who
defeated him.
. '® e wen t to Tunakabun to manage Sipah Salar’s estates
in 1920 and his attitude towards the Bolsheviks at the begin-
ning of the invasion was dubious. He is quiet, well mannered
and slightly cynical.
No. 56. AMIR ASAD, Ali Qull Khan.
Born about 1876. Has 3 sons, eldest Akram-ul-Mulk. He
is the eldest son of Sipah Salar (No. 31a), is on bad terms with
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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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