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'Military report on Tehran and adjacent Provinces of North-West Persia (including the Caspian Littoral)' [216v] (437/610)
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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398
£in}an
Kajtahids.
Fmomalities o f
Kavvin.
affairs there. He is a cringing little bounder, and does his
best to keep the
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.
and Amir Afshar at enmity with each
other. He is reported to have started his career as a mason
in Zinjan, but is now very wealthy.
No. 98. MUSHIR-UL-MAMALIK, Hdjl Vazir.
He is Chief Leader of the Social Democrat party in Zinjan.
He was once Deputy Governor of Zinjan during Amir Afshar’s
tenure of office, is a fairly big landowner, and a historian.
No. 99. NAIB SADR.
He professes to take no interest in politic^, but is a leader of
the Social Democrat party. He is a great friend 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.
Asad-ud-Dauleh and consequently detests Amir Afshar. He
lives in Zinjan, owns several villages, and is fairly influential.
No. 100. SAIF-I-LASHKAR.
A small Khan of Qazi Kandi village in Uriad. He is a de
pendant of the
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.
and is friendly.
No. 101. HAJI MIRZA ABBAS.
He is clever, influential, and much respected. He is a Demo
crat leader, but not of the Extremist type, and it is reported
(November 1920) that the majority of Zinjanis are in favour of
bis being appointed as a
Vakil
Elected representative or attorney, acting in legal matters such as contracting marriage, inheritance, or business; a high-ranking legal official; could also refer to a custodian or administrator.
for the Majlis.
No. 102. HAJI MIRZA MEHDI.
He spent 12 years in Najaf and Kerbela, speaks Arabic
fluently, and is one of the most important and influential Muj-
tahids in Zinjan. He seems to be very anti-Bolshevik in his
opinions, and strongly criticized their action in attempting to
alter the laws of the Quran. He states he will preach a Jihad
if the Bolsheviks come to Khamseh. He is keen to see Persia
developed.
No. 103. HAJI SAIYID MUHAMMAD.
Influential and anti-British as he thinks we shall reduce
the power of the Mujtahids.
Owing to its uneventful history, due to its proximity to
Tehran, and the presence of a Russian garrison from 1909,
Kazvln has no personality of historical importance, and, with the
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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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