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'Military report on Tehran and adjacent Provinces of North-West Persia (including the Caspian Littoral)' [219v] (443/610)
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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No. 123. VUSTJQ-UL-ISLAM.
He possesses some influence as the eldest son of Hail Saiyid
Husain (]\o. 119) a prominent Mujtahid, but his influence is
ZZrT a landlord and lessee of P a rt of Sipah Salar’s
estates. He takes a prominent part in local polities.
Er-Governors
ol Kaznn.
No. 124. MIDHAT-US-SULTANEH.
ewTtfn* 1870 ' He Possesses influence at Court and
clung t° the Governorship of Kazvin with a tenacity worthy of
instancffof ” for several years until dismissed at^the
nlgiQ L B ?- 1Sh i 1 after the Shah ’ s departure to Europe
n 1919. He was friendly to Dunsterforce. He is an inoffen
sxve, bovine individual, weak, lazy and incompetent
No. 125. NIZAM-UD-DAULEH.
Former title Nizam,-us-Sultan.
Governor of Kazvin 1919-20. See No. 5fl.
Personalities
of Kharagftn.
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 family.
Allakyar Khan, of the Afshars of Urumieh in
came to Tehran in the time of HajI Mirza Husain Khan SipSi
Salar during the reign of Nasir-ud-Din Shah and entered mihtarv
service, obtained promotion as his protege and being an AfshaV
was given the Governorship of Khara|an, where fhe ™ ter
part „? f t£e e K P a° P ^ ti0n Af8 l; arS and formerly a
pait of the Kazvin province, and command of its • fauj.’ ^
On his death he was succeeded by his son Hasan Khs,,
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-KulI, who died in 19 17 leaving 6 sons™-
1.
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-Knll, Yar Muhammad Khan, born about
2 - S^aif-us-Sultaneh. All Akbar Khan, born about
3. Amir-i-Sa’id, Allahyar Khan.
4. Amir Muzaffar, Amir Qasim Khan.
5. Amir Masa’ud, Jan Muhammad Khan.
by 1^3 1 4 rg and lU r ge no K J 1 ->f ra -i in Kazvin province is shared
Governorship?^ 5 ’ ^ Saif — S ^-h holds the Kharagan
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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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