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'Military report on Tehran and adjacent Provinces of North-West Persia (including the Caspian Littoral)' [261v] (527/610)
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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476
nrrlinarv unit of weight for trade purposes. The ‘man’_ of
AstSd = 2i mand-Tahrlz. The ‘ poud, ’ a Russian wexght
equivalent to 36 lbs., is considerably used espeeial y for o
which is imported from Bata. Kicc .s ate measomd hy the
“kuti ” which averages about 65 lbs. Raunanen
wooden measuring basin, the size of which vanes m almost
every district.
Measures of Length.
An c angusht ’ is the breadth of a finger.
A ‘ vajab, ’ a £ span, ’ is from the tip of the thumb to the tip
of the little finger.
A ‘ bashal ’ is a £ fathom, ’ from the tip of the middle finger
of one hand to that of the other, the arms being extended. „
A £ qadam ’ is a pace.
about 1£ inches (a length of thumb
joint).
1 girih (knot) about 2J inches.
1 charak about 10 inches.
1 zar about 41 inches.
1 farsakh (see below).
1 stage (manzil).
is a cumbrous and very variable measure of
1 bahar
2 bahar
4 girih
4 charak
6,000 zar .
5 farsakh .
The ‘ farsakh xo —^ v + •
distance. In theory it should approximate 3| miles, but m
practice it works out at about 4 miles, and not infrequently
more The Persians of course never measure their distances
and they usually ‘under’ rather than ‘over’ estimate. The
generally accepted meaning of a farsakh is the distance a loaded
pack animal can travel in an hour, but an average daily stage
is 5 farsakhs and usually takes pack animals from 6 to 0 hours
according to the nature of the country traversed.
Of Surface.
The ‘ jarib ’ is the unit of area measurements. It varies
from 1,000 to 10,000 square zars, the latter {i.e., about 1| acres)
prevailing in Gilan. In Tehran it is 1,600 square zars.
Liquid.
Liquids are weighed not measured.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 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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- 'Military report on Tehran and adjacent Provinces of North-West Persia (including the Caspian Littoral)'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:301v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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