!['Report of Khan Bahadur Maula Bakhsh, Attaché to the Agent to the Governor General of India and Her Britannic Majesty's Consul-General for Khurasan and Sistan, on His Journey from Meshed to Quetta via Turbat-i-Haidari, Kain, Sistan, Kuh-i-Malik Siah and Nushki (7th April to 28th July 1898)' [‎31r] (66/156)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000001491.0x000115/Mss Eur F111_363_0066.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'Report of Khan Bahadur Maula Bakhsh, Attaché to the Agent to the Governor General of India and Her Britannic Majesty's Consul-General for Khurasan and Sistan, on His Journey from Meshed to Quetta via Turbat-i-Haidari, Kain, Sistan, Kuh-i-Malik Siah and Nushki (7th April to 28th July 1898)' [‎31r] (66/156)")
'Report of Khan Bahadur Maula Bakhsh, Attaché to the Agent to the Governor General of India and Her Britannic Majesty's Consul-General for Khurasan and Sistan, on His Journey from Meshed to Quetta via Turbat-i-Haidari, Kain, Sistan, Kuh-i-Malik Siah and Nushki (7th April to 28th July 1898)' [31r] (66/156)
The record is made up of 1 volume (74 folios). It was created in 1898. 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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ON HIS JOURNEY FROM MESHED TO QUETTA, 1898. 39
He said that one ’Azam, brother of Ahmad Khan (one of the camel-
owners), who had recently passed through Gazik on his way to Meshed from
Sistan had informed him that he (’Azam) had seen the stolen camels on the
banks of the Shela in Sistan in the possession of certain Sistan Baluchis,
but this statement required confirmation.
I asked Nur Muhammad to accompany me to Sistan to give me a clue to
the camels, but he excused himself from doing so on the plea that he had
never seen the camels himself and could not give me any assistance in identi
fying them. He, however, said that his servant Abdulla was in Sistdn and
would give me the necessary information.
44. Our camelmen could not find more than two serviceable camels at
Difficulty of procuring serviceable camels at Bir> Birjand. These they purchased, and
jaud in the spring season. having lightened the loads a little we
resumed our onward journey on the evening of the 10th May.
45. The Chief of Kain has deputed one of his Pishkhidmats to accom-
Scarcity of supplies prevailing throughout the P&uy me to Neh to make arrangements
K£in district in 1898 owing to insufficient rainfall. f 0 r supplies which are at present scarce
throughout his territory owing to insufficient rainfall this and last year.
Wednesday, 11th May 1898.
46. Bujd (village), Bujd.
Time taken by laden camels, 4 hours.
Distance, 8 miles.
Road, level.
Water, good, from karezes.
Supplies procurable.
Bujd contains about 200 families at present.
Thursday, 12th May 1898.
47. Mud (village).
Time taken by laden camels, 7J hours.
Distance, 15 miles.
Road, good.
Water, good, from karezes.
Supplies procurable.
The village contains about 300 houses, but only about 200 of them are
occupied.
{a) Our camelmen have succeeded in buying another camel here which
Increase of the number of our camels to 37 by has increased the number Of OUT Camels
purchases at Mud and other places.
Friday, 13th May 1898.
48. Sarbisha (village).
Time taken by laden camels, 10J hours.
Distance, 21 miles.
Sarbisha.
Road, rough for the first 8 miles, good afterwards.
Water, good, from karezes.
Supplies plentiful.
Sarbisha is said by the people to contain 700 or 800 houses, but accord
ing to the revenue collector, who ought to know better, the number of families
does not exceed 500 at present.
(a) A native trader of this place, who returned from Bandar Abbas with
Diversion of the caravan traffic from the Bandar his Caravan about a foitnight agO, states
Abbas to the Quetta route. that all Sistan caravans went to Quetta
instead of to Bandar Abbas last winter, and that some of the Kain caravans
were also thinking of following their example.
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Report by Khan Bahadur Maula Bakhsh on his journey from Meshed to Quetta in 1898. The report starts with a description of the circumstances that gave rise to the journey and the preparations before departure (folios 12-17). The main body of the report consists of his account of the journey, written in diary form (folios 17-66). The last part of the report is formed of tables of data gathered during the journey (folios 67-72). The report contains information on distances, water, supplies, trade, human and physical geography, road conditions, and revenues.
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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 76; 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.
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