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File 2297/1919 ‘Persian Gulf Residency Monthly Reports. 1912-20.’ [353v] (711/1044)
The record is made up of 1 volume (518 folios). It was created in 3 Feb 1912-5 Apr 1921. 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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6
Condition
Country.
Ahwaz/
From 1st April to 31st May..
[Furnished by Captain A. Grey, I.A.]
617. North Arabistan.—Th.Q Shaikh of Mohammerah, Shaikh Chasib Khan
and Haji Rais left for Bend-i-Qir on the 3rd April to meet
Sirdar
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-Jang and Mur-
teza Kuli Khan and returned to N^siri on the 8 th idem. Ijlal-us-Sultaneh was
present at the meeting and came on to Nasiri with the Shaikh.
618. Monsieur F. Fourman arrived in Nasiri on the 14th April. His visit
is in connection with the Ijlal-us-Sultaneh’s claims on account of pay and upkeep
of sowars at Shuster and Dizful. Hitherto Monsieur Fourman has refused to
meet these claims on the plea that the Governor-General has collected certain
revenues which he has failed to account for. The Governor-General is receiving
the support of the Shaikh.
619. Shaikh Khaz’al and Haji Rais were still at Nasiri at the end of April.
The Shaikh proposed to remain there until the Khans left for the high country!
Haji Rais has been invited by the Khans to meet them at Ramuz but he proposed
to avoid going there if he could do so without giving the Khans offence.
620. Kuhgilu. —-The punitive measures against the Kuhgilu having completely
failed,
Sirdar
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-Jang is now endeavouring to obtain hostage from the tribes by
peaceful methods. He has induced Ali Murad Khan Tebi to send his son, who he
will probably bring with him to the Ilaq as a hostage. The Bakhtiari 11 have
been forbidden to proceed north by the
Sirdar
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 are assembling in great numbers
in the Malamir valley. They are being kept in the low country for the present
with the object of awing the Kuhgilu tribes into giving the
Sirdar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
hostages for their
good behaviour during the summer.
621. Amir Mujahid, before leaving Behbahan, is reported to have collected
the greater part of the revenue for the current year. He is also said to have for
cibly taken possession of certain properties near Behbahan.
622.
Sirdar
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-Jang has married a daughter of Ali Murad Khan, Tebi Sarhadi.
The
Sirdar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
announces that Ali Murad Khan Tebi and Ali Murad Khan and Muham-*
mad Hussein Khan Bahmai have made their submission to him and given him
hostages. They have undertaken, he says, to picket the Bakhtiari road from
Malamir to Sarkhun with 200 tufangchis under three chiefs. The
Sirdar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
adds
however, that Amir Mujahid has arranged with the Ahmedi-Bahmai Boir Ahmedi
and Dushman Zian tribes to raid the road when the Bakhtiari Il’have arrived
m the high country.
623. Bakhtian. AmirMujamd and Murteza Kuli Khan arrived in Chahar
Mahal towards the end of May.
Sirdars
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
-Jang reached Malamir on the 28th May
en route to the high country. ^
624. Amir Mujahid since his arrival in Chahar Mahal, has been actively in,
trigmng against
Sirdar
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-Jang. He is receiving the support of the sons of Amir-i-
Mufakliarn and
Sirdar
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-Zafar and other of the younger generation of Khans,
W J T 1 4 rtr 18 ? ald J t0 b j\ ks disiatisfaction with
Sirdar
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-Jang
for the ill-organised badly equipped and badly supported force which he placed
at his disposal for the expedition against the Kuhgilus.
C,J 25 ' ^7f™r- Amir Af ^am, Governor of Luristan, wired to the Central
Hat heT^ ok Was Una r b 6 t( y na ^ m ord <* without forces and suggesting
that he should obtain sowars from the Gudarzi, Yar Ahmedi and Dehkurdi Khars
The Central Government approved of the suggestion and informed the Governor
ment'of The sowara. ere bemg lssued * i0 Rsvenue Department regarding the pay-
of Askliink \l™I ,or yy Russian Agent in Burujird, appointed during the absence
ItZh ! 6 tT’ r 86 ? Wntl , n « news letters to ^0 Russian Consul at Ker-
k vkitw T» h ,t h n d 8 ® n !?, dls P ute '"to toe latter regarding pay. Assadullah Mirza
isiting larhan and Khurramabad before returning to Burujird.
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The file consists of reports of news received by the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. (the ‘Political Diary’ of the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. ) relating to various areas of Persia [Iran] and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , for each month from November 1911 to December 1920 (there is no report for June 1914). The parts of Persia covered by the reports include: Mohammerah [Khorramshahr], Ispahan, Bushire [Bushehr], Shiraz, Bunder Abbas (Bandar Abbas), Lingah (Lingeh) and Kerman (Kirman). Other countries in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. covered by the reports include Maskat [Muscat], Bahrain and Koweit [Kuwait]. The reports were compiled by the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Zachariah Cox), or in his absence by the Officiating Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , the Deputy Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. or the First Assistant Resident.
They report on matters including: local officials; arms traffic; Customs; local government; British interests; foreign interests; the movements of HM Representatives; and the condition of roads, the telegraph and the postal service.
The file also includes 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. minute paper cover sheets.
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- 1 volume (518 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 2297 ( Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Monthly Reports. 1912-20) consists of one volume, IOR/L/PS/10/827.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 520; 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.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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