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File 2297/1919 ‘Persian Gulf Residency Monthly Reports. 1912-20.’ [451r] (906/1044)
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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707. Saiyid Haji Baba looted a large flock of goats and sheep near Hurmnd
(on the Bastak-Lar road) at the end of July. Bais Ali Nakhi, Chief of Hurmud,
pursued him and succeeded in defeating him and recovering the flock.
708 (a). — BastaJc .—Muhammad Beza Khan, son of the Khan of Bastak,
visited Shaikh Saleh of Charak early in the month and sent in urgent request to
Khan Bahadur Agha Beder expressing a wish to moot him. The Khan Bahadur
left for Charak on the 11th July and took two presents which he has charged to
deliver on behalf of the Besidency and Vice-Consulate.
One gold watch and chain for the Khan of Bastak.
One Empire clock for Muhammad Beza Khan.
(b) The confidential information, which Muhammad Beza Khan wished to im
part, was that his father, the Soulat-ul-Mulk, was desirous of sending an emis
sary to Bushire to put before His Excellency the Mowaggar-ed-Dowleh an applica
tion to control the administration of the Lingah district and the Shib Kuh coaslr
and to establish his son, Muhammad Beza Khan, as De puty Governor at Lingah.
But before advancing this proposal the Khan of Bastak wished to ascertain whether
the British Government would countenance the change of Government as desirable
to British interests, if it could be brought about. In communication with the Be-
sident it was decided to reply in friendly generalities.
709. It appears that Sultan-el-Ulema was called to Maskat by Ssiyid Yusuf Miscellaneous.
Zuwawi to give legal advice in respect to a dispute about marriage settlements.
He returned to Lingah on the 6th July and left again on the 22nd July for Kuwait.
710. Exceptionally hot weather was experienced in the middle of the month ;
a continuous damp heat night and day which lasted for seven days. The
highest temperature recorded was 97/94 and throughout the week the wet bulb
varied between 90 and 94.
Bandar Abbas.
(Not received),
Kerman and Bam.
1st to 30th June.
711. The Governor-General, on leaving the town on June 6th, appointed LocalGovern .
the Karguzar Governor of the town of Kerman, and Salar-i-Mufakham, com-ment.
mander of the forces, Assistant Governor. As Salar-i-Mufakham is grand uncle
of the Karguzar they do not work harmoniously.
712 Ali Shah Khan, chief of the Naruis at Nasratabad, who is responsible for Condition o{
the safety of the telegraph line, has joined Khudadad Khan m plundering the Sar- Country,
had district. There is some reason to fear that this action may provoke repri
sals which will endanger the safety of the line. bL
713. On June 26th a gang of 33 robbers from Shahr-i-Babak, Javazm, and
neighbouring villages, raided the pasture lands of Anar and carried off 20 camels,
about 1,000 sheep, and 100 oxen and donkeys. They were pursued but without
result. They were reported to have said that they were acting under the instruc
tions of the Governor of Shahr-i-Babak.
714. On the afternoon of June 6th the Governor-General after much unnecessary
delay marched from the town in pursuit of the remnant of the rebels. His move
ments were very leisurely. A few days later, Bahadur-ul-Mulk submitted
to him and was followed by Ghunj Ali Khan, ex-
Ilkhani
The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran.
of the Afsbars.
The latter has since been imprisoned for the purpose of enforcing payment
of arrears of revenue and of compensation for the damage done by the
rebels Agha Murad Khan, chief of the Buchaqchis, afterwards submitted
and was told that he must surrender Mirza Husain Khan and Mirza Kasim. _ He
requested that their lives might be spared but was told that this was impossible.
They were surrendered to the Prince at Mashiz on the afternoon of June 17th .md
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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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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