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File 2297/1919 ‘Persian Gulf Residency Monthly Reports. 1912-20.’ [514v] (1033/1044)
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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1031. Condition of roads, Telegraph and Postal service. Lynch road.—
The Bakhtiari II are now in their winter quarters, but the Dehdiz-Qalah-i-
Tul section of the Bakhtiari road has not been benefited by their arrival. This
is due to the small number of rifles possessed by the tribesmen of that tract—the
Khans having further reduced the number by calling out all available to-
fangchis for their expedition against the ex-Shah.
1032. During the first week of November four small caravans, numbering
in all 170 mules, arrived from Ispahan. They report that the Dehdiz-Malamir
section of the Lynch road is unguarded and that they had to hire a tofangchi
guard to escort them over this section. They report that they passed the
Ispahan relief escort caravan to the north of Malamir. Snow has fallen on the
mountains round Malamir, and Tebi raids are now less probable.
1033. A report received from Messrs. Lyhch Bros.* Ispahan Agent,
dated Sarakhun 3rd November, states that the Bakhtiari Khans have deputed
two representatives named Muhammad Hasan and Sultan Ali Khan to
establish guards on the unprotected section of the Ispahan road. The former
of these individuals has left for Dehdiz to police the Pul Balutak-Malamir
section.
1034. Caravans continued to arrive from and leave for Ispahan during the
last week of November. The road is not yet satisfactorily guarded, but the cold
weather has reduced the danger of Kuhgilu raids.
1035. Telegraphs. —Heavy rainfall during the first week of November has
caused the collapse of all the telegraph lines throughout Arabistan, but
communication with Mohammerah was re-established on the'9th November and
with Shushter on the 11th. Other lines continue interrupted.
Ispahan.
17th September to 30th September*.
1036. Bahhtiaris. —Small parties of Bakhtiaris had been arriving in
Ispahan during the 3rd week of September. In most cases they said that they
had come from Kashan, but some may be followers of the Amir-i-Mufakham
who is reported to be at Dizzak in Chahar Mahal.
1037. On 28th September news was received from Qum by
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-Ashjaa
of the victory of the Government troops at Bagh-i-Shah (between Saveh and
Zarand) over Salar-ed-Dowleh’s forces. Numerous notices published since that
date by the Governor-General have blazoned abroad to the people of Ispahan
the details of this battle and the prowess of the Bakhtiaris. Many persons—
including some Bakhtiaris—believe these details to be fallacious and hold that
the battle, so far from having been the great and decisive one announced, was
merely a skirmish or succession of skirmishes in which only a comparative
small number on both sides were engaged.
1038. Pakhtiaris and Naib Husain in Kashan. —The Persian DeWet has
again scored heavily against the Bakhtiaris.
During the night of 18-19th September Naib Husain and party appeared
at Khalidabad marking their advent by robbing a diligence in which Miss
McIntyre and party were travelling. On the evening of the 19th he left
Khalidabad for Natanz and his movements were lost sight of. On 21st he was
believed to be in the neighbourhood of Kohrud. About 6 p.m. on 22nd he
appeared with about 300 men before Kashan where he seized the Ispahan gate,
his main body camping at Pin. During the night of 22-23rd the Naibis
attacked the town, the garrison of which under Chiragh Ali Khan Bakhtiari
Soulet-ul-Mulk was reported to be 300 Bakhtiaris (of whom 50 sowars) and 200
sarbazes and toopchis. By next morning the major part of the garrison had
fled or surrendered. . There remained a band of 30 to 40 Bakhtiaris with their
leader (Chiragh Ali Khan) and a handful of sarbazes holding the Persian
telegraph office and a large
caravanserai
A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers).
near the gate. Ammunition was,
oweyer, running short and there was no hope of re-inforcements, all the
attention or the Bakhtiaris in Kum being directed towards Saveh where their
reconnoitermg parties had encountered the advance guard of Salar-ed-Dowleh’&
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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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