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'Notes on Persian Seistan' [50v] (105/142)
The record is made up of 1 volume (67 folios). It was created in 1903. It was written in English and Persian. 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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DAS—DEH
excellent camel grazing at the foot of the high ground about a mile south
of the village, of which the inhabitants are Sharaki, Sheikhlungi, Raz, and
Husseinabadi in about equal proportions.
Resources .—Fifteen ploughs of cultivated land, 4 horses, 120 cows, 1,200
sheep and goats (1,000 of these are owned by Baluch nomads attached to the
village), and 50 donkeys.
DEH ABBAS KHAN.—
A village of 100 houses in the north-west of the Sheb-i-Ab district, on the
Nahr-i-Landaki close to the edge of the Naiznr or Hamun. Inhabitants
are of the Sufi and Suri elans.
ifcscwctfs.—Nine ploughs of cultivated land, 2 horses, 100 cattle, 50
sheep and goats, and 45 donkeys.
DEH ABBAS KOR.—
A village of 60 houses in the north-west of Sheb-i-Ab, close to the edge
of the Naizar or Hamun, of which the inhabitants are chiefly of the Gallawi ’
clan.
Resources .—Four ploughs of cultivated land, 40 cattle, 20 sheep and goats,
and 25 donkeys.
DEH AKBAR ABBAS.—
A village of 150 houses in the north of the Sheb-i-Ab district, on the Nahr-
i-Daodi. The inhabitants are of the Kakha, Zor, and Sheikh clans.
Resources ,—Twelve ploughs of cultivated land, 2 horses, 70 cattle, 50
sheep and goats, and 65 donkeys.
DEH AKBAR-I-JAFAR.—
A village of 20 poorly-built houses in the north-west of Sheb-i-Ab, situated
a short distance from the left bank of the Nahr-i-Landaki.
The inhabitants are of the Mishkar and Zor clans.
Resources .—Three ploughs of cultivated land, 20 cattle, and a few sheep
and donkeys.
DEH ALAI —
A small village of 40 houses, on the Shela Kafir Canal, in the Sheb-i-Ab
district. The inhabitants are chiefly of the Gurg clan.
Resources .—Six ploughs of cultivated land, 2 horses, 20 cattle, 30 sheep
and goats, and 20 donkeys.
DEH A LI AKBAR.—
A village of 50 houses in the Nahrui district, situated half a mile to the
north of the Rud-i-Sheb-i-Ab. The Katkhuda is
Nawab
An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India.
Khan, chief of
the Gurgich tribe in Seistan, and the villagers are of the Gur^ich and
Rashki clans. S
The village is surrounded by tamarisk jungle.
Resources .—Six ploughs of cultivated land, 10 horses, 60 cattle, 50
sheep and goats, 4 camels, and 25 donkeys.
DEH ALI AKBAR.—
A village of 120 houses in the Sheb-i-Ab. It is built on the Nahr-i-Landaki,
close to the edge of the Naizar or Hamun, and belongs to
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.
Purdil
Khan, Sarbandi.
The inhabitants are chiefly of the Mishkar and Sayad clans.
Resources.—Hvrelve ploughs of cultivated land,'2 horses, 100 cattle, 80
sheep and goats, and 60 donkeys.
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A confidential report on the Persian region of Seistan [Sistan]. The report was compiled by Captain Edward Abadie Plunkett, 1st Battalion (Lincoln Regiment), in the Intelligence Branch, Quarter-Master General's Department. The report was printed at the Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta, India, 1903.
The report contains information on geography, canal systems, communications, routes, climate, resources, ethnography, administration, agriculture, and local dialect. Included within the volume are the following:
- District tables for Miankangi, Pusht-I-Ab, Mahal-I-Nahrui, Mahal-I-Sharaki, and Sheb-I-Ab, with statistics on numbers of houses, ploughs, horses, oxen, sheep and goats, camels, and donkeys for each village in each district (folios 7-28)
- Genealogical tables for the various tribes in the region (folios 34-39)
- Vocabulary and useful phrases in the local dialect (folios 42-45)
- A map showing the cultivated areas of the region (folio 69).
Part II of the report is a gazetteer (folios 46-65).
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- 1 volume (67 folios)
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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 68; 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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- 'Notes on Persian Seistan'
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