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‘GAZETTEER OF PERSIA VOL. I Comprising the Provinces of ASTARÁBÁD, SHÁHRUD-BÚSTAN, KHÚRÁSÁN, AND SÍSTÁN’ [341v] (689/722)
The record is made up of 1 volume (384 folios). It was created in 1886-1895. 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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TAN (t-I-RIZAB AD —Lat. , Loxg. ; Elev.
A deHle in Khurasan, 10 miles from the town of Shirwan.—(iVhj^en-.)
TANG-I-SH AMSHlRBUR* —Lat. 36° dO' 0", Long. 54.° 19' 0"; Elev.
' {Nopier).
A pass, known as the Tan^-i-Shamshirbur, between the provinces of Ma-
zandaran and Astarabad. It is a curious natural passage between two per
pendicular strata of limestone, as smooth as a wall and from 20 to 30 feet in
height. The softer strata between and on each side of the limestone have
apparently been worn away by the action of the weather. The passage is
150 yards lou t, with an average width of about I 8 feet. A little stream
and the path find an exit through a natural gap, 11 feet wide and nearly
meeting overhead. There can be little doubt that this is the pass known
as the Caspian gates, the ancient a Caspise pylaeA
The descent to the pass from the south is extremely difficult for cattle,
and particularly for camels ; and horsemen have to dismount. At 2 miles
further is a still more difficult pass composed of a slippery rock, over which
the water constantly flows. It is, however, only 20 paces in length. There
is a path over the hill, the descent of which is extremely steep, which turns
this bit.— [Morier i Napier.)
TANG-I-SH IK AST At—-L at. , Long. ; Elev.
A narrow pass in Khurasan, on the road from Mashhad to Daraghaz, 35
miles north of the former town. The road is described at this point as
going along a ledge about 4 feet wide, amidst and over and round huge,
jagged rocks. On the left rises debris of mighty rocks, heaped one on the
other in wild confusion nearly to the top, where a sheer cliff stops all view.
On the right is the river, with a drop of 30 or 40 feet to it. This continues
fur 300 vards, when it gets a little rpore open. This defile is not practic
able for laden mules.— [MacGregor.)
TAPA-I-SALAMJ— Lat. , Long. ; Elev.
A ridge in Khurasan, between Jaghark and Mashhad, from the summit of
which a good view of the city and shrine is obtained.— [Belleiv, Napier.)
TARA— Lat. , Long. ; Elev. '.
A stream draining the Kuhsar plateau in northern Khurasan, and running
from near the village of Pursian in a deep valley to the Gurgan basin.—
[Napier.)
TARAN —Lat. 37° 32'40", Long. 59° 13' 0"; Elev. ' [Napier).
A village in the Atak, on the frontier of the Daraghaz state, in Khurasan.
It is defended by a good mud wall, with towers and ditches.— [Napier.)
TARGTJBAH—-Lat. , Long. ; Elev. '.
A picturesque village in Khurasan, on the road to Mashhad from the west.
It is delightfully situated, in the midst of gardens and orchards, about 18
miles from the city. The vine, apple, plum, peach, and apricot, the cherry,
filbert, walnut, and mulberry, with willow and poplars, form here the thick
forest on either side of the road ; while higher up is found the elm, ash, and
plum tree, and the soil is luxuriant with a multitude of common English
herbs and flowers.— [Bellew).
* The “ Pass of the Caspise Pylse.” The Persian means “ the Sword Bearer.”
. f The “ Broken ijlefile.” | J The “ Hill of Obeisance.”
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This volume is Volume I of the four-volume Gazetteer of Persia (1886 edition). It was compiled for political and military reference by Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Metcalfe MacGregor, Assistant Quarter Master General, in 1871, and brought up to 31 July 1885 by the Intelligence Branch, Quarter Master General’s Department in India. It was printed by the Government Central Branch Press, Simla, India in 1886.
The areas of Persia [Iran] covered are Astarabad, Shahrud-Bustan, Khurasan [Khorāsān], and Sistan. The boundaries of the areas covered by Volume I are as follows: the Afghan border from the River Helmand to Sarakhs in the east; and from there a line north-west to Askhabad, due west to the Atrak, which it follows to the Caspian Sea; then along the sea coast to Ashurada Island; then in a straight line to Shahrud; and from the latter south-east to Tabas hill, Sihkuha, and the Helmand, from where the river first meets the south-east border of Sistan.
The gazetteer includes entries on human settlements and buildings (forts, hamlets, villages, towns, provinces, and districts); communications (passes, roads, bridges, canals, and halting places); tribes and religious sects; and physical features (rivers, streams, springs, wells, fords, valleys, mountains, hills, plains, and bays). Entries include information on history, geography, buildings, population, ethnography, resources, trade, agriculture, and climate.
Information sources are provided at the end of each gazetteer entry, in the form of an author or source’s surname, italicised and bracketed.
The volume includes the following illustrations: ‘VIEW OF AK-DARBAND.’ [Mss Eur F112/376, f 12v]; ‘PLAN OF AK-KALA.’ [Mss Eur F112/376, f 14]; ‘ROUGH SKETCH OF ASTARÁBÁD, FROM AN EYE-SKETCH BY LT.-COL. BERESFORD LOVETT, R. E., 1881.’ [Mss Eur F112/376, f 24]; ‘ROUGH PLAN OF BASHRÚGAH’ [Mss Eur F112/376, f 40v]; ‘ROUGH PLAN OF BÚJNÚRD’ [Mss Eur F112/376, f 48]; and ‘BUJNURD, FROM THE S. W.’ [Mss Eur F112/376, f 49v].
It also includes the following inserted papers (folios 51 to 60): a memorandum from the Office of the Quartermaster General in India, Intelligence Branch to Lord Curzon, dated 6 December 1895, forwarding for his information ‘Corrections to Volume I of the Gazetteer of Persia’, consisting of articles on the Nishapur district of the province of Khorasan, and the Shelag river.
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The volume is arranged as follows from the front to the rear: title page; preface; list of authorities consulted; and entries listed in alphabetical order.
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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 388, 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. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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