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‘PERSIA. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES OF MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY, NOTABLES, MERCHANTS, AND CLERGY, COMPILED BY LIEUTENANT-COLONEL H. PICOT, Military Attaché at Teheran .’ [29v] (63/126)
The record is made up of 1 volume (60 folios). It was created in Dec 1897-8 Jul 1898. 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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56
TEHERAN—NOTABLES.
77. NAZM ED DOWLEH, MIRZA ABU TURAB KHAN—
Son of Mirza Habib Ullali Khan, of the Nuri family.
Commenced his career as junior clerk in the police administra
tion in 1879 ; rose rapidly and was made assistant to Count Monte-
forte. On the dismissal of the latter, received the title of Nazm-ed-
Dowleh, Count Monteforte being Nazm-el-Mulk, and succeeded
him as minister of police during the changes which occurred shortly
after the tobacco riots of January, 1892. He was removed from
office on the fall of the Sadr Azam in November, 1896. Has no
reputation for honesty.
Is Amir-i-Tuman ; speaks French and German. ^
78. NIZAM-EL-MULK, MIRZA ABDUL-VAHAB KHAN—
The son of the late Nizam-el-Mulk, and grandson of Mirza Aka
Khan, Sadr Azam. Sprung from the Nuri family.
During his father’s lifetime was employed in the War Office as
Lashkar Navis Bashi. On his father’s death was promoted to
\ azir-i-Lashkar (chief acc< untant of the army).
In November, 1897, was nominated Vazir-i-Daftar, Minister of
Finance.
He has shown no capacity or talent for this position, but holds
it owing to the personal protection of Muzaffar-ed-Din Shah. He
has two sons : Mudir es Saltaneh, Mustaufi, and Afkh-am el Malic.
79. NIzAm ES SALTANEH, HUSSEIN KULT KHAN—
Conies of a Kurdish stock (Mafi Kurds), of Ears, but little is known
of his family, which apparently was not distinguished in any way.
When a young man he entered the service of Hissarn es Saltaneh,
whom he accompanied to Shiraz as private secretary, after which he
received the title of Saad el Mulk. Has, at different times, held
the governorship of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
ports and Arabistan. He
was sent to Fars, during a period of disorder, to act for the Salar es
Saltaneh, the present Shah’s brother, and succeeded in restoring
order in that province. For these services lie received his present
title, his brother taking the title of Saad el Mulk.
Was appointed governor-general of Arabistan and Luristan in
1894, and during his tenure of office displayed an unfriendliness of
attitude towards Her Majesty’s Government which led to diplomatic
correspondence, and his final removal from that province. The
Persian Government, at the same time, gave a promise that the
Nizam es Saltaneh should not be employed anywhere in Persia for
a period of five years. Muzaffar ed Din Shah being in need of his
services, pleaded in his favour, and Her Majesty’s Government con
sented to the removal of the prohibition against his further employ
ment, provided that a guarantee were given that he should never
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Printed collection of biographical notices, as well as comments on élite dynasties and tribes of Persia [Iran], written over a period of twelve months and completed in December 1897 by Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Philip Picot (Military Attaché, Teheran [Tehran]), then Acting Oriental Secretary in Her Majesty’s Legation. Amendments were added up until 23 January 1898. The author presented the manuscript to Charles H Hardinge (First Secretary, Foreign Office, London), 27 January 1898. The latter forwarded it to the Marquis of Salisbury (Prime Minister), 28 January 1898, who received it a month later (28 February 1898). The title page (f 1) is stamped as having belonged previously to the Government of India’s Library of the Foreign Office, Simla, where this copy was received with two other copies (two for Simla and one for Calcutta [Kolkata], three copies in total) and a letter from the Secretary of the Political and Secret Department, dated 8 July 1898 (location not disclosed). The contents are marked secret (originally ‘confidential,’ crossed out), and specified as, ‘For the use of Officers in Her Majesty’s Service only.’
The printed work comprises two ‘inclosures’ [enclosures]: firstly, Picot’s letter of presentation to Hardinge (f 2v), prefaced by Hardinge’s letter of presentation to the Marquis of Salisbury (f 2); secondly, the treatise proper (ff 3r-60v). The contents page (f 3v) lists four main sections, but without corresponding page references. Following a brief introduction (f 4), an alphabetic register [index] of names (ff 4v-11v), and a glossary of titles and terms (ff 12r-13v), the work is divided into eight chapters comprising numbered entries. The first four chapters deal with the royal family in Teheran (forty-five entries over ff 14r-19v), the notables of Teheran (ninety-seven entries over ff 20r-32v), the merchants of Teheran (twenty-eight entries over ff 33r-35v), and the clergy of Teheran (eleven entries over ff 36-37). The remaining four chapters focus on the provinces of Fars (thirty-eight entries over ff 37v-44v), Ispahan [Isfahan] (eleven entries over ff 45-47), Khorasan (fifty-nine entries over ff 47v-57v), and Tabriz (twenty-two entries over ff 58-60).
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- 1 volume (60 folios)
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The entries are recorded in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. Contents page (folio 3v) and indices (folios 4v-13v) are included towards the beginning.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 60; 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 volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
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