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Annotated Copy of Persia and the Persian Question by George Curzon, with Inserted Papers [186r] (374/1814)
The record is made up of 2 volumes with inserts (898 folios). It was created in 1892-1924. It was written in English, Urdu and German. 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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POLITIOS AND COMMERCE OF KHORASAN 193
In none of these three border districts is there the material for
any resistance to aggression from the North. The two Ilkhanis,
Attitude one of Whom I have described in an earlier chapter, and
Russia w f |0m are important chieftains, may talk very
_ big about opposing Russia, and cannot, in the bottom of
their hearts, be animated by other than hostile feelings towards
a Rower whose propinquity has already shorn them of so much of
their ancient prestige. But it is more than doubtful whether
ei icr of them would lift a little finger if invasion actually occurred
w 1 e a steady influx of Russian presents for a series of years be
forehand might be found to have sensibly alleviated the pangs of
surrender. Already Russia may be said to have obtained a definite
foothold m each. I have described the new military road from
s 1 vabad to Kuchan, and have shown its strategical importance
An alternative Russian road runs from Geok Tepe over a pass in
t re mountains further to the west by Gfermab and Firuzeh to Shir-
wan, and is continued to Kuchan from' that direction. A third
road leads up the Atrek to Bujnurd via Chat from the Russian
military station of Chikishliar, on the Caspian. Russia keeps Con
sular agents (Russian Mohammedans) at Bujnurd, Kuchan, and
Mohammedabad. They are supposed to be there in the interests
o trade; but, in the intervals snatched from commercial applica
tion, are not discouraged from promoting the interests of their
country in whatever way a discreet intelligence may suggest.
Continuing eastwards, we next come to the astonishing natural
phenomenon known since the time of Nadir Shah, who made
Keiat-i- it his stionghold, as Kelat-i-Nadiri. The physical and
strategical attributes of this remarkable place have pre
viously been discussed. I have also mentioned that the Persian
Government keep here a detachment (nominally) of 500 infantry,
scattered at the different vulnerable points, and two guns. The
inhabitants are chiefly Turks, and the Governor, sent from Meshed,
Haji Abul Path Ivhan, lives in a village in the interior, and
supplies 150 mounted levies to the Persian border horse.
For some time past Russia has turned a particularly affection
ate eye upon Kelat, and rumours of its cession by the Persian
Russian Government have been designedly circulated in order to
i rations familiarise the public mind with such a transfer of
ownership. To those who deny such intentions on the part of
Russia, it will be sufficient to reply that a few years ago she
VOL. i. ' 0
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These two volumes are George Curzon's own personal annotated copies of both volumes of his book Persia and the Persian Question , which was published in 1892. Alongside the volumes are various loose papers relating to Persia [Iran], consisting of the following: received correspondence; newspaper cuttings; publishers' press releases; cuttings from various booksellers' catalogues; various journal and magazine articles; two items of printed official British correspondence; several prints of photographs and sketches; and a few handwritten notes by Curzon.
In most cases these papers, which range in date from 1892 to 1924, relate to the chapters in the book where they were originally inserted, suggesting that they were kept by Curzon with the intention of using them to inform a revised edition of the book.
Of particular note among the small amount of correspondence are two letters received by Curzon in 1914 and 1915 from retired schoolmaster and Islamic scholar Sayyid Mazhar Hasan Musawi of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India (ff 5-9 and ff 44-53). These letters, which are written in Urdu and are accompanied by English translations, discuss in detail several inaccuracies found in the Urdu version of Persia and the Persian Question .
The various prints of photographs and sketches, which were originally inserted into volume two, are of different locations in the Gulf region. Several of these appear to have been produced in preparation for the publication of the second volume of John Gordon Lorimer's Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Oman and Central Arabia (i.e. the 'Geographical and Statistical' section) in 1908, as they are identical to the versions found in that volume.
Also of note among the loose papers are an illustrated article from Country Life dated 5 June 1920, entitled 'The People of Persia' (ff 36-37), and a printed family tree of the Shah of Persia [Aḥmad Shah Qājār], produced in preparation of his visit to Britain in 1919 (f 233).
Volume one of Persia and the Persian Question contains a map of Persia, Afghanistan and Beluchistan [Balochistan], which is folded inside the front cover (f 1).
The German language material consists of a publisher's press release for two books authored by German archaeologist Ernst Emil Herzfeld (ff 29-30).
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- 2 volumes with inserts (898 folios)
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Foliation: this shelfmark consists of two physical volumes. The foliation sequence commences at the first folio of volume one (1-463), and terminates at the last folio of volume two (ff 464-898); 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. Each volume contains a large number of loose leaves, which have been foliated in the order that they were inserted into the volume; for conservation reasons, these loose folios have been removed from the volume and stored separately. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers of the two volumes.
Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- Mss Eur F111/33
- Title
- Annotated Copy of Persia and the Persian Questionby George Curzon, with Inserted Papers
- Pages
- 54r:135v, 147r:149v, 158r:180v, 183r:221v, 224r:224v, 227r:246v, 248r:257v, 259r:260v, 268r:362v, 364r:364v, 367r:388v, 390r:400v, 402r:416v, 419r:432v, 434r:444v, 448r:462v, 464r:471v, 475r:481v, 483r:513v, 516r:525v, 527r:544v, 546r:563v, 566r:598v, 600r:622v, 624r:656v, 658r:665v, 667r:675v, 678r:684v, 687r:688v, 691r:691v, 693r:693v, 695r:708v, 711r:721v, 724r:726v, 728r:729v, 731r:736v, 742r:742v, 746r:757v, 759r:761v, 763r:763v, 765r:765v, 772r:777v, 780r:789v, 793r:794v, 797r:809v, 811r:821v, 825r:840v, 843r:898v
- Author
- Curzon, George Nathaniel, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
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