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Annotated Copy of Persia and the Persian Question by George Curzon, with Inserted Papers [646r] (1308/1814)
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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THE SOUTH-WESTERN PROVINCES 279
Grant, the explorer of Beluchistan, and Lieutenant Fotheringham,
who were among the band of brave young officers sent out by
English Sir J. Malcolm as his pioneers in 1810. They were mur-
traveiiers ^ ere( i ^ Khorremabad, by Kelb Ali Khan, a chief of the
Mali’s family, under circumstances which were related thirty years
later by an alleged eye-witness to Sir H. Layard . 1 The next
visitor was Major (afterwards Sir H.) Rawlinson, at that time an
officer in the Persian army, who marched through the Peili
country with a detachment of Persian troops in 1836. 2 A few
years later he was followed by Layard; 3 and the joint record of
their experiences and researches, together with the remarks of the
Baron De Bode, a Russian diplomat, who travelled in the adjoining
regions contemporaneously with Layard , 4 have remained ever since
the sole text-book upon the subject. In their time Hasan Khan,
a very old man, was Mali, and was at constant war with the Persian
Government, though once ejected by whom he managed to return,
and ruled as an almost independent prince till his death, soon after
1840. He was succeeded by his three sons, who disputed the title
and fought with each other. The youngest of these, Haider Ali
Khan, under the patronage of the Shah, ultimately prevailed, and
it is his grandson, Husein Kuli Khan, who now holds the office.
With an account of him, therefore, I shall bring my notice of the
Peili Lurs up to date.
Husein Kuli Khan, the present Mali of Pusht-i-Kuh, of whom,
together with his son, I present a likeness, is a Persian vassal,
Husein ^ an ^mir-i-
Toman
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
, or major-general in the Persian
Kuli Khan, army. Nevertheless, his status approaches more nearlv
Pusht-i- to independence than that of any other subject of the
Shah, with the possible exception of the Amir of Kain.
His summer quarters are at Hehbala, a secluded valley, very difficult
of access, and easily defensible by a'small number of men, at the
foot of a lofty mountain, known as the Manisht Kuh. Here he
was found in 1888 by Captain Maunsell, residing in a square stone
fort, loopholed and bastioned, and clearly constructed for purposes
of defence. In the v interior, however, were a courtyard and
chamber, fitted with some luxury, and containing European
appointments. The retainers of the chief, numbering some 2,500,
were camped around in tents and booths; his armed force con-
1 Early Adventures, vol. ii. pp. 324-5. 2 Journal of the It. G.8., vol. ix.
3 Journal of the It. G.S., vol. xvi. 4 Travels in Luristan, vol. ii. pp. 270-97,
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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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