"تقرير عن الجيش الفارسي جُمع في فرع الاستخبارات لإدارة قائد الإمداد والتموين في الهند من قبل الملازم ج. أ. دوجلاس، فرقة رماة الرماح الثانية في البنغال" [ظ‎‎١‎١‎٤] (٢٢/١٨)

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Pay, &c., Cavalry.
Barracks.
Uniform, &c.
Cossacks .—Pay is drawn for each man at the rate of 15 krans a month and
12 shahis* a day “ gireh, ” i.e., food allowance _ (about 5^.); but the men only
receive about 8 shahis. Forage for horses is paid at the rate of a kran a 5
but the men only receive about 12 shahis. (A kran a day is the rate at whic
private individuals can forage their horses well and shoe them.)
The gireh and forage allowance are given only when the regiment is on
the march or elsewhere than in Teheran.
In Teheran the men receive per day Jibs, meat and 1J lbs. bread every even
ing, except twice a week, when Jib. rice (pilao) is given in addition.
The allowance per day per horse in Teheran is—
2 mans t straw
^ „ vetches . • • • • • • • — 3* >>
1 >f barley =6! „
Uniform and arms are supplied by Government.
Horses are the property of the men. In case of death 10 tomans are allowed
towards the purchase of a new one.
Russian officers.—The Russian officers in addition to their regimental pay
receive as Persian pay :—
Commandant—200 tomans a month, forage for 5 horses, and travelling
allowance of 150 Russian Imperials (£122) on first appointment.
Other officers .—100 tomans a month, forage for 3 horses, and travelling
allowance of 75 Imperials (^61) on first appointment.
General Gordon, writing in 1890, says: u The brigade cost the Persian
Government last year 97 i 4 ^ < - ) tomans. I will not here go into the details of pay,
&c., but merely say that the Cossack brigade occupies the prominent position
of being the only corps in the Persian army which gets its pay regularly and
without^ peculating deductions. Under the protection of the Russian Legation,
the Commandant is enabled to take his own measures to produce and issue the
pay of all ranks on pay day.”
Irregular Cavalry.—k sowar of the irregular cavalry gets nominally 50
tomans a year for pay, gireh, horse, forage, clothes, &c. In reality they do
not get more than 12 tomans, and serve about three months a year. Deductions
to the amount of 38 tomans are made for uniform, horse trappings, &c.,
together with the perquisites of the colonel. On the other hand, a sowar pays no
taxes to Government. Each man supplies his own horse, forage, and arms, and
in case of his horse dying, the Government allows him 10 tomans.
The officers receive—
Sartip, 1st class
Sartip, 2nd class
Sartip, 3rd class
Yazbashi
In cash, 400 tomans a year.
In kind, 17 kharwars straw, &c.
„ 30^ „ wheat.
In cash, 240 tomans.
In kind, 141 kharwars straw.
„ 25i „ wheat.
In cash, 150 tomans.
In kind, io| kharwars straw.
,, 19 „ wheat.
In cash, 697 tomans per annum.
The barracks of the Persian soldiers are built like sarais. Major Wells
writes (1889) The accommodation of the men has much improved of late.
New barracks have been built both in Teheran and Isfahan. Ten men are placed
in a room. The rooms have doors and windows, and the men are much less
crowded than formerly.”
Men of the infantry and artillery while serving are supposed to get three
suits of clothing a year, viz .:—
1 suit of yakhkesh, thick.
1 ,, „ kishbaf canvas.
1 „ „ cloth for parade.
* (20 shahis = 1 kran.).
j Persian “ man 6jlbs.