نسخة مذيلة من "بلاد فارس والشأن الفارسي" بقلم جورج كرزون، مع أوراق مدرجة [و‎‎٤‎٢‎٤] (١٨١٤/٨٥٠)

THE ARMY
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iments are disbanded;!
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of each infantry regime
of 100 officers and mei
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of 700. The
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to be received; when not on active service the last alone, not, how
ever, entirely in cash, 30 out of the 80 h'ans being so paid, and
pay and equivalent of the remainder being supplied in two
rations bharvars of wheat. A deduction of 20 per cent, is also
uniformly made on the salaries of all officers from the rank of
major upwards :—
Rank
Military pay
Rations
Home pay
Krans
Krans
Krans
Private .....
70
90
80
Corporal ....
80
90
80
Sergeant ....
90
\
90
80
Sergeant-Major
190
138
80
Ensign .....
190
126
80
Second Lieutenant
190
126
80
First Lieutenant .
Captain .....
280
126
80
Adjutant ...
Standard Bearer .
580
540
80
Second Major
1,000
1,140
80
First Major ....
1,200
1,140
80
Colonel (Serhang) .
4,000
1,860
0
3rd Class Sertip
7,500
3,000
0
2nd Class Sertip .
9,000
3,960
0
1st Class Sertip
12,000
!
6,000
0
1
Outside the capital the Persian soldier is seldom seen in a com
plete uniform. 1 Articles of private clothing fill the gaps left by the
inadequate or absent official garb. The ordinary uniform
0 s » for regiments of the line is a tunic of coarse bine serge,
with a brown leather belt, trousers of the same, and a shako ol
black lambskin with a brass badge in front; but it is rare to find
a soldier who possesses the entire equipment. Theoretically, every
private is supposed to receive two suits of cotton, one suit of cloth,
and two pairs of boots per annum; whilst, every two years, when
the regiment is disbanded, lie is entitled to a bonus ol six months
pay to help him home. The former he seldom receives ; the lattei
never. I have seen soldiers in many parts of the world, but rarely
have I seen such creditable specimens of manhood so woefully
attired, or so dismally furnished.
1 The parti-coloured diversity of Persian uniforms is no new thing. Two and
a half centuries ago the Factors of the East India Company at Isfahan wrote as
follows to the Directors : ‘ The King (Shah Abbas) has determined to distribute
2,000 cloths (pieces) to his soldiers, who are to the number of 35,000, in yeai y
pay. The colour should be hare colour, deer colour, popinjay, peach, brims one,
red, green, and such-like light coloursCalendar of State Papers (East incies),
vol. iii. No. 577.