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'Military Report on (S.-W.) Persia, Volume V. Luristan' [32r] (68/152)
The record is made up of 1 volume (72 folios). It was created in 1912. 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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There is practically no wood, except that grown in the gardens.
Poplar and planes are grown to furnish bee ms for building. There
is no lack of fish in the rivers: reptiles are uncommon, and those
that are met with are seldom venomous.
Population. Mainly Persian, but the vil'agers are a mixed
race of Lur, Kurd and Persian descent, speaking a corrupt dialect,
in which all the above elements are represented, though Persian
predominates.
They are a poor type, so destitute of spirit as to be unable to
resist the exactions either of their Lur neighbours or the Peisian
Government; quarrelsome vith each other to such a degree that Lr.rs,
as they well know, can generally loot one village in the certainty that
inhabitants of other villages will not interfere.
Jew and Armenian settlements are found, the former in the
towns only, and the latter mainly in isolated villages. They have
retained their religion and national traits, and live on good terms
with their Muhammadan neighbours, whom they rival as thieves and
robbers. Armenians are more respected by Muhammadans than
Jews. De Morgan puts the population of the town at 20,000,
Lieutenant Wilson was inclined to put it at 30,000. In 1890 a per-
mament garrison of infantry and artillery existed, but this is no
longer the case.
Industries .— Soapmaking, wine pressing (Jews), working in nic
kel, brass and copper (particularly Samavars).
Hulaildn, 3,600'. (Williams 1907).
A tract of country 35 to 40 miles S. of Kirmanshah, bounded on
the E. by Luristan (Pusht-i-Kuh): on the N. by the small district
of Harsin (the actual dividing line being at a point known as a Pil-
1 hkau): on the W. by the Bijawand (?) : to the N. E. it touches Kuh-
i-Zardilan: to the S. and E. it is bounded by the low range of hills
on which is the Im'mz. Shah Muhammad. Lieutenant Williams,
I. A. (A. Y. D) describes it as follows—“ This country is supposed to
“have the best soil, and the best grazing in all S. W. Persia: I
personally never imagined I should ever see anything like it: it
“ has natural grazing of the best, in places over 2 in height: all the
“ hillsides are covered with it, also the Hulailan plain ; in ordinary
years the whole district contains some three thousand tents inhabit-
“ ed by Shirwani, Saiyidun and others.” Rabino gives its inhabit
ants as Dap wand 300 families, Balawand 3o0 faxnilies, Surkh-
miri 200 families, Osmanawand 500, Jalalawand 500 (in winter
only), and herdsmen of various tribes who repair here in winter
and pay for grazing rights. Lutf ’Ali Khani, Lurwand and Kaush-
wand are also mentioned as inhabitants.
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It consists of a military report on S W Persia, specifically Luristan [Lorestān], created for the personal information of the officers of the Army in India. Compiled by Lieutenant A T Wilson, Indian Army, Political Department. Printed at the Government Monotype Press, Simla, 1912.
It is divided into the following sections:
- general – geographical boundaries and divisions, inhabitants, general description, mountain ranges, rivers, and geology;
- system of government – revenue;
- tribal – manners and customs of Lurs, numbers, divisions, and habitat;
- communications – railways, military considerations, and telegraphs;
- climate;
- strategical considerations;
- hints to travellers;
- notes on notables of Luristān;
- Gazetteer notes on Luristān;
- commerce;
- routes – broken down into stages and incorporating comments on: the road, climate, supplies, water, fuel, transport, physical obstacles, and alternative routes;
- appendices – including a list of entries in 'Gazetteer of Persia, Volume III' superseded by this report, a glossary of common Lur words, Lur songs, and a translation of the Luristān road concession (1890).
Also includes one map on folio 73: 'LURISTĀN'.
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- 1 volume (72 folios)
- Arrangement
The item consists of a single report and an accompanying map enclosed in a pocket on the inside back cover. A contents page at the front of the volume (f 4) and index at the rear (ff 68-71) both reference the volume’s original printed pagination.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 74; 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 file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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