"دليل بلاد فارس. مجلد III. جزء I: من A إلى K" [ظ‎‎١‎٦‎٨] (١٢٧٨/٣٤١)

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BEH-BEH
Arls and Crafts. —The arts and crafts of Behbehan comprise tannery,
working in German silver, making of givehs and malakis (Persian shoes),
weaving of 'abbas (Arab and Persian cloaks), khurs and qiltms (woollen
floor coverings, other than woollen carpets). Curzon said that mind work,
i.e., enamelling in gold, still survived.
The art of weaving woolled cloths, etcetera, for which Behbehan was
famous in the days of Mirza Kumu, appears to have been lost and to exist
no longer.
Administration. —Behbehan is the seat of the Governor of the province,
which is sometimes under the Ears Governor-Generalship ; but has recently
(1912) been placed under the Bakhtiari Ilkhdni.
The total annual assessment of the taxes of Behbehan is 7,000 tumdns,
payable to the Central Government.
Coinage. —The coinage in Behbehan is such as is current in Arabistan,
the standard being the Krdn. The rate of Krdns per 100 rupees varies
according to supply and demand, usually fluctuating between 345 and
375. Notes are not current, but T£ are accepted at varying rates of ex
change. Rupee drafts on Bombay, payable at sight, are much sought
after by the merchants of Behbehan who do a large trade with Bombay.
Weights and measures. —“ Man-i-Kuc M,t ” (Behbehan) = 640 misqals.=6-53 Iba.
also called the “ Man-i-Tabriz ” or th Sang-i-Nu’-abbasi. ”
16 “ Man-i-Kuchik:” (Behbehan) . . ,
1 Maund Hashim= 16 Man-i-Kuchik-i-Behbehan
2 Sir= 1 Man-i-Kuchik= 6 Kias
8 „ . .
4 „ . .
2 „ . .
2 „ . .
Nim Kais= \ Kais
Rob Kais= J Kais
= 1
“ Man Hashim ” Beh.
behan, or “ Man-i-
Buzurg-i-Behbehan”
= 104,48 lbs.
= 20 Man i-Tabriz.
= 800 Misqals.
= 400
99
= 200
99
= 100
99
= 50
99
25
99
= 12 5
99
= 900
„ (a)
= 800
„ (b)
tribesmen, such as barley,
1 Minai
1 Painar= J ,,
1 Duwhim= i ,
1 Nim-wazani „
1 Nisbaki y 1 ^ „
1 Nimba-i-Sigaz Aj
Sang-i-Pishkhun or Sangi-i-Baqqal
Sang-i-Kannat
(a) is used chiefly in weighing the produce brought in by the
wheat, almonds, gum, etc.
(b) is used in weighing : imported articles, such as sugar, tea, etc.
As a general rule we may say that (a) is used for cereals, inexpensive
articles and hill produce, while (b) is used for trade articles, and that articles
are bought and sold by the same weight, except clarified butter (ghi), which
is bought by (a) and sold by (6) weight.
The following is a comparative table of current standard weights :—
itt> . . .
1 Tabriz maund (batman)
1 Bushire
1 Shushtar ,
1 Nasiri .
1 Hokka (Turkish) .
1 Shah Maund . .
Misqals,
= 98
= 678
= 460
= 1,536
= 1,668
= 278
= 1,280
Military.— -In 1903 the Governor was said to have 400 infantry, and
a few mountain guns, but by 1912 these must have ceased to exist even