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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [276r] (556/616)
The record is made up of 1 volume (304 folios). It was created in 1907-1911. 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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POLITICAL
RESIDENCY
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
FOR 1910.
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me Bakhtiari Khans to Hussein Khan and Ali Murad Khan, the former of
the Mohmadi, the latter of the Ahmedi branches of the Bahama! Kuhgelus,
as a guarantee of whose good behaviour the Bakhtiari Chiefs retained host
ages given by the Kuhgelu, notably among whom was the son of Ali Murad
Khan, who was in the charge of Lutf Ali Khan, Amir-i-Muffakham. This
arrangement worked satisfactorily till the month (of September, thereby
proving the correctness of His Majesty's Consul's recommendation as to the
advantageousness of the Bakhtiari Chiefs taking over the Governorship of
the Kuhgelus.
Subsequent on dissensions breaking out among the Bakhtiari Chiefs, the
hostages were released and the Kuhgelu commenced their depredations. The
first of the robberies took place at a place called the Chati Murwarid. The
caravan belonged to Urujin Traders, Persian subjects, the aggressors in this
case being Muzarmi Bakhtiaris assisted by Dushman Ziari Kuhgelus, the
latter carrying off 21 mules, the former the loads.
The second robbery was perpetrated by the above tribes, who carried off
39 mules, carrying property belonging to Deh Kurd and Cham Asmani Trad
ers (Persian subjects).
The third and fourth robberies were of property carried by Messrs.
Lynch Brothers for Persian merchants. The first consisted of 131 lbs. opium,
valued at 5,240 krans, the other three sheets of copper valued at 811 krans.
In August, a ruling was issued by His Majesty's Legation, Tehran, that
in cases where the persons suffering loss were other than British subjects,
Consular intervention was to be confined to assistance of a purely unofficial
character.
The material condition of the road is fair. The advice constantly given
^ „,, T , ^ ' by His Majesty's Consul, Ahwaz, to the
on ition o e ync oa . Bakhtiari Chiefs with regard to cara
vanserais at last commenced to bear fruit in the spring, when Haji Ali Kulli
Khan,
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Assad, commenced the building of a
caravanserai
A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers).
at the Godar
Bridge, and the repair of the Shalil and Sarkhum caravanserais was taken in
hand by other of the Bakhtiari Khans.
A new system of bridge tolls was inaugurated by the Bakhtiari Khans
in the spring, on a system of paper
Bndge tolls on the Lynch Road. checks, taken at the first bridge passed
over and delivered up at the last. Up to the end of September 46,000
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
had been taken, and on the same ratio, allowing for winter cessation of traffic,
it is estimated that not less than 60,000
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
will have been taken. This
sum being an estimated increase of 12,000
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
over the actual takings of
the preceding year, which were actually in round numbers 48,000
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
,
being an increase of 8,000
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
over the sum estimated in the Administra
tion Report of 1909 as the probable takings for that year.
A new system was also inaugurated with regard to the leasing of cara
vanserais. Instead of the old system of
Leases of Caravanserais on the Lynch Road. ^ lease for the year to th6
highest bidder, the caravanserais were handed over to certain persons, who
had to pay rent for same at the rate of J kran per mule or camel shown by the
bridge check-tickets as having passed over the road.
Fodder and provisions on the Bakhtiari road, more especially between
Malamir and Dopalun, were excessively dear during the period under review.
Tours of His Britannic Majesty's Consul,
(spring tour.)
Owing to circumstances, which will be explained hereafter under the
heading " British Interests—Anglo-Per
sian Oil Company," His Majesty's Con
sul proceeded on tour accompanied by
Mr. G. B. Lloyd of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, on the 27th March, and
proceeded vid Wais and Reghewa to Kima, near Earn Hormuz, which was
In Northern and Southern Arabistan and
the Bakhtiari country.
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The volume contains Administration Report on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. for 1905-1906 (Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 1907); Administration Report on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1906-1907 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1908); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and the Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1907-1908 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1909); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and the Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for April-December1908 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1909); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. for the Year Ending 31st December 1909 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1911); and Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. for the Year 1910 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1911).
The Reports contain reviews by the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. and chapters on each of the consulates, agencies, and other administrative regions that made up the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. . The Reports contain information on political developments, territorial divisions, local administration, principal tribes, British personnel and appointments, trade and commerce, naval and marine matters, communications, judicial matters, archaeology, pearl fisheries, the slave trade, arms and ammunition traffic, medical matters and public health, oil, notable visitors and events, meteorological data, and related topics.
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There is a list of contents at the front of each Report.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 306 on the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. The following folios need to be folded out to be read: ff. 40, 261.
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