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‘A Report on the Tribes of Fars’ [front] (1/186)
The record is made up of 1 volume (89 folios). It was created in 1919. 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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Confidential report on the tribes of the Fars region of Persia [Iran], produced by Captain A J Christian of the General Staff, Shiraz, 1918. The report was printed at the Government Monotype Press, Simla [Shimla], 1919.
The report covers a number of tribal groupings: the Khamseh, Qashgai [Qashqai], Mamassani, Lashani, Mishmast, Boir Ahmadi, and Dushmanziari [Doshman Zīārī]. Aspects covered include: origins and history of tribes; organisation; assessments of their general character; habitat; strength and fighting strength (expressed as numbers of men); arms and ammunition; language; revenue; subtribes. The bulk of the report is given over the Qashgai tribe, with detailed descriptions of its subtribes, and seven appendices (labelled A to G) as follows:
- appendix A – a genealogical table of the Qashgai Ilkhanis;
- B – notes on some of the Qashgai Khans;
- C – weights, measures, coinage used by the Qashgai;
- D – archaeological remains associated with the Qashgai;
- E – mineralogical deposits in areas associated with the Qashgai;
- F – agriculture of the Qashgai;
- G – the Amaleh.
The report finishes with a list of smaller tribes, giving details of their leader, number of families, and habitat. The volume contains a single map of the Fars district, with areas occupied by some of the tribes indicated (folio 90).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (89 folios)
- Arrangement
A general index at the front of the report (f 5) and a detailed index at the rear (ff 81-87) both reference the report’s original pagination sequence.
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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 91; 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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- ‘A Report on the Tribes of Fars’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:89v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence