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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1915-1919' [18r] (42/396)
The record is made up of 1 volume (194 folios). It was created in 1916-1920. 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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FOE THE YEAR 1915.
25
with 80 men of the Mekran Levy Corps under a non-commissioned officer
at Dasht. The raiders were attacked and eventually retired abandoning
some of the looted property and leaving 16 dead including Amin Khan, brother
of Mir Bahrain Khan of Bampur. They carried off a quantity of booty.
In July news arrived that Mir Bahram Khan was collecting a consi
derable force with the object of attacking Charbar or British Mekran. It
was also reported that Khalifah Khair Muhammad and a band of Afghans
would co-operate with Bahram Khan. The information was confirmed by
subsequent reports which said that preparations upon a large scale were being
made. It was reported, towards the end of August, that Bahram Khan had
left Bampur with a large following. The advance guard of the hostile force
arrived at Sarbaz in early September. The destination of the raiders was not
known until the main body invaded British Mekran and engaged the Mekran
Levy Corps at Goomazi, on the 23rd September. The surrounding country
was looted. A detachment of the enemy's force came to Ankaroo, eight
miles from Gwadur, where they killed some Baluchis and plundered the place
unopposed. Preparations for the defence of G-wadur were made by His
Highness the Sultan of Maskat, who went therein his yatch bringing a Maxim
^un and some Arab
sepoys
Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank.
. He ordered the construction of a wall^ to protect
the town against the raiders. The enemy, repulsed by the Jsazim s forces,
retired to Pishin and thence returned to Bampur. When the raid was m
nrooress
Sirdars
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Saiyid Khan, Islam Khan and
Nawab
An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India.
Khan, Bamen, collected
^ force of about 2,000 men which, under the command of the two latter, was
despatched to Sarbaz. Authentic details of the action they took ^ against
Bahram Khan are not forthcoming but it seems that their timely^ action had
an effect in hastening Bahram Khan's retirement. In recognition of^ their
action, Ks. 1,000 each was given to Saiyid and Islam Khan and Rs. 500 to
Nawab
An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India.
Khan. The first two were also supplied with some ammunition to
enable them to check Bahram Khan.
On the 9th September news was received to the effect that fighting bad
occurred near Charbar between Mahmud Khan s and Din Muhammad s men.
The trouble was due to the murder of the former's "
Wazir
Minister.
, Murad, by some of
the men of the latter chief. The result of the fighting has not been reported.
At the end of November Khalifah Saiyid Muhammad, an Afghan ^ who
has for many years lived at Debai, landed at Gunari with^ 53 cases said to
contain arms and ammunition. He has not yet revealed his intentions. He
is at present at Namurdi in the Biaban district.
No nrosress has been made towards the settlement of the claims against
^ & the chiefs and people of the Persian
' cuim8 ' Baluchistan on the part of the British
subjects, the majority of which claims have been pending for some years.
No foreign subjects were resident at the ports of the Mekran Coast during
Foreign Subjects. the year.
The following chiefs were in receipt of
Subsidised chiefs. telegraph subsidies during the year :—
Name of Chief.
Habitat.
Sons.
Amount
paid
yearly.
Ks.
Mir Mustafa Khan of Jask
Old Jask
•>
Chiragh Khan, Murad
Khan, *Dad Khuda
Khan, Abdi Khan,
Jalal Khan, Azam
Khan and Beezdar
Khan.
480
Mir Hoti of Jask ,
Do.
Mohim and Haji ■> •
360
Sirdar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Saiyid Khan of Gaih
Gaih .
Husain Khan and Mu
hammad Ali Khan.
1,000
e
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The volume includes 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 1915 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1916); 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 1916 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1917); 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 1917 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1919); 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 1918 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1920); 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 1919 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1920). The 1915 and 1919 Reports bear manuscript corrections written in pencil.
The Administration Reports contain separate reports, arranged in chapters, on each of the principal Agencies, Consulates, and Vice-Consulates that made up 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 provide a wide variety of information, including details of senior British administrative personnel and local officials; descriptions of the various areas and their inhabitants; political, judicial and economic matters; notable events; medical reports; details of climate; communications; the movements of Royal Navy ships; military matters; the slave trade; and arms traffic.
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- 1 volume (194 folios)
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The reports are bound in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1 on the first folio after the front cover, and continues through to 194 on the last folio before the back cover. The sequence is written in pencil, enclosed in a circle, and appears 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 folio needs to be folded out to be read: f. 36.
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