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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1915-1919' [‎128r] (262/396)

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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FOR THE YEAR 1018.
21
towards the end of the year the Toumaniantz contract,* suspended the previous
winter, was renewed and the system of direct control abandoned. At any rate,
Asaf-ul -Mamalik was removed in December and it is probable, pace local
opposition, that Mirza Assadullah Khan Kurdistani will come as agent on
behalf of i'oumaniantz.
The Road Guards' (Qarasuran) Department was held by Zahir-ul-Huzur,
a nominee of Prince Nusrat-us-Sultaneh's, until the latter's departure. It
then remained vacant until in September Hishmat-ud-Dou ! eh made an
extremely satisfactory private arrangement with 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. Nusrat's uncle, Salav
Mufakhkbam, whereby the latter undertook the duties of the Department
without remuneration, leaving most of the budget provision of tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. -7,000
per month to the Governor-General Such establishment of Road Guards as is
kept up is paid for from rahdari collected—illegally of course—from caravans
by the Qarasuran themselves, from which source also the Head of the Depart
ment amply recoups himself.
The Police Department is usually kept by the Governor-General for
obvious reasons in the hands of one of his most faithful adherents, and it was
accordingly held by an g^-head farrash of Piince Nusrat-us-Sultaneh's until
thelatter's*^departure. During the interregnum Masud-ul-Mulk, nephew of
the Acting Governor-General, was llais-i-Nazmieh, while Hishmat-ud-Douleh
^ave the post to one of his own Tabrizis, Ali Khan. The Police, though under
manned (the nominal strength is 100) is the best run of the Local Government
Departments and the force is on the whole surprisingly efficient. The
Assistant to the Chief of Police, Eafat JSizam, is chietly responsible for
this.
The Municipality (Baladiya) suffered a severe blow in the early spring
when the Finance Department, acting under orders from Tehran, cut down its
Budget allotment by half. Needless to say there was no corresponding reduc
tion in the Naicaqil (tax on pack-animals) or house tax, which are supposed
to be earmarked for Municipal expenditure. The office of Eais-i-Baladiya
accordingly lapsed and the w 7 ork has during most of the year been undertaken
by the Police.
District Governorships.
These posts were held as follows :—
Sirjari. —Mirza Mahmud Khan Tabatabai.
Bam and Narmashir. —Sardar Mujallal, with Xasir-ul-Mamalik acting
on his behalf from April onwards.
Jqta' Afshar. —Asaf-ul-Mulk.
ifo/m/tfw.—Mirza Saiyid Muhammad Khan until 20th March, Rukn-us-
Sultan 21st March—28th October, Mustaan-ul-Mulk till the end of the year.
Kuhbanau and Zerind. —Nusrat-us-Sultan, son of Nusrat-ul-Mamalik, head
of the Khanzada family.
Jirnft. — Muhnmmad Taqi Khan Bakhtiari until departure of Prince
Nusrat-us-Sultaneh after which Adl-us-Sultaneh on beiialf of his father 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.
Nusrat.
Jamal JBarez, Isfand^qa, Mehui and Sardu —Salar Muiakhkham (uncle
of 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. Nusrat) until 5th September from which date till the end of the
year the district w 7 as held by Adl-us-Sultan, brother of 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. Nusrat.
Khabis. —Mukhtar-ul-Mulk or his brother Mansur-us-Sultaneh.
Mudhar. —Zargham-us-Sultaneh.
The Democrat party in Kerman is a small one, but amply makes up tor
its numerical inferiority by its noisiness
Democrats. an( l fi a i r for political intrigue. At ^the
beginning of the year its hopes were centred on the success of the Prince
Governor s campaign against 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. Nusrat and the other Moderate leaders.
Muin-ush-Shariya, whose brother Muayid-ul-Islam is one oi the chief
Extremist wirepullers at Tehran, and Agha Yanya (recently appointed
Superintendent of Education) were the ringleaders along with Jhtisnam-
ud-Douleh in the plot against the 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. , the lailure of which was re
garded as a serious defeat for the Democrats. After two or three
*£>e0 Administration Uepoi 't for 1917, under heading" Revenue Department.

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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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