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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1911-1914' [‎24r] (52/488)

The record is made up of 1 volume (241 folios). It was created in 1912-1915. 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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Ghazanfer -us -Sultaneh some years ago took over the government from his
ao-ed father He and his father have acquired great wealth from blackmail on
the caravans passing through Borazjun, especially from monopolies of the sale
of srain to ammals. He had to take to the Gisakun mountains when Ijlal-ud-
Douleh the Wazir Minister. of Pars, attacked the chief of Dashtistan but returned later. e
is married to a daughter of Ismail Khan of Shahancara hut the bitterest blood-
feud reigns between him and this Khan on account of the district of Zira, which
formerTf was farmed by one of the Khans of Borazjun, but has for years
been let by Nizam-us-Sultaneh to the Khan of Shabancara. Ghazanfer us.
SuUaneh his repeatedly tried to have his father-in-law evicted and himself given
the lease. Constant bloodshed goes on between Shabancara, Zira and Borazjun
on these accounts, and raids are common A further cause of host'hty was^ h.s
seizure and imprisonmeirt in the autumn of 1911 of his cousin Mirza All Rha
and the latter's sons on a charge of conspiracy : Mirza Ah Khan s sister being
wife of Ismail Khan of Shabancara.
Ghazanfer-us-Sultaneh has been noted for his oppression of caravans: and
for his hostility to the British in 1909 and again in 1911, wh f e "
stirring up agitation both before and after the passage of the Central Ind a
Horse Outwardly fair spoken, he is a difficult man with whom to deal : he is
the most noted buyer of and dealer in smuggled arms and ammunition among
the headmen of the Bushire littoral and hinterland.
Hayat Daoud and Rudhilleh.
The district of Rudhilleh was until some 15 years ago entirely separate
fmm Havat Daoud and then belonged to a certain Mohammed Khan , its
present Connection occurs from the fact that its resident Khans since then have
been members of the Hayat Daoud family, who defeated and drove out the last
owners. The present chief of Hayat DaoUd lived during his fathers We-time
for some years at Mohmedi in charge of the district: after his succession the
third brother Hussein Quli Khan, took over charge. As the family s interests
are much bound up, and all pay allegiance to the eldest brother at Bandar Rig,
the districts are taken together.
Hayat Daoud is about 33 miles long by 37 wide. It is bounded on the—
West: by the sea from the Kuh-i-Bang hills as far as the outflow of the
Sur-i-Bidu to the sea ;
Snuth • bv the Sur-i-Bidu. to its rise in the Mohur-i-Hayat Daoud
behind Chaharrustai, separating Hayat Daoud first from the
Rudhilleh district, afterwards from Shabancara ;
East ■ Hayat Daoud territory extends 15 miles into the mountains from
the coast range, and marches with Kashkuh tribal country: but
it has no villages in the hills, which are only used lor pasture ;
North from the middle of the Kuh-i-Bang hills, north of the village of
Bang, across the narrow valley to their east, and north of the
village of Shul to the coast range, then across the mountains tor
some 15 miles.
In the political territory of Hayat Daoud are also (i) the port f d v^ge
of Bunder Dilam with about 1 mile square each side of it, and (n) the islands o
Kharg and Khargu, about 25 miles from the mainland off Kudhilleh.
The geographical district of Rudhilleh is some 21 miles long from near
Shief to Bidu, and 19 miles wide from the sea to near Kureband. It is bounded
on the—
West : by the sea from the outflow of the Shur-i-Bidu to some 5 miles
north-west of Shief, which is in Angali.
North : by the Shuri-i-Bidu.
East • it is separated from the district o( Shabancara by a line running
north from the Rudhilleh river between the villages of Manun m

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The volume contains 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 1911 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1912); 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 1912 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1913); 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 1913 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing India, 1914); 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 1914 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing India, 1915).

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 districts 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 places and tribes, British personnel and appointments, trade and commerce, naval and marine matters, communications, transport, judicial matters, 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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1 volume (241 folios)
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There is a list of contents toward the front of each Report.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 2 on the first folio after the front cover, and terminates at 242 on the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil and enclosed in a circle, and appear 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.

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