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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1911-1914' [42v] (89/488)
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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71
ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE
PERSIAN GULF
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
latter gives his advice, but in matters dealing with foreigners or in general
policy and trade he has the greater say and usually determines the issue.
The Shaikh is accepted and his influence strong throughout his district,
but it is said that, with regard to the Beni Turuf and such outlying frontier
tribes, his power has been greatly increased owing to the belief that, having
received the K.C.I.E., he is now under British protection. This belief is
very common and indeed the recent troubled state of Persia has hardly affected
the Arab mind for they say " since the Shaikh is under British protection
and we under the Shaikh's it makes but little difference to us whether there
is a Shah in Persia or not or whether the Russians take it or leave it, we
shall be safe."
At times the old question of the Bakhtiari rivalry has been dangerous.
ou uv. . ti 11 x- The Shaikh informs me that he has tried
Shaikh and Bakhtiane. ., n . ^ o ■ n- .
the policy oi friendliness with that im
portant tribal confederacy, but that, owing to the various factions which
exist amongst them and the absence of a single powerful head, friendliness
with any one section only results in increased enmity with another and that,
as the friendship made does not bear any strain, any such attempts do but
make the situation worse.
In consequence his attitude is one of watchful suspicion. On the other
hand it is I think doubtful if the Bakhtiari Chiefs are aware of the provoca
tive acts of their henchmen whose highly coloured reports convince them that
the Shaikh and his followers are guilty of aggressions on their rights and on
their subjects.
The triple alliance of the Shaikh, the Wali of Pusht-i-Kuh and Sowlet-
Mstarbanoes at shushtar. ed-Dowkh, made as a buffer against the
Bakhtians, continued since no demands
were made upon it. The only thing which could, I think, make it ever mate
rialise into actual reality would be Bakhtiari aggression against two of its
members at the same time. Were only one attacked the others would give
their moral support and assistance, but beyond that they would not go.
The troubles which so constantly break out at Shushtar, the supposed
centre of Government, owe much to the fact that that town is the headquar
ters of the borderland where the Shaikh and Bakhtiari meet. Each Mohalla
possesses a feudal lordling whose condition, when at peace, is not one of
plenty while, on the other hand, when disturbances arise, he levies a contribu
tion for the defence of his quarter which provides him with a living, thus the
conditions are perfect for trouble, the Bakhtiari party accuse the Shaikh of
stirring up strife, the Shaikh suspects the Bakhtiaris, while between the two
the Aghawat of the Mohallas eke out an honest existence.
The situation has parallels in the medieval history of Italian towns.
I propose in the coming year as soon as a Governor appears, if that
desirable condition should ever be attained, to spend part of my time in
bhushtar and trust I may be able to arrive at some solution for this difficulty
or at any rate to determine the facts clearly, which is the first step to that
end, if the end is attainable.
oo i Il i/r May disturbances broke out in Shushtar and, from the 17th to the
28th May, ^ shops were closed and no business could be done, and the
" Shushan," Messrs. Lynch's steamer, was unable to run.
Shaikh Murteza, a proteg^ of the Bakhtiaris, and a lay member of the
family of Shushtar, had been expelled from Shushtar by the
bhaikh the previous year. One of the chiefs of a Mohalla, Agha Shakrullah
by n & m o, yho had also been expelled, was soon allowed to return and, in
March, Saiyid Murteza was permitted to follow his example. Soon after,
instigated, it is said, by the Bakhtiaris, he stirred up feeling once more and,
assisted by the son of Moin-ut-Tujiar, started a disturbance against Agha
Muhammad Zeman, one of the Shaikh's adherents.
Since there was no Governor, the Central Government asked the Shaikh
to take steps to put an end to the disturbances. The Shaikh agreed to do so,
but asked that his expenditure should be guaranteed and his actions indemni-
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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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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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