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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1911-1914' [160v] (325/488)
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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PERSIAN GULF
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
ADMINISTRATION REPORT
as the result of a reference to His Majesty's Minister at Tehran, the Amir-i-
Mufakham, who remained obdurate, was dismissed and his brother, the
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.
Muhtasham, then and still in Tehran, was appointed in his place. The
appointment was not however announced till the fourth week of the month.
In the meantime the carpefc weavers' strike had come to an end, on the
13th October, but not before it had occasioned a loss estimated at nearly £1,000
to the foreign carpet merchants. The cessation of the strike had followed on
the receipt of a telegram from, the Persian Government announcing that the
4 * Nawaqil" was abolished, which the Amir published with the
omission of the word " temporarily " hoping thus to gain a cheap popularity.
The Amir, on the 22nd October, publicly announced that he had resigned
and that his resignation had been accepted. He withdrew from public affairs,
sent out orders recalling the scattered parties of Bakhtiaris in the districts and
eventually set out for Yezd with his Lieutenant, the Amir Hismat, on Novem
ber 1st The gendarmerie arrived on October 21th, while the Amir was still
in Kerman, but no friction of any kind arose between them and the Bakhtiaris
Thus ended the Amir's attempt to crush Mr Lecoffre, for such it had been,
and to assert the absolute supremacy of the Governor-Greneral over the Finance
Department and all comers. That his failure caused him much chagrin is
improbable as he and his men had secured for themselves all the readily
securable property m the province and their only further hope of lucrative
business lay in a Baluchistan expedition. The agitation did not however
entirely cease on the Amir's departure. An outcry had been raised against the
appointment of the
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.
Muhtasham, which, while the Amir remained in
the offing, was couched in the form of a demand for the reappointment of that
most estimable Governor. On his final departure the cry changed to one of
" No more Bakhtiaris," which was being reiterated by the wealthier class of the
population up to the end of the year.
The Oovernorship of
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.
Nusrat. —On relinquishing the reins of Gov
ernment the Amir-i-Mufakham had entrusted them, to the
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.
Nusrat, an
arrangement in which His Majesty's Consul concurred and which was subse
quently ratified by the authorities in Tehran.
In the fortunate absence of any serious outbreaks in the districts, the
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.
Nusrat carried on the affairs of the Government in a satisfactory manner
till the end of the year. He showed himself friendly to the newly arrived
gendarmerie and, profiting by the lesson presented by the Amir-i-Mufakham,
lie studied every means of commending himself to the good graces of Mr.
Lecoffre. His deference to His Majesty's Consulate, based on his own lesson
of the preceding year, and his appreciation of his own interests, and perhaps
also in part on a genuine feeling of old friendship, did not fail at any time
during the year. His faults appear to be principally the result of a desire to
enjoy the position and importance in Kerman to which his rank entitles him
combined with a weakness of character which makes him unable to sustain the
part with credit in times of difficulty.
The appointment of the
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.
Muhtasham. —Ever since his appointment,
the
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.
Muhtasham has been announced as on the point of leaving Tehran
to join his post, but the announcement still remained unfulfilled at the end of
the year. His Majesty's Consul has been and remains of opinion that he will
not appear in Kerman before Nauruz, March 22nd, and that it is improbable
that he will come at all, unless he is granted a Baluchistan expedition. With
out the latter, the post is not under present conditions sufficiently attractive
financially to entice one of the bigger Bakhtiari Khans.
Happily up to the present, the rebels and robbers of the province have
almost entirely neglected their opportunities, save only in part the Baluchis.
If this continues Mr. Lecoffre's dictum, that Kerman requires no powerful
Governor, nor external armed force, will be made good. If it does not, the
Persian Government will have incurred a serious responsibility.
The cry of "No more Bakhtiaris '* from those in the province who have
anything to lose i-i natural and in itself must command the sympathy of any
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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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