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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1911-1914' [161r] (326/488)
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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POB THE YEAR 1913.
55
disinterested onlooker. Bakhtians carry the practice of extortion bevond the
bounds of what is regarded as reasonable even in Persia, and the Amir-i
Mufakham and his crew, in spite of his pious assertions to the contrary werp
no traitors to their blood and traditions. As a result Kerman cannoVat the
moment conveniently fill any more Lur stomachs and pockets. It is also
questionable how Mr. LecofPres nerves and the Swedes'tempers would stand
the presence of their common heles noires the Bakhtiari. In the exneriencf. nf
His Majesty's Consul, the Amir-i-Mufakham, taken all ^uud was aVy
favourable specimen of the Bakhtiari cousinhood and 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.
MuhtasliaTr;
unless he is now a reformed character, is not at all likely to be an improvement
on him. In the review of the general course of the administration of the
province during the year, the more important matters of internal political
interest have been touched on, but some further details regarding district politics
and local institutions may now be given under separate heading!
Despite the intermittent appointment of Governor's agents in Rudbar
Rndbar. J n d the delegation in autumn of a small
. p ,, j n , : ^ orce Bakhtiari sowars nominally for
the protection of the roads, all real power and authority has continued to rest
m the hands of the Zargham-i-Nizam of Kahnu. The Bakhtiaris' activities
were principally devoted to extracting Sahdari (illegal road tax) from
caravans. The Zargham is a man with a natural bent towards submission to
authority; but if the way of transgressors is hard, that of those who trv to
abide by the law m Persia is harder, and the wisdom and wills of the seroent
are necessary to the virtuous. r
At the beginning of the year, the Zargham sent in 2,000
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
to the
Amir-i-Mufakham as an earnest of the payment of his arrears of revenue.
Later, during the Amir s expedition, he came to terms with him, made
considerable payments and was made officially responsible for the safety
• u® v. i. i • J e ,)een no reason to complain of the manner
in which he has carried out his duties. When the Baluch invaded Jiruft and
Rudbar m IJecember, he mustered what force he could and went in pursuit.
In spite of two disastrous actions, he persisted in his course to beyond Ria-an
From there he returned, but he is said to be hatching plans for a retaliatory
expedition into Sarhad. He is a relation by marriage 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.
-i-Nizatn of Geh,
but by taste he is a firm friend of the
Nawab
An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India.
of Narmashir with whom
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.
-
i-JV'zam isatprepetual feud. This produces complications in the relations of
the Zargham who however appears in general to follow the dictates of friend-
«mp rather than those of affinity.
The district is the haunt of Afshar Turks who are principally Nomads by
Aqta Afshar.
habit and all robbers by profession. The
• 0 i • T11 , . „ , , . chief figures are Ghunj Ali Khan, who
si^ns himself
Ilkhani
The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran.
and his nephew the Sowlet-ul-Mulk. Ghunj Ali Khan
tad been arrested m connection with the rebellion of 1912, but had been
released again. The early part of the year was occupied with quarrels between
the two leaders which ended in the Sowlet being driven out of the Afshar coun-
{V- TvL 5 ha n Professed himself willing to pay in the revenue due from
himself. When the Amir-i-Mufakham approached the Afshar country on his
towhe was joined by the Sowlet-ul-Mulk who had just before been implicated
or wm stated to have been implicated, in a caravan robbery at Isfandaqah.
Tii.on 'rri, Ti 1 ! 0Ver t0 1118 S1( k reoe ived him well and sent him off in
peace, me Afshar put up no fight, and the question of the payment of the
revenue was made a subject of negotiation. As stated above the Amir was
i! WaS n0 1 t cuttin g a very heroic figure, but he declined to allow
finZl <• .u e ^ 0 " ra ? ed into attempting to treat the Afshar as the confirmed
mpnf 1 * y ^ sll0WI1 themselves to be. A peaceful settle-
Ghnnn W A r ^ , S i 0me 1 weeks ' arrived at on the lines recorded above. Two of
aMnwc ri + 1 n S 0 ^ ers J who had been brought to Kerman as hostages, were
hoJ™ £ escape, or at any rate escaped on August 31st. The Afshars have
ha vp ok f • ei \^iP good behaviour throughout the year. They appear to
bv smpn -S aiIie ^ om robbery, and Ghunj Ali Khan has made various attempts
y pecious. words to get himself into the good books of the Financial Agen
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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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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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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