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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1911-1914' [223r] (450/488)
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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FOE THE TEAR 1914,
37
CHAPTER VII.
ADMINISTHATION EEPOR.T FOR THE AHWAZ VICE-CONSUL 1TE
EOR THE YEAR 19U. ^
Captain A. J. H. Grey held eharge of the Vice-Consulate from tlie be-in-
His Majesty's Vice-Consulate. nmg of the year till the 26th April, when
J. G. L. Ranking, I A, who held ehaf-ge fot thfremdnde'r of tte ye^r
Agha Mirza Muhammad Rahim continued as Head -Mir/n of v
Consulate, while Mr. K 12. Mirza, B. A., held the post of Dragoman Ce '
In February, Captain J S^Orosthwaite, LA , proceeded on special leave
to Europe; during his absence Lunstau affairs were dealt with bv His
Majesty s Vice-Consul, Ahwaz. ^ s
In August Captain J. S Crosthwaite returned and paid a short visit to
Dizfui after which he returned to Mohammerah, whence he carried out duties
of Political Officer for Khuzistan.
The charge of the Vice Consulate Dispensary was held throughout the year
by Sub-Assistant Surgeon Fazal Illahi, through whose efforts the Dispensarv has
maintained its high standard of efficiency and popularity with the local and
surrounding population. The total number of new patients treated was 12
and 380 major and minor operations were performed. The most prevaient
diseases were skin, eye and digestive, while small-pox and measles existed in
epidemic form.
Nizam-ns-Sultaneh only actually assumed the reins of government of
Luristan.
Luristan in the summer, though he had
, . ^ eei1 Governor-General designate since
early m the year. 0
Mirza All Akbar, who throughout the year has held the post of News
Writer
The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping.
m Burujird, was appointed Agent of the Imperial Bank of Persia in the
summer m addition to his other duties.
A force of Gendarmerie, maintained by the Persian Government in
iJuruprd and Khurramabad, succeeded in reducing the local unruly elements
to order, but the remainder of Luristan remained in its usual state of
turbulence.
Nasir Khan,
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-Jang, has held the post of
Ilkhani
The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran.
throughout the
Bakhtiari y oar ' wh ile Muhammad Takki Khan,
, , , . , „ ,. Amir-i-Jang, was llbegi till May, when
he had to proceed for an operation for Sarcoma to London, whence he returned
to Tehran in December.
During his absence from the Bakhtiari country the duties of Ilbeo-i have
been carried out by JafPer Kuli Khan,
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-Badadur.
t , 7 ear UU( ^ er r oport has^ been one of peace in the internal politics of the
Bakhtiari, though an expedition, lasting 3 months, had to be undertaken
against the Kuhgelu by
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-Jang.
Owing to the intrigues of Yussef Khan, Amir-i-Mujahid, who proceeded
to Turkey in May, Husain Khan, Bahmai, attacked Path Ali Khan, Salar-i-
Muazzem, the Bakhtiari Governor designate, while en route to Behbehan and
then went into rebellion with his tribe. This necessitated a punitive expedition,
which the
Ilkhani
The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran.
himself commanded. After 3 months' desultory fightin*,
Husain Khan was surrounded in his Port of Likkak, and surrendered through
the mediation of Muhammad Khan,
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-Azam. Husain Khan was taken
into the Upper Country to Junaghan, and was later sent to Sarita, a village
near Ham Hormuz, where he remained up to the end of the year.
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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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- 'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1911-1914'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:240v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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