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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [‎64r] (132/616)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (304 folios). It was created in 1907-1911. 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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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 1906-1907.
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of office was passed, firstly in dislodging the Sardar 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-Akram, ex-Vazier of Fars,
other followers and the family of Prince Shuaa'-ul-Sultaneh ; secondly in the
endeavour to settle the burning question at issue between His Highness Shuaa'-ul-
Sultaneh and the people of Fars regarding certain Crown lands—including as
was contended the main bazaar of Shiraz — purchased by the Prince from the
Shah in 1905.
It was not till 7th April that His Highness's family left Shiraz for Tehran.
On the same date the Sardar 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-Akram quitted the town. The question regarding
the lands in Fars, claimed by the Prince to have been acquired by him, continued
to rage till the autumn, giving rise in its course to the first of a series of drama
tic appeals by the Persian people to representatives of His Majesty's Govern
ment.
In June this question had reached white heat. On 9th June a body of 300 to
400 inhabitants of Shiraz including a large number of Persian notables and mer
chants entered the 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. gardens and announced their intention of remaining
in " bast " till their grievances were redressed, and definite assurances given to them
through His Majesty's Legation that Prince Shuaa'-ul-Sultaneh would neither
return to Fars or continue to hold land there. The crowd of " bastis " which was
estimated at times to number about 1,000, continued to occupy the 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.
garden till 21st June, on the evening of which they withdrew, ostensibly at the
command of Mirza Ibrahim, only partially re-assured by the news conveyed to
them from His Majesty's Charge d'Affaires that Ala-ud-Dowleh had been appointed
Governor-General of Fars with full powers to deal with the question of Prince
Shuaa'-ul-Sultaneh's properties in Fars.
Ala-ul-Dowleh, who reached Shiraz on the 4th July, acclaimed by a show of
popular enthusiasm, found himself burdened with the difficult task of acting as an
arbitrator between the people of Fars and Prince Shuaa'-ul-Sultaneh, the favourite
son of Mozuffer-ud-din Shah. The Royal rescript which His Excellency exhibited
conferring on him full powers to settle this question was destined to be rendered
almost a dead letter by the intrigues of the Prinoe and his followers in Tehran and
in Fars.
At the outset however, on 10th July, he was able to announce to the people
of Shiraz that His Majesty the Shah had been graciously pleased to renounce all
claim to the Bazaar-i- Vakil Elected representative or attorney, acting in legal matters such as contracting marriage, inheritance, or business; a high-ranking legal official; could also refer to a custodian or administrator. , which was to remain, as before, the property of the
numerous private individuals who claimed a vested interest in it. •
The five months of Ala-ul-Dowleh's administration were spent, chiefly in
negociations to bring about an equitable settlement of the grievances of the people
of Fars; partly in the endeavour to re-establish a semblance of order on the
Bushire road where brigandage combined with the exactions and insolence of the
road-guards had created a most unsatisfactory, state of things.
In both these difficult questions His Excellency was partially successful.
Espousing the cause of the people against the Prince, he exposed the fraud and
oppression practised by the Sardar 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-Akram, ex-Vazier of Fars, and other
followers of His Highness. His efforts paved the way to a subsequent arrange
ment by which the lands purchased by the Prince reverted to the Crown.
Under his administration, the Bushire and other roads enjoyed for a time a
measure of security.
A Persian of the old school, with, at heart, a distrust and a dislike for ail
foreigners, Ala-ul-Dowleh displayed at the outset a strong personal hostility to
His Majesty's Consul, and it required much patience and long endeavours to win
him over to the very friendly attitude which he eventually assumed.
The intrigues of Prince Shuaa'ul-Sultaneh and his personal influence with the
Shah, his father, led to the recall to Tehran about mid-November of Ala-ul-Dowleh.
His recall gave rise to a somewhat theatrical display of popular feeling in his favour.
The masses, not unprompted, as may be surmised, surrounded the palace; the
clergy and notables mounted guard over the person of the Governor-General declar
ing that they would not allow him to quit Shiraz. At one moment it seemed there
would be another popular movement in the direction of His Majesty's Consulate.
After three or four days spent in the exchange of telegrams between Tehran
and Shiraz, Ala-ul-Dowleh, on the receipt of a peremptory message from the Shah,
rode off about midnight between the 20th and 21st November with a few followers.
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The volume contains Administration Report on 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 1905-1906 (Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 1907); Administration Report on 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. and Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1906-1907 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1908); 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. and the Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1907-1908 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1909); 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. and the Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for April-December1908 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1909); 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 Ending 31st December 1909 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1911); and 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 1910 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1911).

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 regions 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 tribes, British personnel and appointments, trade and commerce, naval and marine matters, communications, judicial matters, archaeology, 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 (304 folios)
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There is a list of contents at the front of each Report.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 306 on the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found 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. The following folios need to be folded out to be read: ff. 40, 261.

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