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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [64v] (133/616)
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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18
ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE
PERSIAN GULF
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
The latter part of his administration had been marked by a recrudescen
road robberies, due—as His Excellency asserted—to the machinations of his enenV
In the town efforts at the election of representatives for the National Assembl "
Tehran were being fitfully made. Rumours of the Shah's precarious conditi ln
at times of his demise, became more persistent. Reports of disturbances in Teh ^
Tabriz, and other large towns were rife. ran '
It was reasonably expected that the removal of the strong hand of Ala 1
Dowleh would be followed by a period of unrest. The events belied this forec f
In the interregnum of three months which intervened between the departure of Al
ul-Dowleh and the appointment of Prince Moayyid-ul-Dowleh Shiraz had a "
history. The administration of the Prince, confided to the joint care, at first ^
Salar-ul-Sultan (elder son of Kowam-ul-Mulk), Beglerbegi (Lord Mayor) of Shiraz
and Khabir-ul-Dowleh, Superintendent of the Persian Telegraph Office, subse
quently, to the former in conjunction with his younger brother, Nasr-ul-Dowleh
was carried on satisfactorily. '
A greater degree of security was maintained on the road, though the exactions
of the road-guards on the Bushire road continued and furnished cause for numerous
complaints.
The death of the Shah which occurred on the 8th January gave rise to none of
those evil after-effects which had been confidently predicted. The sinister shadow
which this event had cast before it vanished with the event itself. Others however
darkened the prospect. The alleged hostility of Mahomed Ali Shah to a constitu
tional regime and the apprehensions of the National Assembly gave rise in Tehran
to a tension which found its counterpart in Shiraz as in other leading towns of
Persia. New elements tending to discord had appeared in Shiraz. The establish
ment of a local assembly (Majlis-i-Milli) was shortly afterwards followed by that
of a body styled Anjuman-i-Islam (the Moslem League) largely composed of
turbulent 4 ' tullab,'' Efforts to elect representatives from Ears for the National
Assembly at Tehran continued without any definite result.
About the 11th Eebruary the news of the appointment of Prince Moayyid-ul-
Dowleh as Governor-General of Ears, with Kowam-ul-Mulk as Vazier, became
publicly known in Shiraz. The latter who j ointly with his kinsman Nasir-ul-Mulk
had been detained in Tehran since the autumn of 1905, by the Persian Government
at the instigation of Prince Shuaa'ul-Sultaneh reached Shiraz on 1st March, and
was received with a popular ovation. Shortly after his return his younger son
Nasr-ul-Dowleh was appointed " Reis-i-Qoushoun " of Ears. The Kowam-ul-
Mulk's party seemed to be firmly established in power, and it was obvious that
Moayyid-ul-Dowleh was destined to be a mere figure-head, while Kowam-ul-Mulk
would continue to be the '' uncrowned king '' of Ears. There were however rumours
of widespread discontent throughout the province. The Kowam-ul-Mulk was
known to have paid a very large sum (according to reliable report Ts. 1^00,000) for
his release from Tehran. It was naturally presumed that he would endeavour
to recoup himself out of the province. It was commonly believed that he had
entered into an agreement with the Shah to use all his influence to quash the
constitutional movement in Ears.
A little local newspaper, the Nida-i-Islam,'' the first number of which appea
red on the 11th of March 1907, and the continuous distribution of inflammatory
appeals, purporting to come from Tabriz and Tehran, to the patriotism of the
Shirazis helped to fan the embers of discord in the town. Exaggerated rumours
promoted unrest throughout the outlying districts. Dissensions among the Kashgai
chiefs, and the rancour of his brothers towards Soulat-ul-Dowleh, the
Ilkhani
The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran.
,
portended trouble in the tribe.
The outlook at the end of March was dark, and it was predicted that the advent
0 ^ 1 i eW ^ 0 ^ eril0r ^ enera ^ w ^ 10 was ex P ec ^ e( i to reach Shiraz early in April,
would be the signal for an eruption of the long smouldering disaffection.
COMMERCE.
No statistics are available at Shiraz, but reports furnished by European firms
ana ?merchants tend to show that trade, in spite of adverse conditions, was on the
w ole fully up to the average. Exports would appear to have been slightly above
the average, dried fruits and gum being exported in larger quantities than usual.
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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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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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