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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [75r] (154/616)
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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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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CHAPTER III.—ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE KERMANSHAH
CONSULATE FOR THE YEAR 1906-1907.
General. —The chief event of the year has been the establishment or, to be more
correct, the attempted establishment, of the Provincial Assembly at Kermanshah.
The natural formation of parties which followed the commencement of the
elections proved a convenient peg upon which to hang the enmity which had
previously existed between certain sections of the local community. This is a
subject with which I will deal later as it did not occur till the latter part of the
year.
Amir Afkham, formerly known as Hissam-ul-mulk, a title now held by his
younger son, was appointed Governor of Kermanshah. Zahir-ed-douleh was
Governor of Hamadan, Salar-ed-douleh, younger brother of the Shah, Governor of
Luristan,
Wazir
Minister.
-i-Humayoon, Governor of Kurdistan, and Prince Haji Saif-ud-
douleh, Governor of Malayer.
In the early part of the year Amir Afkham sent to Salar-ed-douleh two moun
tain guns, presumably for use against the Lurs. These later formed part of the
latter's artillery in his attack on the town of Nehawend during his rebellion against
the Shah.
As early as June rumours began to circulate that the Shah was dead; in fact
he died so often that the volatile Persian was too bored with his procrastination
to create the disturbances which are customary on the decease of a sovereign in this
country.
The district was, however, continually disturbed, and robberies were frequent.
In July thieves broke into the Consulate and stole
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
20 and a certain amount
of clothing; they escaped and as usual, their identity was never discovered. It
would need a Persian optimist to hope to catch a thief unless actually discovered
in flagrante delicto or with the proceeds of his theft on his person. There is no police
and all misdemeanours are referred to the Kadkhuda of the Mohalla ; it stands to
reason, then that if the robber is a ruffian from another part of the town, he is
neither questioned or suspected, and the wonder is that more robberies are not
committed. I suppose the Persian is too lazy to form a regular habit of any
kind.
In the same month disturbances took place in Kermanshah between sections
of the people, swords were used and some four or five were wounded. The Governor
took unexpectedly strong measures, and two influential men were sent in chains
to Hamadan. Moin-ur-raya, a leader of one of the factions, took sanctuary in the
Turkish Consulate General, from whence he was expelled and was arrested by the
authorities. He was released the following week and presented with a " khillat."
Moin-ur-raya is a rich man. Three men had their ears cut off and this ended the
disturbance for the time being.
The news of the dismissal of the Sadr Azam, Ain-ed-douleh, was received in
Kermanshah on the 30th July and great rejoicings took place, the town being
illuminated.
On the 14th August the news was received of the return of the Mullahs from
Kum to Tehran and once more great rejoicings took place.
Though, no doubt, on this occasion real, great rejoicings are somewhat mis
leading in Persia. As often as not they are indulged in by order, and as a general rule,
the Persian is not loath to seize upon an occasion for a general holiday; to the
mere outsider it frequently appears a subject of wonder that business can cease
in the manner it does without dislocating its connections. Everything however
seems to resume its ordinary course and every one appears content.
At the beginning of August there was considerable fighting amongst the tribes
of the district of Asadabad. The leaders of the disturbance were seized by
Ihtasham-ul-Mamalik, the elder son of Amir Afkham, in the time honoured Persian
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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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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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