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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [182v] (369/616)
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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ADMIN1STBATI0N REPORT OF THE PERSIAN GOLF 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.
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-Motazid never made any attempt to take up the reins of
government at all or even to collect any of the revenue. He no sooner got
here than he wanted to return to Tehran and neither he or any of his suite
could answer the natural question of why they ever came here. He made
himself very cheap and greatly lowered the olgmty of the Governor-General
and having made Tehran understand that he could not collect any money,
his resignation was accepted the second time of asking, early in July, and
he lost no time in starting for Tehran.
After his departure the Sahib-i-Ikhtiar was appointed Governor-Gene
ral and was reported to be coming immediately by It turned out,
however, that immediately was used in the strictly Persian sense. He sat
down in Kashan and wired for money to be sent, changing his nominee in the
Deputy-Governorship when it did not arrive. After a lot of trouble and
chiefly through the Adil-es-Snltaneh who though nomma ly only General
Commanding the local forces was really holding things together m the town,
some money was collected and sent to Kashan On receiving it the Governor
be^an to make his preparations and when they were completed he started
bv easy stages for Kerman. After a long halt in Yezd he at last reached
his district and arrived at Rafsinjan about the middle of September Here
he was delayed for some days trying to straighten out the very unsatisfactory
state into which the district had got. His efforts have had no very evident
results but he could not continue them indefinitely and came on to Kerman
about the end of the month.
He immediately set to work to remove the bad impression made 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.
's democratic behaviour by introducing the most rigid etiquette and
exacting a greater respect than either the Rukn-ud-Dowleh or the Farman
Far The lone reicn of anarchy had thrown the district into a state of chM
The Governor of Baluchistan had discreetly retired to Bam; every petty chie
who had been turned out of his fort by the Persians re-occupied and proceeded
to re-build it. Bahram Khan, one of the most important chiefs, revived his
claim to the fort of Bampur and proceeded to besiege thc govcrnor s ocum
tenens in it. Said Khan, another important chief, directed his attention to
the south and appointed himself customs officer on the south coast.
The Rudbari Khans joined a looting expedition which was earned as
far as Minab and then quarrelled over the plunder ^ d ^ e b ^ n f 0 gXn
since in fighting against each other. Daud Khan the governor of Sirjan.
had treacherously shot down Isfandiar Khan when quietly sitting at a
" rozakhana " and so started a blood-feud with the Buchakchis wheh kep
both sides busy repairing the damage to water-oourses and plantations
inflected by ^ 0^*1 pfovided a fewWals. The districts of Baf and
Jiruft had both found that they have no use for a governor and thc Ad
Sultan and Muhammad Khan had been m Kerman and BamrespectivelysiM
early in the year. Bands of Farsis and Baharlns had raided the w^tcrnwd
north-western frontiers of Kerman, looting Sirjan and Meshed
Rafsinjan. Bands of robbers had seated themselves on the ,, b ds
and Yezd so that no caravan could get through safely wh ^ le ^ med
of twos and threes all over the district robbed any unwary and unamea
small travelling parties whom they conld come across.
Baluchistan was the first to receive attention. Wali Khan w ^ p a !??°jV s
governor of Bam and Baluchistan and ordered to advance at o"
victorious army and raise the siege of Bampur fort. It was however oae
thing to shell the Bam rabble from a safe distance but ^^te anotfi
attack Bahram Khan and his Baluchis m the open, and no one exp
to send Bahram Khan an ultimatum to surrender or to P re P^ e J or derer on
The Persian Baluch does not thirst for war; he is only a retail n - ^
safe lines. When Bahram Khan began his advance the Persians m ^
attempt to check him but retired forthwith within the fort and clo d
gates. The Baluchis arrived and sat down outside, and ^ simply
itself into a question whether the besieging force would ® x , t ( j theirs.'
of supply from the surrounding villages before the besiege sufficiently
or were'relieved by a force which the umpires would consider sum
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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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