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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [220v] (445/616)
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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24
ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE
PERSIAN GULF
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
He spent the remainder of the year in fruitless negotiations with the
Central Government, in which he was consistently supported by the two
Consuls.
But as soon as it became clear that the Central authorities were unable
to force Sowlet to accept the Governor-General's authority, and unwilling or
afraid to dismiss him, it was obvious that Saham-ed-Dowleh's regime was
doomed. Needless to say the Russian robbery went entirely unpunished, and it
was not clearly ascertained who the perpetrators were, although some of them
belong undoubtedly to the Boir Ahmadi section of the Kuhgelu. The year
thus closed with the gloomiest possible prospects for the future, the prestige
of the Persian authorities having been heavily damaged by the failure of
Saham-ed-Dowleh, a man far above the average of Governors-General in both
character and ability, and the customary inviolability of foreign Consular
officers having been finally broken down.
It remains to be mentioned that Seyyid Abdul Husein, the Lari firebrand,
was sent for by the new Government to come to Tehran and explain his highly
suspicious proceedings, but he succeeded in arriving in Shiraz on November
19th, although the orders sent were to the effect that he was not to enter the
town. He remained apparently in strict retirement until the close of the
year, although he received a secret visit from Nasr-ed-Dowleh, at which it is
probable that some cash changed hands. The departure of the Shiraz
deputies for Tehran should also be noted, although it attracted little atten
tion and the validity of their election was subsequently questioned.
The prestige and self-confidence of this important tribe and of its leader
Nomad tribes. Kashg™. Sowlet-ed-Dowleh has increased greatly
during the year. As already noted they
have displayed an unanimity unprecedented in the history of the tribe, and
the consolidation of Sowlet's authority, due to the practical disappearance of
his brother Zeigham-ed-Dowleh from the tribal politics, is sufficient by itself
to render the tribe twice as formidable as it has been in the past.
It is freely alleged that Saham-ed-Dowleh's failure to procure Sowlet's
dismissal was due to the latter having bribed Sipahdar, and it would cer
tainly seem improbable that
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.
Assad, with whom he is on the worst of
terms, would not have seized the opportunity to dismiss him, had he not met
with strong resistance from his colleague.
As a result it is doubtful whether any attention would now be paid by
the Kashgais to orders from Tehran dismissing Sowlet-ed-Dowleh, and it
seems far more likely that the only result would be to provoke the latter to
open rebellion.
Not only the Kashgais, but the Farsis in general are accustomed to speak
contemptuously of the present Government as " those (variously qualified)
Bakhtiaris in Tehran, and it is by no means improbable that Sowlet, cautious
as he is by nature, may, during the ensuing year, be driven by public opinion
Within his tribe to some overt act of hostility against the ascendancy of the
Bakhtiari, whom every Kashgai considers inferior to his tribe both in courage
and m nurnbers. It is safe to say that very little of the old time prestige of
lehran and the Shah's Government has descended to the persons now in
power, who are regarded rather as a band of unusually successful robbers
than as the representatives of duly constituted authority.
-r^ e ^ r ^. e were on t-he whole, well in hand throughout the year, although
the Darshuri and Farsimadan sections made themselves conspicuous in the
autumn by extensive damage to the telegraph line between Dastarjin and
Kazerun, and by maltreating the Armenian signaller at the latter place, the
result being a total interruption which showed signs of continuing indefinitely.
I consequently paid a visit to Sowlet's camp and was assured that all the dam-
asp was being done by a contumacious Kashgai chief in order to discredit his
(bowlets) authority; but this is hardly credible, as the damage was too exten
sive to have been done by a small party, and moreover it ceased completely
the moment Sowlet issued orders to that effect; I have consequently little
doubt that the damage^ was done wih his knowledge as a conspicuous demon
stration of the incapacity of Saham-ed-Dowleh to keep order.
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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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