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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [230v] (465/616)
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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administration report of the
persian gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
As is usual the Persian line has been practically useless during the win
ter months, and everybody, European firms and Persians alike, look forward
to the inception of a more reliable telegraph service.
C ommunications.
During the current year no progress
Luristan Road. y (been made with the Luristan Road pro
ject.
Owing to the almost total closure during the year of the Bushire-Shiraz-
T u „ , AU T i Ispahan Road, subsequent on distur-
Lynch Road, Ahwaz-Ispahan. , fl . ' . , ..
bances m connection with the grave poli
tical conditions of Persia, the year 1909 has been an unprecedented one in the
annals of the Lynch Road. A great majority of the Bushire-Ispahan trade
has been deflected to this route, in addition to the trade which normally uses
it.
Early in April, at the Samsam-es-Saltaneh's request, British subjects
were warned not to travel in Ispahan district, this warning also applying to
the Lynch Road.
During the same month the closure of this route even was trembling in
the balance, owing, in His Majesty's Consul's belief, more to the desire on the
part of the Samsam-es-Saltaneh,
Ilkhani
The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran.
of the Bakhtiaris, to use this road as
a lever to secure the good offices of His Majesty's Legation to prevent the
further advance from Khalidabad of the Royalist army, under Lutf Ali Khan,
Amir-i-Muffakham, Bakhtiari, than to any real danger.
At that time the two ruling Bakhtiari families, viz., the
Ilkhani
The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran.
family
and the Haji
Ilkhani
The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran.
family, headed respectively by the Samsam-es-Saltaneh,
Ilkhani
The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran.
of the Bakhtiaris, and 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.
Muhtasham, Ilbegi of Bakhtiaris,
were at variance and antagonistic to each other.
The Samsam practically ordered the closure of the road, first on the plea
of fears that 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.
Muhtasham would instigate robberies and create
trouble on the road, and then on the plea of Kuhgelu incursions. He further
refused to supply guards for His Majesty's Consul on tour via the Lynch
Road to Ispahan. In order to prove the falsity of these assertions, His
Majesty's Consul proceeded up to Ispahan in the end of May vii'd the Lynch
Road, guards being supplied 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.
Muhtasham himself, who was
visited, together with others of the Bakhtiari Khans, and interviewed on the
subject of the road. The road was proved quite safe, and immediately on
the arrival of His Majesty's Consul in Ispahan, with His Majesty's Legation's
approval, the road was declared safe and the warning to the British subjects
mentioned above was cancelled, since when, up to the end of the year, the road
has remained open and traffic in full swing.
Early in February the question was raised by the Muntazim-ed-Dowleh,
Road, shares in. s0 " of ^ late Isphandiar Khan
feardar Assad, as to the possibility of
selling his and Kis brother's shares in the road, which amount to J of the
total. He referred the matter to Messrs. Lynch Brothers' Ispahan Agent,
who referred it to London. Messrs. Lynch Brothers' AhwaZ Agent agreed
with His Majesty's Consul in thinking that it was unwise that the Khans
should sell their interest in the road, which opinion was concurred in by His
Majesty's Legation. The matter was referred to the Foreign Office, London,
and no further developments have taken place up to date.
Two robberies have occurred on the Lynch Road in the year under review.
Road Robberies. ^ at a place Gardan-i-Lughamgir, in
June, when 35 donkeys, 10 loads
almonds and some miscellaneous property were looted by the Tebi, the second
at Gardan-i-Sarkhum when 50 mules and some miscellaneous property were
carried off by the same tribe. This latter caravan belonged to Shushtari mer
chants, while the former belonged to Messrs. Lynch Brothers.
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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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