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'Military Report on South-West Persia, Including the Provinces of Khuzistan (Arabistan), Luristan, and Part of Fars' [‎21] (48/466)

The record is made up of 1 volume (390 pages). It was created in 1885. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.

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His Royal Highness the Zil-ul-Sultan having heard of my arrival in
Isfahan, 1 obtained permission to visit him. He express-
Zil -ul-Sultan. e( ^ ]ii m sel£ as favourably affected towards the British,
and gave me letters for the road to Bushire as well as a letter to the Ukhani
of the Bakhtians now at Ardal, and whom I had already visited at Ab-i-bid
•^He^alsosentme his photograph taken as a general in Prussian ™jform,
a gift which proved of value, and which being freely exhibited gained for the
party honourable treatment. The Zil-ul-Sultan, the e dest son of the Shah
but by an inferior wife, i.e., not of the Kajar royal blood, and therefore not
his heir, has gained a name for ability and impartiality combined with
strictness and energy. He is the most able of the Soahs sons, and no doubt,
when the time comes, will contest the throne with the heir-apparent, a weak,
bigoted and debauched prince. He at present governs about one-third ot
Persia, his jurisdiction extending over Fars, Lunstan, Arabistan, Yazd, istahan,
and Bunmrd, i.e., South, West and South-West Persia. The Shah has placed
under his independent control 17 of the 70 battalions composing the Persian
army {seepage 145), and he has been allowed to import 6,000 Martini-Henry
rifles and one and a half millions o£ cartridges. . , .
He protects all religions, and under his rule oppression has ceased to
harass the Armenians/^ so plentifully scattered throughout his jurisdiction.
He is fond of manoeuvring his troops, and by granting them favours and
navino- them at times, he leads them to look to himself as their chief and
nroteetor. He affects many uniforms of which the Prussian seems to be
most in favour at present. No doubt he does not adopt the soldier s dress
without an object. In figure he is short ami stout; his countenance is not a
benign one, and a cast in his eye imparts to it a canning expression.
f brought to his notice the very insecure state of the roads m ^uristan.
His Roval Highness answered that he had dealt leniently with the tribes
hitherto and that his clemency had been mistaken, by them, for weakness,
but that he would now act with severity, ^ Silence was kept concerning Hajji
Ali^s inhospitable conduct; to have mentioned it would, no doubt, have given
a wished for opportunity of imposing a fine which he was quite unable to
mee Leaving Isfahan on the 27th May, Ardal was reached by the stages
below:—
May 27tTi, Bagh-i-Wahsh, distant
„ 28th, Bagh-i-Wagarun „
„ 29th, Deh-i-Kurd »
„ 30th, Khareji s»
„ Slst, Ardal »
• ••
6 stages
Miles.
17
19
24
20
22
102
Elevation.
5,650'
6,000'
6,360'
6,303'
5,970'
The road is generally good. There are no serais along it. The ascent to
the Gardan-i-rukh, which is crossed at an elevation ot
Isfahan to Ardal. 7 ygQ', is a long and tedious pull of one hour's duration;
steep and difficult towards its top. The ascent of the Kuh-i-Seligun, beyond
Khareji, is steep and difficult; it occupied 1| hours. T he hill is crossed at a
* Russia lias taken the Armenian Church under her protection.

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Military Report on South-West Persia, Including the Provinces of Khuzistan (Arabistan), Luristan, and Part of Fars by Major and Bt. Lieut-Col. Mark S. Bell, V.C., R.E.

Publication Details: Simla: Government Central Branch Press, 1885. Prepared in the Intelligence Branch of the Quarter Master General's Department in India.

Physical Description: 3 maps in end pockets. 41 plates.

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1 volume (390 pages)
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