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'Collection of journals and reports received from Captain the Hon G C Napier, Bengal Staff Corps, on special duty in Persia, 1874' [10] (23/396)
The record is made up of 1 volume (194 folios). It was created in 1876. 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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The people of Ghorian and Kohsan being on the alert, the raid
was made by Lutf Ali Khan Tymoori, Governor of Khaff, on the
districts of Subzwar, Furrah; 10,000 sheep and 30 camels were
brouo-ht back to KhafF, and distributed amongst the sufferers from
the previous raid; a large portion of these are said to be the
property of the people of Ghorian and Kohsan.
The Persian authorities deny that this reprisal was in any way
sanctioned or encouraged, and affirm that orders were issued to
the Governor of Khaff to prevent distribution of Property.
When the news of this raid reached Herat, the deputy from
Khorassan had arrived there. He wrote at once on the part o
Sirdar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Yakoob Khan to ask for restitution of the property, and it
was arranged that it should be handed over to an Afghan agent
who was to be sent to Khaff. • j ^
This agent, by name Mahomed Yusuf, receded from the
Governor of Khaff 6,000 sheep, which, he was informed, was the
whole number carried off, From Khaff he repaired to Meshed to
seek an interview with the Governor General.
The Afghans claimed 15,000 sheep. Without admitting this
claim the Governor General told the Afghan deputy that he
might return to Khaff and take back any sheep that the Afghans
could prove to he their property. This reply being considered
unsatisfactory by Mahomed Yusuf, he set off on his way to Herat.
En route he was met by the Khorassan deputy who persuaded
him to return to Meshed with the promise that he would obtain
for him the remainder of the sheep; he, however, got no more
satisfaction than in the first instance. The Persian agent fai ed
also to recover more than a small proportion of the value of the
property claimed. The Governor of Herat denied that any
Afghans were engaged in the raid on Khaff, and threw the whole
blame on the Turkomans, who, he said, were not his subjects, and
could not be restrained by him. He, however, consented to pay
as compensation the sum of 200
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
= 800
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
, the value
of about 300 sheep, and this sum was paid.
Since the return of Mustowfi Mahomed Ah, there have been
no complaints against the border Afghans, but the Turkoman
forays appear to continue not less frequent, and it may _ be
accepted that matters have settled down to their normal condition,
—the Afghans giving such covert assistance to the raiders as is
required of them, and the Persians defending their border as best
they can. j • 11
Under these circumstances, it has appeared to me advisable at
least to defer my visit to Khaff. Even here I have been unable,
through the jealousy of the Persian authorities, to obtain access to
any independent sources of information; but I am in hopes that I
shall, before I leave Meshed, be able to substantiate the main facts
above stated. . . T
Pending receipt of Your Excellency's further instructions, 1
remain in Meshed.
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The volume, marked 'Strictly Confidential', is Collection of journals and reports received from Captain the Hon. G C Napier, Bengal Staff Corps, on special duty in Persia. 1874. It was printed in London by George E Eyre and William Spottiswoode, printers to Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1876.
The volume contains ten documents written by George Campbell Napier, and compiled by the Political and Secret Department of the 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. . The documents included are as follows:
1. Report of the proceedings in regard to the Khaff [Khvāf] raid (folios 5-9);
2. Diary kept during tour in Khorassan [Razavi Khorasan] (folios 10-59);
3. Observations on the topography of the Eastern Alburz tract, with notices on a few places of interest on the Persian Border (folios 60-80);
4. Memorandum on the condition and external relations of the Turkoman tribes of Merve [Mary] (folios 80-92);
5. Reports on events in Herat and Turkistan. Diary for March 1875 (folios 92-97);
6. Report on the present situation in Seistan [Sīstān] in relation to late arbitration (folios 97-103);
7. Report on the Perso-Afghan border (folios 103-125);
8. Notes on the political condition of the population of Eastern Khorassan (folios 125-132);
9. Notes on the condition of the districts, chiefships, and tribes of the north-eastern frontier of Persia (folios 133-172);
10. Memorandum on the relations of Russia and Persia with the Turkoman tribes of the Attrek Frontier (folios 172-178).
At the back of the volume (folio 194) is a fold-out map of the northern frontier of Khorassan, with parts of Irak [Iraq] and Mazandaran [Māzandarān].
On the inside front cover and title page are hand-written notes, each reading 'Turkish Dept'.
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- 1 volume (194 folios)
- Arrangement
The documents in the volume are arranged chronologically.
There is a table of contents (folio 3v) that refers to the page number.
At the back of the volume (folios 179-192) is an index, arranged alphabetically and referring to page numbers.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio (except for the front cover where the folio number is on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. ).
Pagination: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- Title
- 'Collection of journals and reports received from Captain the Hon G C Napier, Bengal Staff Corps, on special duty in Persia, 1874'
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- 1:380
- Author
- Napier, Hon. George Campbell
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