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‘Gazetteer of Persia, Part III, including Fārs, Lūristān, Arabistān, Khūzistān, Yazd, Karmānshāh, Ardalān, Kurdistān’ [52r] (108/686)
The record is made up of 1 volume (336 folios). It was created in 1885. 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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81
6
BAK—BAK
may rule at Isfahan, and under whose jurisdiction the tribes come. At
the present time apparent peace and amity reign throughout their hills,
and good relations exist between their chiefs the
IlkhanI
The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran.
and Ilbegi
and the Zil-us-Sultau ; bloodshed is punished and feuds repressed.
The Chahar Lang occupy the south-east valley of the Zagros range
from Dizful and Shustar to the territory of Bihbahan. To their north
and north-east lie the Haft Lang. They are under the jurisdiction of
the Haft Lang. The Haft Lang are partly under the government
of Burujird.
We read in Hanway that at the time of the Afghan invasion of
.. ,. , Persia, in the beginning of the last century, the
Bakhtiarl chief, Kasim Khan, put 12,000 horse
into the field. Moving towards Isfahan, he was met and defeated by
the invaders with a loss of 2,000 men.
Later on the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
of Mosul, notwithstanding a first success, was
unable to permanently hold the country.
The Bakhtiarls who accompanied Nadir Shah to Kandahar distin
guished themselves greatly during its siege.
The Bakhtiaris in former years often disturbed the peace of Persia;
they were conquered by Nadir Shah, but not subdued. In the rei^n
of Muhammad Shah, they were first brought under subjection. Still
they are not conquered.
In the time of Nadir Shah, Rashid, second son of Zaman Khan, in
whose family the chieftainship of Chahar Lang has been vested for
centuries, held an important post at the Shah's court.
On the death of the monarch he fled from the court to his native
mountains with a considerable sum of money, by the aid of which his
eldest brother, 'Ali Mardan, became a competitor for the throne.
Muhammad Taki, who recently enjoyed the chief power among the
Bakhtiaris, was descended from Rashid. During the time of his
greatest prosperity the tribes acknowledging his authority numbered
from 18,000 to 19,000 men, the chief of whom were—Janiki Garmsir,
4,000 men; Janiki Sardsir, 2,500 men; Dinaruni, 3,000 men, &c.
The Bahmehis and Teibis, the largest of the Kuhgehlu tribes, whose ,
chiefs were related to him by marriage, were more under his control
than that of the Governor of Bihbahan, and when able joined him in
his wars.
The chiefs of the Bakhtiari, Kuhgehlu, Kashkai
marry, and thus relations are kept up amongst the
Lurs, adding much to their political power and
cohesion and making common cause.
Muhammad Taki could perhaps have collected
whom 3,000 to 4,000 were horsemen, if engaged in
tribes or with Shustar, Bihbahan or the K'ab Arabs; if opposed to
the Government, he could scarcely have collected |rds of that number ;
some would be unable to leave their villages, and others would be too
much occupied with their own intestine broils. He relied chiefly on
the Janiki Garmsir, whose matchlockmen are noted for their personal
courage and efficiency. They are also the most peaceable of the
Bakhtiaris.
and Feili inter
whole family of
their powers of
15,000 men, of
wars with other
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The third of four volumes comprising a Gazetteer of Persia. The volume, which is marked Confidential, covers Fārs, Lūristān [Lorestān], Arabistān, Khūzistān [Khūzestān], Yazd, Karmānshāh [Kermānshāh], Ardalān, and Kurdistān. The frontispiece states that the volume was revised and updated in April 1885 in the Intelligence Branch of the Quartermaster General’s Department in India, under the orders of Major General Sir Charles Metcalfe Macgregor, Quartermaster-General in India. Publication took place in Calcutta [Kolkata] by the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, in 1885.
The following items precede the main body of the gazetteer:
- a note by Lieutenant-Colonel Mark Sever Bell, Deputy Quartermaster General, Intelligence Branch, requesting inaccuracies, omissions and suggestions for the gazetteer be reported to the Deputy Quartermaster General;
- a second note, dated 26 November 1885, describing the geographical scope of the four volumes comprising the Gazetteer of Persia , and also making reference to the system of transliteration used (Hunterian) and authorities consulted;
- a preface, containing a summary of the geographical boundaries of the Gazetteer, a description of the Persian coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , an abridged account of trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the year 1884, and a description of telegraphs in the regions described by the Gazetteer.
The gazetteer includes entries for human settlements (villages, towns and cities), geographic regions, tribes, significant geographic features (such as rivers, canals, mountains, valleys, passes), and halting places on established routes. Figures for latitude, longitude and elevation are indicated where known.
Entries for human settlements provide population figures, water sources, location relative to other landmarks, climate. Entries for larger towns and cities can also include tabulated meteorological statistics (maximum and minimum temperatures, wind direction, remarks on cloud cover and precipitation), topographical descriptions of fortifications, towers, and other significant constructions, historical summaries, agricultural, industrial and trade activities, government.
Entries for tribes indicate the size of the tribe (for example, numbers of men, or horsemen), and the places they inhabit. Entries for larger tribes give tabulated data indicating tribal subdivisions, numbers of families, encampments, summer and winter residences, and other remarks.
Information sources are provided at the end of each gazetteer entry, in the form of an author or source’s surname, italicised and bracketed.
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- 1 volume (336 folios)
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The gazetteer’s entries are arranged in alphabetically ascending order.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 341; 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.
Pagination: the volume has two printed pagination systems, the first of which uses Roman numerals and runs from I to XIII (ff 3-10), while the second uses Arabic numerals and runs from 1 to 653 (ff 12-338).
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