‘Gazetteer of Persia, Part III, including Fārs, Lūristān, Arabistān, Khūzistān, Yazd, Karmānshāh, Ardalān, Kurdistān’ [244v] (493/686)
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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MAR—MAS
grain, teel, castor, and cotton. Wells says that On April 28th it looked
green and fertile with numerous fortified villages dotted along the line
of the Band Amir river. {Clerk—Morier— MacGregor—Ross—Wells.)
MARWAN,—Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in Kurdistan, about 30 miles south of Banah, close to
Pan j win. {Gerard.)
MAS ARM—Lat. Long. Elev. about 6,700'.
An old and picturesque village in Ears, between Khanah-i-Zanian and
Jarah, close to the source of the Daliki river. Poll-tax here 5
tumans, “Maliyat” 550 thmans in gross. Belongs to Mirza
Muhammad Mustaufi (1878). {Durand)
MASAUD—Lat. Long. Elev ’
A village in the plain of Khuramabad, Luristan. {DeBode)
MAS HHAD-I-MADAR-I-SULIM AN—
• Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in Ears, about 60 miles north of Shiraz on the road to Yazd.
It is situated close to the “ Pasagardse ” ruins, and the tomb of
Cyrus, and is composed of a few miserable hovels, the inhabitants of
which'have annexed some of the pavements of marble from the neigh
bouring ruins, with which to build their houses. {MacGregor.)
MASHHAD-I-MURGHAB—
Lat. 30° 16' 35". Long. Elev. 6,100' {St. John).
A village in Ears, 66 miles from Shiraz and 126 miles from
Yazd, on the road between them. A few supplies and some fuel are
obtainable. Water is procured from a small stream.
• There are lead mines in the neighbourhood, 7 i lbs. of the ore of
which fetches about 8 shillings. This is probably the same village as
Murghab.
It is rather a superior place, with better gardens and houses than
f are usually to be seen in Persia. The Khan lives in a large building
near, which is half house and half fort, and forms a very picturesque
feature in the landscape. It is strong enough to answer its purpose
of overlooking the village, but would be of no use whatever against
European troops, as it is commanded at short musket-range by a range ,
of hills to the north, and the walls would soon be battered down.
The village itself is built on a slight mound, and the houses better
than usual. There is a great deal of water here, with much cultiva
tion, and a fine plantation of poplar trees.
{Jones — Morier — MacGregor)
MASHlLIH—Lat. Long. Elev.
A laro-e swamp in Ears, a few miles north-east of Bushahr on the
road to Abram, is known by this name. {Durand)
MASHKHAL—Lat. Long. Elev.
A river in Kurdistan, crossed 18 miles from Panjwin on the road to
Sulimania. At this point it flows due north between high, but not
• verv steep, wooded mountains, with a few villages on slopes in the
, . distance. It is also called the Yahara and Bimansuchai. {Gerard.)
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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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