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'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME IV.' [‎201r] (406/652)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (322 folios). It was created in 1910. 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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MAK—MAK
393
the inhabitants are in general well disposed towards the telegraph staff and
other British officials.
The Geh district has a population of about 48,000 souls. The capital
x> x- i ™ is deb. which is situated 72 miles north-north-
except JSshk. 10 w r est of Chahhar ; population about 2,500
souls ; the second place of importance is Bint
with 2,000 inhabitants, 42 miles west by north of Geh. The tribes of
the district will be found in the table of tribes already given. The fighting
men of the district—armed with modern rifles—are estimated at 4,000, and
the second levy with inferior fire-arms at 10,000. The Chief of Geh, at
present Saiyid Khan Shairkhanzai, maintains a body-guard of 50 mounted
men, armed with swords and Martini carbines. The Geh district is reported
to contain large patches of cultivation, and the water is said to be
generally good: it is estimated that supplies and forage to maintain a
force of 1,500 men would be forthcoming all the year round. The passage
of wheeled artillery in this district, if possible, would be difficult.
The chief village of the Qasrqand district is similarly named Qasrqand :
its population is about 1,500 souls and it is situated on the Kajii
affluent of the Chil river 68 miles north by east of Chahbar and 1,775 feet
above sea-level. The population of the district is about 12,000 souls,
and the tribes are the same as in the Geh district. The first levy of
this district comprises about 300 men, and the second 1,500. The Qasr
qand Chief, like the Chief of Geh, is a Gichki : the present Chief is J an
Muhammad
It is calculated that the resources of the Qasrqand district might support
a force of 1,000 men. The country is unsuited for field artillery.
The Dashtiari district has a population of about 18,000 souls, the
tribes will be found in the tribal table above. The principal village
is Miri Bazar, with 1,500 inhabitants, situated 35 miles north-north
west of Gwatar. The well-armed fighting men of Dashtiari are said to
number 1,000, and the less well armed 2,500. In the coastal part of the
district it would be difficult at any time to maintain a force of 100 men,
and after heavy rain the country is generally flooded and may remain
impsssable for animals during a fortnight. The present joint chiefs of
Dashtiari, the brothers ’Abdl and Mahmud, are Jadgals, and are related to
the Chief of Bahu. They each receive a telegraph subsidy of Rs. 500 a
year from the Indo-European Telegraph Department.
The Bahu district has a population of about 14,000 souls : its capital
is Bahu Kalat, with 1,000 inhabitants, situated 38 miles north of Gwatar.
The tribal table already given shows the tribes to which the people of the
districts belong. About 500 of the fighting men are said to be srmed
with modern rifles, and 2,500 with indifferent weapons. Near the coast
there are the same obstacles to the maintenance and movement of troops
as in Dashtiari. The Chief of Bahu, Mir Ashraf, is a Jadgal; he belongs to
Ihe same family as the Chiefs of Dashtiari. He receives Rs. 600 per annum
as a telegraph subsidy, and one of Rs. 400 is also paid to his cousin Mir
Ahmad.
61 I. B.
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The item is Volume IV of the four-volume Gazetteer of Persia (1910 edition).

The volume comprises that portion of Persia south and east of the Bandar Abbas-Kirman-Birjand to Gazik line, with the exception of Sistan, 'which is dealt with in the Military Report on Persian Sistan'. It also includes the islands of Qishm, Hormuz, Hanjam, Larak etc. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and the whole district of Shamil.

The gazetteer includes entries on villages, towns, administrative divisions, districts, provinces, tribes, halting-places, religious sects, mountains, hills, streams, rivers, springs, wells, dams, passes, islands and bays. The entries provide details of latitude, longitude, and elevation for some places, and information on history, communications, agriculture, produce, population, health, water supply, topography, climate, military intelligence, coastal features, ethnography, trade, economy, administration and political matters.

Information sources are provided at the end of each gazetteer entry, in the form of an author or source’s surname, italicised and bracketed.

The volume contains an index map, dated July 1909, on folio 323.

The volume also contains a glossary (folios 313-321).

Prepared by the General Staff, Army Headquarters, India.

Printed at the Government Monotype Press, India.

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1 volume (322 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 324; 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 also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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