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'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME IV.' [253r] (510/652)
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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ftlG—KTM
497
inhabitants are of the Samboi tribe. There are marks of cultivation
in the neighbourhood, where considerable crops are raised when there
is sufficient water in the river to irrigate them. Jowari, wheat and
barley are grown. The ground is sandy. There is an abundance cf
tamarisk jungle. Camel-grazing and fuel are plentiful.—((rrei/, September
1905.)
HIGMATI—
A grazing district in the Marz sub-division of Bashakard, on the south
ern border of the Jaz Murian Hamun. It is approached by a road track
which branches off from the Ramishk-Manujan road, 19| miles from
the former place.—Gfy&es, 1898.)
RlKJ or RlGI—
A Baluch tribe. At the time of Mir Chahkar’s departutfe (see Baluchis)
these people lived on the sandy desert east and north of Jalk and they were
called as above, the name being derived from “ Rek, ” a corruption of,
“ Rig,” meaning “ sand ” in Persian.
They were (1885 A.D.) for the most part to be found on the banks of
| the Helmand, in Narmashir, Sarhad, Mashkid, Kharan, Jalk and around
Bampur; the majority live in British territory.
They are divided into three main divisions :—
1. Nathuzai, living in Mashkil, with headquarters atLadgasht (British
Baluchistan) a branch of this division, named Bulanzai, settled in Mirj awa
about a century ago, and are shown as Damanis (q.v.) as they are Persian
subjects.
2. Ganguzaq a very small division, numbering about 100 men, part of
Whom are now practically Damanis and part are in the service of the chief
of Kharan.
3. Husainbar, a small division, who settled in Jalk about 80 years ago.
They own a small fort called Chagird there. They muster 40 fighting men
with 20 rifles.
The principal
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
is Muhammad Riza Khan of Mirjawa.—(./ ennings,
1885 ; Hogg, 1909.)
RIK MALIK (KirmIn)—
A stage on the desert route from Jalk to Ladis. It is the seventh stage
from Jalk and a short one to Mirjawa (Ladis) of 12 miles. Ladis proper
is 20 miles distant. It lies on the Mashkid river. Wood, grass and camel
grazing are abundant.— (Jennings.)
RlKUH— Elev. 4,110'.
A group of hills in Persian Baluchistan, about a mile to the north of
Champ, and 30 miles south of Bampur.— (Janes, 1900.)
RlMAN KUH— Elev. 4,000'.
A range of hills in Bashakard hich appears to run from south-west
to north-east, and lies beyond the Sulaiman range between Jashk and
Anguran. The country between this range and the Band-i-Afin coxisists
of a succession of barren sai dy hills witL not a sign of human beings or
habitations.— (Medley, 1893.)
61 I. B.
3R
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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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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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