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'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME II' [‎183v] (371/706)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (349 folios). It was created in 1914. 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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351
KIRMINSHAH
Public buildings .—Kirmanshah owes the buildings which can now be seen
(either in fairly good condition or in complete ruin) to the munificence of
two of its Qajar Governors—Muhammad ’All Mirza, Daulat Shah and
Imam Qull Mirza ’Imad-ud-Dauleh, son of Daulat Shah. The former built
the Chahar-bagh, the town walls, the Governor’s palace, the artillery and
the barrack squares, the villa of Dilkusha and the arsenal : the latter, the
mosque of ’Imad-ud-Dauleh the Post Khaneh, Imadieh, and the Kaisarieh
part of the bazaars. Two other buildings of public interest are the Pul
Kara Su and the jisr at |Vakilieh. The Chahar Bagh, known also as
Bagh Shahzadeh and Bagh Muhammad ’All Mirza, is near the barracks; a
garden planted in imitation of the Chahar Bagh of Isfahan. It had a
large building or reception place called Tallar, the upper part of which
was covered with tiles of no great value. This building is fast going to
ruin. As for the fine garden, where water once flowed through numerous
water-courses, it is now quite desolate, and the big plane trees, so rare in
this district, were mostly cut down under the pretext of building barracks
there, whilst the remainder have lately been sacrificed for the purpose
of making carriages for some antiquated guns recently unearthed from
oblivion in the arsenal.
Governor's 'palace.—The Governor’s palace, which is reached from the artil
lery square bv a slope ended by a large gate and then through long vaulted
passages, is composed of some 12 courtyards surrounded by rooms and
apartments. The only things worth seeing are the grand court (Divan
Khaneh) with the Tallar, where there are two monoliths of Sang Sumakh
(porphyry from the Bisitun Hills, considered a great rarety by the Per
sians) and the “ Archaine ” or Ilauz Khaneh (tank room) now in decay.
The Artillery square. —The artillery square is in front of the Governor’s
palace. Most of the bazaars end here. The maidan or square is about 95
feet wide and 240 feet long. _ 4
Barracks .—The barracks, which have been described as untenanted, near the
Governor’s palace, consist of a large maidan, surrounded on three sides by a
long row of small rooms very much resembling the inner court of the caravan-
sarai “ Shah ’Abbassithe fourth side consists of three tiers of rooms, and
over these can be seen the lofty towers of the Anderun of the palace. The
maidan measures about 480 feet in length and 252 feet in width. There are
about 128 rooms, each supposed to accommodate five or six soldiers. Up till
quite recently part of these rooms were used as stables for the soldiers
donkeys. , ,
The situation of the arsenal is in no way strategical. It is behind tne
palace and surrounded by buildings and shops ; it is simply a military store.
There are many fine gardens to the south of the town near Sarah and a
few to the north, but at a certain distance. There are plenty of fruit trees
and poplars, but unfortunatley such a great quantity of wood is cut down
every year that few trees are allowed to grow to their full height.
The Vakllieh is a villa on the Kara Su at f farsakh from town. It belongs
to the Vakil Elected representative or attorney, acting in legal matters such as contracting marriage, inheritance, or business; a high-ranking legal official; could also refer to a custodian or administrator. -ud-Dauleh, who had the jisr (bridge) thrown over the river at
this spot. It is a favourite resort in spring for the people of Kirmanshaii.
Climate and Health.
For “climate” see under “ Kirmanshah (Province).”

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The item is Volume II of the four-volume Gazetteer of Persia (1914 edition).

The volume comprises the north-western portion of Persia, bounded on the west by the Turco-Persian frontier; on the north by the Russo-Persian frontier and Caspian Sea; on the east by a line joining Barfarush, Damghan, and Yazd; and on the south by a line joining Yazd, Isfahan, and Khanikin.

The gazetteer includes entries on human settlements (towns, villages, provinces, and districts); communications (roads, bridges, halting places, caravan camping places, springs, and cisterns); tribes and religious sects; and physical features (rivers, streams, valleys, mountains and passes). Entries include information on history, geography, climate, population, ethnography, resources, trade, and agriculture.

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

A Note (folio 4) makes reference to a map at the end of the volume; this is not present, but an identical map may be found in IOR/L/MIL/17/15/4/1 (folio 636) and IOR/L/MIL/17/15/4/2 (folio 491).

Printed at the Government of India Monotype Press, Simla, 1914.

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1 volume (349 folios)
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The volume contains a list of authorities (folio 6) and a glossary (folios 343-349).

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at inside back cover with 351; 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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