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'Report on Fars by Captain A T Wilson, Indian Political Department' [67r] (138/396)
The record is made up of 1 volume (196 folios). It was created in 1916. 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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Name.
Lat.
Long.
Notes.
0 / o
Kulfin
Kureh
27 55
Lagharan ..
Sargah
Siah Mansur
were at their prayers he sallied out and
slew them all without resistance.
“ In the Mussalman camp were 40 virgins,
37 of whom, ip answer to their prayer for
deliverance, were swallowed up by the
earth. The remaining three fled in
various directions.
“ The cave which sheltered one is called
Ghar Bibi, or “ Lady’s Cave ” to this
day. The second died of exhaustion at
a shrine called Bibi Darmandeh or
“ Tired-out Lady ” a famous place for
childless wives. Hajat, whohad conquered
Qir, hearing of the catastrophe, came to
avenge his brother, but could not take the
fort until Shah Karan was betrayed by his
wife, who was in love with Hajat. Hajat
married and then killed her, as he had no
wish to be betrayed. Being informed that
the way to find Shah Karan’s treasure was
to make blood flow down the hill-side,
he proceeded to out the throats of the
inhabitants at the top of the hill, and an
old woman, when her turn came,
revealed the secret, by advising him to
get the great store of wine from the
vault and pour that down the hill
side ; the last jar of wine hid the door of
the treasure house. Karian was evi
dently once a flourishing and well-built
place. Conical domes of db-ambdrs rise
among the ruined houses, testifying to
a large water-supply and a large popu
lation in former years; the neighbour
hood is infested by robbers, and the few
remaining inhabitants complain of the
misgovernment of the Qajars. As a
proof of the insecurity of property it may
be observed that the herdsmen on the
hills are armed with guns. The sur
rounding country in good seasons ought
to be very fertile, and there is some very
fine wheat under Karian* An ancient
qandt waters the village.”
35 miles N. W. of Lar : ruined fort with
moat: 10 houses : water 40' below surface.
A hamlet W. of Harm.
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This volume consists of a report on Fars (a province of Persia) was written by Captain Arnold Talbot Wilson, Deputy Civil Commissioner in the Indian Political Department (General Staff Branch), and was published in Simla at the Government Monotype Press. The volume is divided into subject sections.
Within the report, there are genealogical trees for some tribes and families, including: the Kashkuli Khans (folio 41), the Qashqai Ilkhanis (folio 42) and the Hashimieh family of Shiraz (folio 51).
Following the main report, there are two appendices: one relating to the approximate population of Fars and one relating to the mineral resources of Fars. The volume ends with an alphabetical index for the entire report and a map showing 'Routes in Persia'.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (196 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume opens with a contents page (folio 4). The report is then divided into subject sections (folios 5-301). Following the main report, there are two appendices (folios157-160) and an alphabetical index for the entire report (folios 161-194). The last folio is a map which is enclosed in a pocket at the back of the volume (folios 194-195). The contents and index pages use the report’s pagination system.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at a map, at the inside back cover, with 196; 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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- 'Report on Fars by Captain A T Wilson, Indian Political Department'
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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