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'Report on Fars by Captain A T Wilson, Indian Political Department' [‎126r] (256/396)

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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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East : it is separated from the district of Sbabankareh by a line running
north from the Rudhilleh river, between the villages of Mainun
in Rudhilleh and Mulcabari in Shabankareh as far as the Sur of
Bidu near Anjiru : South of the Rudhilleh river the boundary with
Angali is between Kurrehband and Bardaki in Angali and then runs
. south to within a few miles of Shif.
The coast of the district opposite Bushire is swampy, but at its extreme
* south point called Tahima there is a rocky patch.
Throughout its length the coast is only a few feet above sea level. The
district is flat and the only important feature is the Rudhilleh River. The
climate is said to be milder than that of the surrounding districts.
Population. —About 4,000, mainly Arabs, bilingual and Sunnis, some of
them Ka’b from Fallahiyeh, some Bam Hajir and BanI Tamim from Arabia.
Both classes say they took refuge from Turkish oppression here two centuries
ago. The Bani Tamim claim to be the earlier settlers.
The villages consist of huts usually defended by small towers.
Agriculture. —Wheat, barley, melons and a few dates are produced ; there
are some cattle and perhaps 1,000 sheep.
Trade is of no account: wool, wheat, barley and melons go to the
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ports ; some 2,000 tons of wheat were exported in 1911 ; im
ports of necessaries are all from Bushire. Kranssne current. The local
HC.shim man is equivalent to 20 Tabriz mans. The gaz equals 401".
Communications and Transport. —Routes 54 and 55 pass through the dis
trict and reference is invited to them. The Rudhilleh River is a considerable
obstacle : ferries exist at Mahmadi and MuhrizI : there is a fort at ’Askari
where the Bushire-Muhammareh road crosses it. The district is said to be
able to produce 250 horses, 1,300 donkeys and 200 mules. 50 boats are
owned, plying to Kuwait, Basrah and elsewhere.
Colonel Pelly says :—“ This district rears a good half-breed horse, half
Persian, half Arab ; they pass under the name of the Arab Ka’b horse ; the
principal defects of this breed are found in a small arm and a falling off in
the hind quarters. They are better roadsters than the pure Ajab, but lack
his quietness and endurance ; by re-crossing the Rudhilleh K’ab with a
pure Arab it is found that a good serviceable horse of large bone and height is
obtained, but he is never as serviceable as the pure Arab.”
The Rudhilleh is also called the Shatt-Bani Tamim by Arabs ; it rises near
Kaleh Safid and traverses the Shahpur valley ; it is sweet until it is joined
by the DalakI stream ; it is fordable only at Kaleh Sirhan where it is 100
yards wide, 2' 6" deep, with banks 12' high and a firm sandy bottom.
Administration. —The district is subject to the Governor of the Gulf
Ports. About 60 years ago it came under the Khan of Angali, with whom
it remained until its transfer 6 years later to the Khan of Haiat Daud, who
manages it through a brother of his own Husain Qull Khan, stationed at
Mahmadi. There is a customs post at Mahmadi. The district is farmed for
3,560 Tumdns.

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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'.

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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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