'Who's Who in Persia (Volume III) Arabistan, Luristan, Isfahan & Bakhtiari' [6v] (17/62)
The record is made up of 1 volume (27 folios). It was created in 1923. 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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r ALI REZA KHAN {Mirza ).— (2) Notable of BelibehrOi^
Mirza All Reza Khan (Bahadur-i-Divan), son of
Mirza Sultan Muhammad Khan/ son of Mirza Manza
Khan, descended from the notorious Mirza Kumu, who
was Governor of Behbehan Circle in 1869. Mirza
Kumu claimed that his family had migrated from
Mecca and that they were descended from the Prophet.
This family has for centuries lived in Behbehan, and
its senior member usually acts as Deputy Governor,
and, in the absence of any Governor appointed by
the Central Government, as Governor of the town. On
the appointment of Xlias Khan, Bakhtiari, Sarim-ul-»
Mulk, • as Governor of Behbehan in 1909, one of tlia
latter’s first acts was to imprison Mirza Ali Riza and
loot bis house and property, on the plea that the
latter was a reactionary. Later, however, Mirza Ali
Riza was restored to the post of Deputy Governor on
the departure of the Bakhtiari Governor from
Behbehan, which post he was still filling in the
summer of 1910. He is a wealthy man, aged about 55,
and has 4 grown up sons and 4 daughters.
AMANITLLAH KHAN (
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.
Hishmat) —(1) BakK-
tiari, brother of Ibrahim Khan, with whom he is on bad
terms. [Well disposed to the British.
*
AMANULLAH KHAN.—'(2) Son of Ghulam Riza Khan,
(q.v.). Wiali of Pusht-i-Kuh. [Well disposed to
wards the British. •
(AMIR-I-AQDAS .—See Hussein Aei MirzA
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The first edition of Who's Who in Persia (Volume III) Arabistan, Luristan, Isfahan & Bakhtiari , compiled by the General Staff, India, comprises a biographical dictionary of individuals, families, and tribes connected with those regions in 1922.
It also includes a genealogical tree for the Bakhtiari Chiefs (folio 10).
The volume was published by the Government Central Press, Simla, 1923.
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- 1 volume (27 folios)
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The biographical entries are arranged in alphabetical order from front to back, with cross-references where required.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 29; 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 file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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