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'Who's Who in Persia (Volume III) Arabistan, Luristan, Isfahan & Bakhtiari' [18v] (41/62)
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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MUHAMMAD YUSUF KHAN.—Late Deputy Governor
of Ahwaz. Has been selling women across the border.
Owes Sliaukat-ul-Mulk and his relations about 5,000
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
. Absconded into Afghanistan: returned *to
Ahwaz on 25th December, 1915 to fetch away his
family.
Mujtahids—
^lBDUS SAMAD, Haji, Saiyid {son of Saiyid Ali, born
about 1254 H., say 1839 A. £>.).—The head of one of
the two great religious houses in Shushtar, and popu
larly known as a “Mujtahid”. He studied for four
teen years as a youth in Najaf and returned to
Shushtar, where he was regarded with respect, in
creased by the fact that he took no part in local politics.
This state of affairs was subsequently altered by his
son, Saiyid Jafar, who set himself assiduously to cul
tivating' the favour of the local governors. In league
with the
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.
Mukarram he finally brought about
the destruction of the well known family of the Kalan-
tars. This involved a breach with the other great
religious house, that of Shaikh Muhammad Ali, and
enmity against them was pursued with great animosity
resulting in the flight of Shaikh Murtaza, son of the now
deceased Shaikh Muhammad Ali. On the
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.
Mukarram’s deposition in 1907, the people of Shushtar
rose against the Saiyids, whom with full justification
they regarded as tyrants, and drove them out. At the
same time Shaikh Murtaza returned and was received
with open arms. Saiyid Abdus Samad and Saiyid
Jafar eventually made their way to Najaf where they
still remain (February 1909). The family owns
considerable property in the Mianab and the Kharran.
In 1914 Abdus Samad was reported to be governing
Ahwaz very satisfactorily, being capable and energetic,
died 1921.
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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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