'Who's Who in Persia (Volume III) Arabistan, Luristan, Isfahan & Bakhtiari' [23r] (50/62)
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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Was implicated in a revolutionary plot in 1890 or so
and was imprisoned at Kazvin together with Mirza
Reza, the murderer of Nasir-ud-Din Shah (before the
events of May 1st, 1896). Was in very close touch
with the revolutionary party of 1901 which was broken
up by the exile of Quavan-ud-Dowleh, Muvaqqar-us-
Sultaneh, Vazir-i-Humayun and others, but enjoyed
the protection of the Amin-us-Sultan. Said by some
to be a Babi and by others to be a follower of the late
Saiyid Jamal-ud-Din. His brother was a Professor
and Director of the great Muhammadan School in
Moscow. Was employed for two years in the Foreign
Office at St. Petersburg. Born about 1845. Appoint
ed tutor to Sultan Ahmad Shah, August, 1909.
SAIYID YADULLAH.—Governor of Yezd-i-Khast. As
sisted tiie enemy during the Qashqai rising in 1918.
SAIYID YUSUF.—Brigand of Isfahan province. Pub
licly hanged in November, 1921, at Isfahan.
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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.
AZAM.—August 1922—appointed to command
Kashan Force.
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.
-I-AKRAM {Nazar >A.li Khan) .—Born about
1860. Chief of the Amari and the principal figure
in the west of Luristan. Wali of Pusht-i-Kuh. His
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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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