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'Who's Who in Persia (Volume III) Arabistan, Luristan, Isfahan & Bakhtiari' [‎26r] (56/62)

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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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conspienotis ability. Came to Teheran in November,
1915 in command of 300 Bakhtiari sowars. Tried to
be friendly. ^ ,
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SULTAN ^ MUHAMMAD 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. ^As7ijaa)\^
Bakhtiari. Born about 1870. Brother to Ghulani
Hussein Khan (q.v.), Governor of Isfahan, January
to October, 1910 and again in May, 1911. Dismissed
for incompetence in 1912 on representations by His
Majesty’s Legation. His Majesty’s Consul-General in
Isfahan said his tenure of office had been marked “ by
a minimum of efficiency and a maximum of rapacity.’^
Was in Teheran in 1914 and went to Bakhtiari country
at the end of 1914. Governor of Isfahan in 1915^
throughout period when Germans made themselves
masters there. He did nothing to stop them. Resign*
ed in March, 1915. Is reported to have countenanced
the confiscation of the Imperial Bank of Persia by the
Gendarmerie. A very unsatisfactory Governor. Ap
pointed Ilbegi, July, 1917. In January, 1922 ap
pointed Governor-General of Isfahan. Very well dis
posed towards British. Resigned Governor-General
ship of Isfahan in October, 1922 on account of serioui
illness.
TARDOKF .—Vide Tartov.
TARTOV (or TARDOFF).—Appointed Bolshevik Consul-
General at Isfahan in November, 1921. Took up his
post in May, 1922.
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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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