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'Military Report on (S.-W.) Persia, Volume V. Luristan' [8v] (21/152)
The record is made up of 1 volume (72 folios). It was created in 1912. 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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Pish-i-Kuh has been, from time immemorial, the abode of the
Silsileh and Dilfan divisions (so named, it is said, from two brothers).
They are mostly Lakks, but there is a considerable number of Lurs
in the Eastern part of the district, speaking a distinct dialect, though
differing in no other way from their Lakk neighbours.
The Bald Gariweh tribes are ah Lurs : the term includes Bair-
anwand (classed as Lakks by Rabino) Sagwand, ChiginT, Dirak-
Wand, PapI and JudekIthey acknowledge no single leader or lead
ers and are perpetually at feud with each other. The urban popu
lation of Khurramabad and Biirdjird is mainly Lur, with a sprinkl
ing of Jew and Persian merchants.
Details of all the Lakks mentioned above will be found else
where in this volume.
General description.
The three divisions already referred to, each have their own
typical scenery; no generalisation with regard to Luristan as a
whole is possible.
In Pusht-i- Kuh, the hills, which rise in tier upon tier, parallel
to each other, are lower and less steep than elsewhere in Luristan;
gypsums and sandstones predominate: the limestone hills are isolated
folds only, the intervening country being filled with shapeless
masses of gypsum, grey in colour, contrasting strongly with the red
tint of the sandstones. Its rivers are for the most part almost im
potable in summer, and its drainage is towards the Mesopatamian
plain. It is not well-wooded, and the grazing is not so good as in
Luristan. Practicable caravan tracks traverse the country in
every direction, and few, if any, hills are so steep as to be impassable
for loaded mules.
In Pish-i-Kuh the sandstones and gypsums disappear, being
seldom met with north of the Saidmarreh valley ; gaunt limestone
ranges, almost devoid of wood, south and east of a line drawn from
Tarhan to Median Bud take their place : these ranges run uniform
ly north-west and south-east, separated by broad grassy valleys:
they attain about 6,000' in height. A feature of the district is the
extent and fertility of the intervening plains, such as Kuh-i-Dasht,
Rumisgan, Hulailan and Tarhan, which could support a large
population.
The Bald Gariweh (high mountains) district, as the name in
dicates, is the most mountainous part of Luristan. The limestone
ridges are higher and steeper than those of the Kashgan; and the
intervening valleys are narrower, and filled with gypsum or sand-
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It consists of a military report on S W Persia, specifically Luristan [Lorestān], created for the personal information of the officers of the Army in India. Compiled by Lieutenant A T Wilson, Indian Army, Political Department. Printed at the Government Monotype Press, Simla, 1912.
It is divided into the following sections:
- general – geographical boundaries and divisions, inhabitants, general description, mountain ranges, rivers, and geology;
- system of government – revenue;
- tribal – manners and customs of Lurs, numbers, divisions, and habitat;
- communications – railways, military considerations, and telegraphs;
- climate;
- strategical considerations;
- hints to travellers;
- notes on notables of Luristān;
- Gazetteer notes on Luristān;
- commerce;
- routes – broken down into stages and incorporating comments on: the road, climate, supplies, water, fuel, transport, physical obstacles, and alternative routes;
- appendices – including a list of entries in 'Gazetteer of Persia, Volume III' superseded by this report, a glossary of common Lur words, Lur songs, and a translation of the Luristān road concession (1890).
Also includes one map on folio 73: 'LURISTĀN'.
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- 1 volume (72 folios)
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The item consists of a single report and an accompanying map enclosed in a pocket on the inside back cover. A contents page at the front of the volume (f 4) and index at the rear (ff 68-71) both reference the volume’s original printed pagination.
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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 74; 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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