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'Collection of journals and reports received from Captain the Hon G C Napier, Bengal Staff Corps, on special duty in Persia, 1874. Includes revised index. London: HMSO, 1876' [59r] (121/409)
The record is made up of 1 volume (201 folios). It was created in 1876. 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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that in a few years all this country would be taken by the
Russians, who would realize
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of
tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
from this forest.
I then asked, “ Do you expect that Russia will take Asterabad in a
few years ?” He replied we know it for certain that Russia
would take Asterabad and all Persia to-morrow, if it were not for
the British Minister’s flag, which is planted in Teheran. I then
said, is this true. He rejoined, certainly so, and stated that
Russia and England were two rival powers, and had their Ministers
in Teheran. The Russian Minister peeped out through his
window every morning to see if the English flag was still on high,
and finding it so, he is disappointed, but no sooner he will see
the British flag hurled down, than he would telegraph to Russia
to march troops into Persia, and make it a Russian province like
Turkistan. This simple fancy of the tailor amused me very much
and made me laugh.
14t/i November .—1 called on Mahomed Ismail, merchant, this
morning at his house, and heard the following from him:—Persia
looks upon Russia as her great friend and ally, and expects her to
relieve her in her distress, but such is not the case. Persia is quite
mistaken. Russia at the first opportunity that offers, and the
fear of the English dispelled from her mind, will annex Persia
to her empire. The English are unable to cope with the Russians
on land, but are more powerful in the sea, and before they could
do any harm to Russia, Persia and Turkey would be taken by
her.
Whatever feelings Persia may have towards Russia, yet it is
certain that the latter places no confidence in the former, and is
not even well disposed towards her as is evident from the following
fact : —Russia on the capture of Khiva set thousands of Persian
slaves free, most of these returned to Persia, but a small body
being encumbered with families and property took up residence
in the neighbourhood of Khiva. Russian authorities not deeming
it advisable to let these people remain in Turkistan (lest they
should revolt and disturb the country if at any time war broke
out between their Grovernment and the Persian) sent them off to
Persia. These poor creatures on their way were attacked and
plundered by the Yemoots. Then Mahomed Ismail gave an
account of the market held in Russia every year. He and many Nij
other merchants of Asterabad go there every year. The place
where the market is held is 22 days’ journey from Asterabad.
The market lasts 40 days and is held in Rajab and Shaban,
corresponding to September and October. Merchants from all
parts of Asia meet there and transact business; but this is not
the sole object of the market. Russian officers collect information
and find out what goes on in other countries, especially in India,
Persia, and Afghanistan. Foreign merchants are well treated.
Whilst talking to Mahomed Ismail, Mulla Aga Mahomed, the
son of the late “ Shariat Madar,” one of the most influential
Mullas of Asterabad, came in. I was introduced to him by
Mahomed Ismail. Aga Mahomed staid there about two hours
and talked on many subjects ; one of these was that the Russian
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Reprint of Collection of journals and reports received from Captain the Hon. G C Napier, Bengal Staff Corps, on special duty in Persia. 1874, with a revised index at pp 348-355 (folios 181-185). A copy of the original index is present at folios 186-200.
A letter from the Under Secretary of State for India to the Under Secretary of State for War has been pasted into the front of the volume (folios 2-3), noting that two copies of the revised version have been forwarded for the use of the Intelligence Department.
The volume contains ten documents written by George Campbell Napier, and compiled by the Political and Secret Department of the 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. . The documents included are as follows:
1. Report of the proceedings in regard to the Khaff [Khvāf] raid;
2. Diary kept during tour in Khorassan [Razavi Khorasan];
3. Observations on the topography of the Eastern Alburz tract, with notices on a few places of interest on the Persian Border;
4. Memorandum on the condition and external relations of the Turkoman tribes of Merve [Mary];
5. Reports on events in Herat and Turkistan. Diary for March 1875;
6. Report on the present situation in Seistan [Sīstān] in relation to late arbitration;
7. Report on the Perso-Afghan border;
8. Notes on the political condition of the population of Eastern Khorassan;
9. Notes on the condition of the districts, chiefships, and tribes of the north-eastern frontier of Persia;
10. Memorandum on the relations of Russia and Persia with the Turkoman tribes of the Attrek Frontier.
At the back of the volume (folio 201) is a fold-out map of the northern frontier of Khorassan, with parts of Irak [Iraq] and Mazandaran [Māzandarān].
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- 1 volume (201 folios)
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A table of contents can be found at folio 5v.
The revised index is found at folios 181-185; a copy of the original index is also present at folios 186-200.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 203; 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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- 'Collection of journals and reports received from Captain the Hon G C Napier, Bengal Staff Corps, on special duty in Persia, 1874. Includes revised index. London: HMSO, 1876'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r, 3r:200v, 202r:202v, back-i
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