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'Military Report on S. W. Persia, Vol. III. Bakhtiāri Country North of Kārūn River' [9r] (22/144)
The record is made up of 1 volume (68 folios). It was created in 1909-1910. 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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The same conditions obtain also in the Isfahan District, where
Bistagun and other villages have been acquired by purchase.
General Description.
The boundaries having been defined as far as possible, we will
proceed to some description of the district from a geographical point
of view.
The Bakhtiari country is a complete section of the Zagros moun
tains, and may be said to mark the south-east end of that range's
existence as a distinct chain. To the north its boundary is roughly
speaking the water parting between the Central Persian river system,
and that of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
. To the south the limit of the foot-hills
of the Zagros is also the limit of Bakhtiari territory.
Two main mountain Kanges may be distinguished—
(1) The Outer Range, i.e. nearest to Central Persia.
(2) The Inner Range, nearest to the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
The former includes Shuturun, Jehan-bin, and Shahan Kuh.
The latter includes Kallar Kuh, Kuh-i-Rang, Zarda Kuh,
Isbiana Kuh, and Sabza Kuh.
South of the Inner Range, tier after tier of hills succeed each
other in a confused mass, retaining, however, their north-west and
south-east trend, and gradually decreasing in height as the 'Arabis-
tan hills are approached.
Two rivers of importance, the Karun and the Diz, force their
way through this mighty mass of hills, and their tortuous course is
rendered doubly romantic by the precipitous gorges whereby they
forge their way through the mountain chains as they rush from valley
to valley. The valleys run parallel to the ranges, as a rule, the latter
being only occasionally driven through. The Outer Range is thus
pierced at Bahrain, at Tang-i-Gazi, making a rift for the Zindeh
Rud, and again at Tang-i-Darkash Warkash for the Ab-i-Behisht-
abad, a tributary of the Karun.
The Inner Range is pierced by the Karun below the Tang-i-
Dopulun, and by the east branch of the Diz.
The bottoms of these long valleys remain at fairly constant
elevations, and carry the main drainage, giving easy gradients for
the main tracks which generally follow the banks of the rivers. To
the north-west of the Kuh-i-Rang, however, a most peculiar change
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It consists of a military report on S W Persia, specifically Bakhtiāri Country North of Kārūn River, created for the personal information of the officers of the Army in India. Compiled in the Division of the Chief of the Staff, Army Head Quarters, India by Lieutenant A T Wilson, 32nd Sikh Pioneers. Printed at the Government Monotype Press, Simla, 1910.
It includes a preface by Wilfrid Malleson, Assistant Quarter Master General, Intelligence Branch.
It is divided into the following sections:
- geographical – boundaries, mountain ranges, rivers, lakes, and geology;
- general – Bakhtiāri levies, bridge constructions, and revenue;
- tribal – history, organisation, numbers, customs, land ownership, and taxation;
- communications – via various routes, condition of tracks, and construction of a cart road;
- climate;
- strategical - possibility of collision with Russia and intervention by Great Britain, comparison of routes, recommendations, and composition of force;
- routes – broken down into stages and incorporating comments on the road, climate, transport, fuel, supplies, water, grazing, and physical obstacles;
- appendices – including documents relating to the Ahwāz-Isfahān road, tables of tribal sub-divisions and strength of the Haft Lang and the Chehār Lang, and biographical notices of certain Bakhtiāri Khāns by David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer, British Consul, Ahwāz [Ahvāz].
Also includes five maps:
- folio 65: 'SKELETON MAP OF BAKHTIĀRI COUNTRY Showing routes and chief rivers';
- folio 66: 'SECTION FROM 'ALWĀNĪYEH ('ARABISTĀN) TO KHARĀJĪ THE LYNCH ROAD, ROUTE NO. I. AHWĀZ TO ISFAHĀN';
- folio 67: 'ISFAHĀN—DEH KURD—'ALĪ KŪH—CHARĪ—BĀZUFT—CHILAU' and 'ISFAHĀN—URŪJĀN—ARDAL—GURĀB—BĀZUFT—CHILAU';
- folio 68: 'FARAIDAN—TANG-I-GAZĪ—GIL-I-SHĀH—BĀZUFT—CHILAU' and 'FARAIDAN—TANG-I-GAZĪ—PAMBAKĀL—BĀZUFT—CHILAU';
- folio 69: 'BURBARŪD—KALEH HUMA—MAKHADĪ—BĀZNAWĪ—PUL-I-SHĪRAK—PUL-I-KUL—DIZFŪL' and 'FARAIDAN—TANG-I-GAZĪ—GALA GĀO—PĪR SAIYID—BĀZNAWĪ—PUL-I-KUL—DIZFŪL'.
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- 1 volume (68 folios)
- Arrangement
The item consists of a single report with five accompanying maps 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 61-63) 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 70; 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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:51v, 54r:64v, back-i
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