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'Additions and Corrections to Who's Who in Persia (Volume IV)' [‎89r] (184/312)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (152 folios). It was created in 1924. 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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resident of Calcutta whose daughter he marriprn Tin
like MBStasbi'-ul Mdl, hi soLtoTcfLS
British nationality Has acted as a munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. and ac-
countant for the Ilkhanis of the Qashqai, Zargham-
ud-Douleh and Soulat-ud-Douleh, since youth, nis
uncle Haji Mustashir-ul-Mulk having been also in that
position Was nominated through Soulat-ud-Douleh as
Deputy for the Majlis for the Qashqai tribe 1922, and
was m Tehran till summer 1923. In partnership with
his brother-in-law and cousins, Basir-us-Sultaneh and
Basir Diwan (q. v.) in lands left by his father-in-law.
Owns many villages in Firuzabad and Qir and Karzin
districts also in Sarhad : but his master does not ^et
him have all the profit from them. Shrewd.
Add :—
MIRZA JAW AD 4 MUDIRZADEH ’. Born 1895. Elder
son of Shaikh Muhammad Husain ‘ Harat ’ (q. v.) Took
lessons in English at the same time imbibing anti-
British ideas from the Indian seditionists, Sufi Amba
Parshad and Ajit Singh during their stay in Shiraz
1909-17, when they were constantly at the house of
Hayat, who published their propaganda in his news
paper of that title. In 1918 the S. P. R. broke into
the family house to try and arrest his father. Was
given permission by Musaddiq-us-Sultaneh, when Gov
ernor-General, October 1920—March 1921, to publish
a paper, styled ‘ Asr-i-Azadi ’, though at the time and
even in 1923 under the legal age for editors. From the
outset adopted an extreme anti-British tone, which
became particularly violent and offensive from the
autumn 1921 to summer 1922. In November 1921 the
Prime Minister, Qawam-us-Sultaneh, ordered that he
should apologise to H. M. Consul for accusing fj 10
latter by name of instigating robberies on the Bushire
road : and he did so with a very bad grace, under
pressure from Prince Nusrat-us-Sultan eh. In February
and March 1922 he sought to revenge himself by
publishing stolen letters of H. M. Consul to certain
Khans, and also in connection with Mir Abbas (q- v.)
taking ‘ bast ’ in the Consulate. When m want of
other cudgels, has frequently printed articles from the
seditionist press in India, representing that India is

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The volume consists of additions and corrections to the biographical dictionary of individuals, families, and tribes given in Who's Who in Persia (Volume IV) Persian Baluchistan, Kerman, Bandar Abbas, Fars, Yezd and Laristan , compiled by the General Staff, India, from 1923.

It also includes genealogical trees for certain entries.

Published by the Government Central Press, Delhi, 1924.

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1 volume (152 folios)
Arrangement

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 first folio with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 153; these numbers are printed or in pencil, and are located in the centre at the top of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front cover.

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