'Additions and Corrections to Who's Who in Persia (Volume IV)' [126r] (258/312)
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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
126
to Shiraz as his Deputy Governor-General in 1912.
Well to do.
Saifullah Khan was sent to school in the Jesuit College,
Beyrut with his brother Habibullah Khan and passed
out in 1909. Then sent to the Military College at
St. Cyr (France) : and returned to Persia end of 1913.
Joined Swedish Gendarmerie in Tehran as 2nd Lieuten
ant. Promoted Sultan (Captain). Joined the new mili
tary organisation 1921, and was appointed Sarhang
(Lieut.-Colonel) and second in command of troops in
Fars and Ports March 1923.
Page, 122*—Add :—
SAYYID ABDUL LATIF, SADR-UL-ULAMA. Born
about 1881. Eldest son of Sayyid Sharif Vanaki, Mu]-
tahid (q. v.) Has been employed in the ’adliyeh of
Shiraz since 1913, lastly as President of the Court of
Small Causes for Shiraz District. In November 1923
' appointed President of the similar court in Abadeh.
Opium smoker, anti-Mulla but more liberal than his
brother Malik-ul-Muhaqaqin (q. v.) with whom he is on
bad terms.
A d d
SAYYID AHMAD BASHTAKI, HUHAZZIB-UD-
DOULEH —Born about 1883. Son of late Sayyid
Hasan Dashtaki, of a family who for many generations
were settled at Mecca. One of his progenitors, Sayyil
Ali went from Mecca to Haidrabad, Deccan about
1923. The late Sayyid Hasan and best known to fame
as the author of the ‘ Fars-nameh-i-Nasin (Account
of Fars published in 1883).
1 land owner of Fasa (Kushk-i-Qazi) and at Sahlabad in
Bamiird district. In 1922 he sent Haji Mirza Lut-
fullah as his attorney to Mecca to P^ecute
suit which he won against King Husam of the Hijaz
for the return of lands, gardens and shops belonging
About this item
- Content
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (152 folios)
- Arrangement
The biographical entries are arranged in alphabetical order from front to back, with cross-references where required.
- Physical characteristics
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.
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
'Additions and Corrections to Who's Who in Persia (Volume IV)' [126r] (258/312), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/MIL/17/15/11/8, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100038787706.0x00003b> [accessed 19 April 2024]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100038787706.0x00003b
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100038787706.0x00003b">'Additions and Corrections to Who's Who in Persia (Volume IV)' [‎126r] (258/312)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100038787706.0x00003b"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100025473061.0x000001/IOR_L_MIL_17_15_11_8_0258.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100025473061.0x000001/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/L/MIL/17/15/11/8
- Title
- 'Additions and Corrections to Who's Who in Persia (Volume IV)'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:152v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence