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‘Military report on Persia Volume I 1930’ [34r] (72/154)
The record is made up of 1 volume (73 folios). It was created in 1920-1931. 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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55
guarding of the frontier against the Turkomans. Tlies«
links aie virile and warlike in their own fashion. Thev
live on horseback, have good animals and rifles, and provide
a number of irregulars for the Persian Government They
probably muster 1,500 fighting men with “3 line” and
Berdan rifles. Akin to them are the Kizilbash of the Jam
V alley, who live mostly around Turbat-i-Shaikh Jam These
are the same tribes as the inhabitants of the Chandawal
quarter of Kabul whose kinsmen live in Peshawar They
are strongly pro-British.
(6) Qarais. -The Qarais reside in the Turshiz and Turbat-
i-Haidari districts, and are almost entirely employed in
cultivation. The two most important Qarai Sardars are
Zulfarkar Khan and Jaffar Khan, both of whom provide
a certain number of sowars and infantry for the Persian
Army.
The tribe probably consists of about 4,000 families.
This tiibe is locally reported to be one of the best sources
for recruits in Persia, particularly for cavalry, but they
were not enlisted in either the Khurasan or Seistan Lew
Corps.
(/) Baluchis. There are several nomad Baluch tribes in
Khurasan residing, in various seasons of the year, from
Sarakhs to Gaisur.
The most important of these are: —
Salar Khanis—The tribe is headed by
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Salar
Khan, wdiose headquarters are at Aliak in the
Bakharz district.
The tribe is said to consist of about 500 families.
A few reside in the Rui Khaf area. Salar Khan
is now addicted to opium and has lost a lot of
the influence he originally possessed. He has
been a well known raider, and terrorised the
districts of Turbat-i-Haidari and Bakharz.
Ibrahim Khanis .—The tribe is headed by
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Ibra
him Khan and Alam Khan, who reside in the
encampments around Jangal, Bagh Bakhshi, and
Gaisur during the winter months, and collect in
the neighbourhood of Shahan-i-Bala and Aliak
during the hot weather. There are said to be
some 1,200 fighting men in the tribe.
Zardad Khanis .—The tribe is headed by
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Rusul
Khan and Aziz Khan.
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Military report on the Khurasan [Khurāsān] and Seistan [Sīstān] regions of Persia [Iran], with maps and illustrations. Produced by the General Staff, India, and published in Calcutta [Kolkata] by the Government of India Press, 1931. Marked for official use only.
The report includes chapters on:
- a history of Khurasan and Seistan
- the geography of Khurasan and Seistan (mountains, rivers, deserts, an alphabetical listing of towns) and climate (including assessments of the health risks associated with both regions)
- population (religion, tribes)
- resources (including crops, grazing, fuel, transport, and a note on horses and mules in Khurasan)
- armed forces (including a description of the Eastern Division of the Persian military, an Order of Battle, organisation, armaments, equipment, clothing, rations, training)
- aviation (detailing the organisation, personnel, equipment, aerodromes, etc., of the Persian Air Force)
- administration (municipal, police, justice, department of public instruction, revenue, roads and communications, census, post and telegraphs, sanitation)
- communications (railways, roads, types of motor transport in use, principal routes used by travellers from Meshed [Mashad] to Russian territory, telegraphs, telephones, wireless)
An appendix includes a veterinary note on conditions in Khurasan and Seistan. The volume also includes four colour plates illustrating different badges associated with Persian army and police officers, and a number of maps and diagrammatic maps.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (73 folios)
- Arrangement
A contents page at the front of the volume (f 6) and index at the rear (ff 64-66) both reference the volume’s original printed pagination.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 75; 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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