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‘Military report on Persia Volume I 1930’ [34v] (73/154)
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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56
Jan 'Beals .—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.
Mir Ahmed
Khan and contains about 1,000 fighting men.
The members of the tribe claim to be the subjects
of the Shuja-ul-Mulk, a Taimuri by birth and
resident of Taibad.
During the winter months, the tribe is much
scattered, but in the summer are to be f ou _ ncl m
the neighbourhood of Sarakhs and Zorabad.
Murad 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.
Murad
Khan, and contains about 200 males. They spend
their time in raiding the flocks of Baluchis and
Persians living around Kidri, Jumin, Amrani,
and Gaisur.
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.
Murad Khan, with 25 Jambazis served
in the Seistan Levy Corps.
The Khurasan Baluchis in recent years have
depended almost entirely on the manufacture of
carpets and trade in “ ghi ” as a means of
livelihood, though in the past they were notorious
for their raiding activities, and prior to the
institution of Amnieh posts in the Amrani plain
the main road from Jumin to Turbat-i-Haidari
was liable to frequent Baluchi raids.
(8) Arabs .—The tribe is said to have emigrated from
Arabia about 7 centuries ago, and to have settled in the
Qainat and Khaf districts.
About one-third of the tribe are Shiahs and two-thirds
Sunnis.
The Sunnis reside in the district known as Sunni Khana
and also in the Khaf district near the town of Shahr-i-Nau.
The Shiahs are to be found around Khur, Chahak and
Muhammadabad.
The Sunnis number about 2,500 males and Shiahs 800.
All are cultivators.
Three troops of Arabs enlisted in the Seistan Levy
Corps but were disbanded as the men were found to be
Uireliable.
Other tribes are Mirs, Aghas, Ghulas in the Shusp area,
and Balovis in the Sarbisheh district. A few Tajiks,
Zanganehs and Maldars are met with in the Rui Khaf
area. The last named are a nomadic tribe.
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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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:3v, 5r:61v, 64r:67v, back-i
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