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‘Military report on Persia Volume I 1930’ [37r] (78/154)
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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61
CHAPTER IV.
RESOURCES.
1. KHUKASAN—GENERAL.
The greater portion of Khurasan consists of <c Kavir ”
and desert, and is barren and desolate.
There are, however, considerable cultivated areas in the
districts of Kuchan and Chinaran, Meshed, Darreh Jaz,
Nishapur, and Bujnurd.
Patches of cultivation of varying extent will be found
in the vicinity of all towns and villages.
The total produce in any year depends on the local
political situation, the degree of pressure brought to bear
on the cultivators by the Government, and the extent of
rainfall. The crops are also liable to suffer from locusts.
It will be seen therefore that the estimates given in this
report are very rough, and can but represent a probable
average.
Wheat is the principal cereal, and lucerne the principal
fodder of this area, wood is the normal fuel, but charcoal
is also produced. A coal mine situated some 12 miles S. W.
of Meshed is now (January 1930) being worked by" the
Meshed Shrine authorities. The coal produced from this
mine is considered to be of a satisfactory quality, and it is
hoped that eventually it will be possible to develop this
mine, and thus gradually to substitute coal for wood as
the normal fuel in the vicinity of Meshed.
The Hauj (hide) of land is the most reliable unit for
estimating the output of a district. It represents the
amount that can be ploughed by a yoke of oxen. In this
province in average soil this is 20 Kharwars. (1 Kharwar
= about 500 lbs.) Inhabitants will not usually disclose the
amount of their annual crop, or the revenue they pay;
hence enquiries should be directed towards the number of
ploughs they use. Requisitioning officers should remem
ber that the country has been plundered from time
immemorial.
2. SEISTAN—GENERAL.
Persian Seistan is an oasis averaging about 35 miles
from north to south and 25 miles from east to west. Hav
ing a rainfall of only 2 or 3 inches a year (during the
c 2
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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.
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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 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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