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'MILITARY REPORT ON PERSIA. VOL. IV, PART II.' [51r] (106/212)
The record is made up of 1 volume (102 folios). It was created in 1922-1924. 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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89
They have places of worship known as fire temples. Their
dead are disposed of by being exposed in ‘ towers of silence ’ till
all the ficsli is devoured by c&rnivcrous birds.
In this area t hey are found at Yazd, which is their chief centre
in Persia. J here are a few in Shiraz and Bushire. They are not
now persecuted, though formerly they were much so They are
generally despised by the orthodox Persians.
This religion prevailed in Persia until the Arab invasion.
Balls. Followers of Mirza Ali Mahomed and dating from
1844. They pretend to play no political part, but in reality
Babism has become more of a political movement than a reli
gion. The Babls are loathed by other Persians and in conse
quence prove useful as agents. The tenets of Babism are no
clergy, no prayers, only dogmatic belief in Cod and His mani
festations, whether by Zoroaster, Moses, Jesus, etc., or by Baba
‘ Ullah.
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The volume is entitled Military Report on Persia. Volume IV Part II. Fars, Gulf Ports, Yazd and Laristan. (Simla, Government of India Press, 1924). The volume was originally published in 1923.
The report contains sections on history, geography, population, climate and health, resources, military affairs, communications, and political matters. Appendices give the following information: sub-divisions of the Khamseh Arabs; sub-divisions of the Baseri; Baharlu sub-tribes; sub-divisions of the Qashqai; sub-divisions of the Mamassani; table of supplies and transport. There are also four maps (folios 100-103), entitled:
- Map accompanying Military Report on Persia Vol. IV. Part 2.
- Bushire
- The Khamseh Tribes
- Map to illustrate habitat & migrations of more important Clans (Tirehs) of Qashgai Tribes
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (102 folios)
- Arrangement
There is a table of contents on folio 6; and an index on folios 88-98.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 104; 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 volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- IOR/L/MIL/17/15/6/2
- Title
- 'MILITARY REPORT ON PERSIA. VOL. IV, PART II.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:99v, Back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence