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'MILITARY REPORT ON PERSIA. VOL. IV, PART II.' [71v] (147/212)
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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Pushmanziari.
• 12:8
' . In tie antvmv.-A'tev the QashqATs go down and until the
passes become blocked by snow, i.e., from tlie end
of September until the end of November, or middle
of December (if the weather is favourable).
Their robber bands are much larger than those of the Arabs
or of the Qashqas, being seldom less than 100 strong and some-
times as many as 300-400. Only about 10 per cent, of these arc
mounted.
A curious procedure which the Bolr Ahmadis are said to
adopt occasionally is to send a dozen footmen, armed only with
■Sticks, along the road. Those start a quarrel with the r/wr-
radars of tie particular caravan they wish to rob (ge. eralh at
some fixed point and, in the middle of the resulting fight and
confusion, tie main body of the robbers suddenly appears on
the scene and drives olL the laden animals.
r)Kshmavzian.-T\ns' tribe can probably turn out some
1 500 lighting men. They are described as a warlike tribe and
well-ar & ed.- Nothing definite is known as to their arms and
ammunition. A statement given by one of their chiefs gives
the following distribution of armed men among the various
Village.
Sowars.
Tufangchis.
ArdeshYi
40
180
Baha-ed-Dini
20-
130
Babai s> • •
15
50
Kulashiah and Sorkhl .. ...
15
70
Sahmdni
20
110
Tirtaj and Hassani ..
20
100
Sarenilaki ... ..
"5
40
Dehgapi .. .. ' ..
' 15
100
Tanginudiani ..
30
100
Dehbidi
..
40
Itudbali
50
Tikuli-i-Bala ..
# #
80
Tikuli-i-Pain ..
50
Haraijani ..
20
100
Total
200-
1.200
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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)
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There is a table of contents on folio 6; and an index on folios 88-98.
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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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- 'MILITARY REPORT ON PERSIA. VOL. IV, PART II.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:99v, Back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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