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'MILITARY REPORT ON PERSIA. VOL. IV, PART II.' [73r] (150/212)
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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ments of Indian troops which are stationed hi this area r
Shiraz. —Consular cavalry guard consisting of 1 Indian
officer and 25 Indian other ranks.
Bashir c.—Consu 1 ar cavalry guard of 1
Duffadar
A Non-Commissioned Officer in the Indian Cavalry.
and 8
Indian other ranks. Also the Headquarters and
2 companies of an Indian Infantry battalion, i r
The military ranks in the Persian Army are: <i0t
ifci Military ranks
Si pah Solar or Connnander-in-C’hief. the Persian
Army.
Sordar .—Commander.
Both these officers wear on the Hllah a badge of two lions
rampant facing inward, surmounted by the Imperial crown,
and have a specially embroidered collar. 1 . c m , , , ’
A mir Tumdn, Mir Panj, and Sartip of three grades, all cor
respond with generals ; the first two have specially embroi
dered collars, the sartips have one, two or three stars on gold-,
embroidered collars, according to grade.
Sarhanq, or colonel of infantry, and Yuz Bdshi, colonel of
cavalry, have three stars on a gold-embroidered collar.
Ydwar, or major, of whom there are two grades, have one
or Wo stars, according to grade, on a gold-embroidered collar.
Sultan, captain of infantry, and Panjeh Bdshi, captain of
cavalry, wear three stars of silver on the collar.
Ajiddn is the adjutant, and Ndih a lieutenant ; of the
latter there are two grades, who wear one or two silver stars
on the collar accordingly.
Tahib corresponds to the regimental doctor.
Non-commissioned officers and men are designated as
follows :—
In the cavalry or suvdreh, pasdul is a non-commissioned
officer of irregular cavalry and saidr a trooper. In the artil
lery, dah bdshi ks a corporal, gfthd dupcM ;l gunner, in the
infantry
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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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- '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