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'MILITARY REPORT ON PERSIA. VOL. IV, PART II.' [79r] (162/212)
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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143
Weights and meftsuies differ in almost every province and Weights,
town.
Weights —
24 Nakhcd (lit, poas)= .. I Miskal.
16 M iscal and 6 Nukhod^= 1 Sir.
5 Sir= .. 1 Abbdsi, also railed imlkeh
kirvankeh.
40»S’tr= .. ..1 Man {6'49 avoirdupois
pounds).
100 il/aws= .. .. \ Kharvar.
Provisions are bought and sold by the man and of these there
are seveial in use. In the accounts of the Central Government
the so-called Tabriz man and its double the shdh-man only are
employed. A kharvar of Tabriz! mans equals 649 pounds or
8 Indian maunds.
A Bandar Abbas man = 9 lb.
A Lingel\ man
A Bushire man
A Shiraz 7nan
- 8f lb.
= 7'75 lb.
= 7-36 lb.
In actual practice there is an extraordinary variation in the
weights at different places. There are two main standards of
w eight, one for retail work and the other for wholesale. The for
mer is used by all grocers, fishmongers and greengrocers and is
generally 7\ lbs. to the mnn, i.e., the Bushire or Sh raz man.
This is a fairly constant weight. The wholesale weight is the
Hashimi man, which is used for large purchases of grain, fodder,
firewood, vegetables, etc. It is the habit when purchasing in
the districts to buy without weighing; the grain is in a godown
or in a heap on the ground, and the buyer makes an estimate of
the quantity and bids for it. This is follow ed by extensive
haggling. The Hashimi man is very elastic, ranging from 124
to 250 lbs. It is a difficult weight to deal with, as in Bushire for
instance it will vary from 124 to 140 lbs. according to the article
being purchased, and also according to whether the season has
been favourable or the reverse. The chief articles affected by
the seasonal changes are grain and fodder. Wood is always
bought and sold at 140 lbs. to the man. Vegetables in bulk are
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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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