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'MILITARY REPORT ON PERSIA. VOLUME IV, PART I.' [8v] (21/168)
The record is made up of 1 volume (80 folios). It was created in 1922-1923. 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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for the purpose of suppressing him. The Persian Sartip of
Bampur a^ain express.-d his willingness to assist. The
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
returned with an escort of 300 infantry,
50 cavalry, 20 sappers and 2 mountain guns, and found
that the Nazim of British Makran had besieged the brother
of Muhammad Umar in the fort at Nodiz, in Kej, for 53
days, but without result as they had no guns. The’ British
escort after bombardment by the guns stormed the place.
The whole garrison was either killed, wounded or
captured. The forts of Irafshan and Magas in Persian
U.i.uchi.stan were also taken, and the latter partly demo
lished. Muhammad Umar fled to Afghanistan.
An Anglo-Persian agreement was drawn up by which
Persia bound herself to maintain a garrison in Irafshan
to assist in keeping order. To secure peace still further
the Makran Levy Corps was raised in 1904. It was com-
manded by an Assistant Political Officer and consisted of
Panj^i^* 117 ^ 203 Infantry with headquarters at
Op»atioL «’1909 of 1906 [t heeame evident that the
Operation*, 1009 . arms traffic in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
was assuming dangerous
proportions. Masqat had developed into an entrepot for
an extensive trade between Arabia, Persia and Afghanis
tan. It was decided to bring the case before the Arms Con-
C WR . Brussels early in 1908. France,
Great Bntam and Italy in December 1906 made an agree-
ment for control over the arms traffic in the Red Sea from
lar f "xpgnments of arms were landed on
sliius , R ‘i v" so - me ca P tul ' es were made by the
traders^ in m y , N -S u : voIvin e collisions with Afghan
traders. In March 1909 the Navy captured some 1,500
nn^Lf™ 38613 .^™ 8 Conference closed without ffiviim
S, ; bjeCt °I Mnsqat and ««■ neighbonrinl
among the nr, ^ mn ° f 1900 t '' ere *»» 8™at activity
the ”™ s traders, especially the Afghans Their
MatTatTX WaS t , l ° T 1 ^ and -ms from
q Pcibia tlirough certain Baluch and Persian
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The volume is entitled Military Report on Persia. Volume IV Part I. Persian Baluchistan, Kerman and Bandar Abbas. (Simla, Government Central Press, 1923). The volume was originally published in 1921.
The report contains sections on history, geography, population, climate and health, resources, military affairs, communications, and political matters. Appendices give the following information: details of nomad tribes of Kerman Province; a list of Chiefs and Headmen in Persian Baluchistan, who are in receipt of subsidies from the Indo-European Telegraph Department (IETD); statistics of natural resources; and distribution statement of the Sarhad Levy Corps on 1 July 1922. There are also seven maps (folios 75-81), entitled:
- Map accompanying Military Report on Persia Vol. IV Part I.
- Kerman and environs
- Bandar Abbas
- Diagram of Mirjawa station yard
- Diagram of Duzdap station yard
- Signalling and heliograph posts between Chahbar and Geh
- Sketch Map shewing communications between Kerman and Saidabad
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (80 folios)
- Arrangement
Includes a list of contents on folio 4; and an index on folios 67-73.
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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 82; 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. VOLUME IV, PART I.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:74v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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