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‘Military report on south-west Persia, including the provinces of Khúzistán (Arabistan), Luristán and part of Fars.’ [101v] (207/470)
The record is made up of 1 volume (231 folios). It was created in 1885. 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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most difficult of all the mountain pathways [seepages 196,256). It breaks into the
bahra-i-Lur between the hill forts of Tan^awan and Kala-i-Shahi (Rawlinson \
After entering- the lulls, its general course is south for 100 miles • its two
arms are said to unite three days' journey to the north of Dizful (55—65 miles).
Route No. 1— contd.
From Mnhammerah to Tehran, fyc. —contd.
Distances in
Names of towns, villages, &c.
P.M.
Remarks.
5th April 1884.
Dizful
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Cross the Ab-i-Dizful by a brick bridge
of 21 or 22 arches. No span of greater
width than 30\ Arches are both rounded
™f;Lwn ffi i r ’i bad ' repalr - ’
<w ‘ lb - D “™ ber i8si);
^ h 6 1 f b ' i ^ izf i! '. eaves the mountains, is the celebrated Diz-i-Shahi.
Ihe^ill^ts of Bonowar Bonowar-Nazir, T uk, Kal’a Nazir, Kal’a Hajii Ali to the r i-ht
gardens and “h ^ablta^ ' 7ibCh ’ an<J t0 the left ’ ara Colel “ ted f "‘
Ri ses to the plain, gently sloping down-
Dasses the Ur.™! , wards to the foot of the hills.
Soil r»l tiuyEd pleasure house. A good camping ground.
no t^ s Trwdir^Xb n Srhird cult T ted> r ,d " e ;"* sn i croi>s o£ '' l,eat a " <i
already described Koad broad • hard surface. The plain is known as the Sahra-i-Lur,
Sauhabau
179
Kal’a KIsim
Small village surrounded by a dilapi
dated mud wall; its fields are irrigated by
a small canal, which the road crosses.
Remains of several canals exist; but
at present the plain is not well irrigated.
Crosses the dry bed of a river 200
yards wide; the hills to the northward
are 1 mile distant. ■ They run in a gene
ral direction of 125°. Plain becomes
stony and rises gently.
5.5O **• **• Enter the low hills at the “ Dfikiih”
6 *** ••• _ Crosses low hills; the first conspicuous
high ridge of the Kuh-i-Kubbed bears
310°.
Crosses low grassy undulations. Kal’a
Kiisiiu, which bore 340° from Dizful, lies
detached hill with uArruanrUn.Uo^ ^ mde to the north-east; it is a “diz ” or
P 0 1 es ’ 011 the top of which water and pasture are said to exist,
i This must be the hill fort called by
6.15 | H* Rawlinson the Kal’a-i-Tangawan.
Strikes the Balanid and winds along its
stony left bank ; the river here is 100 yards
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Report marked strictly confidential, prepared in the Intelligence Branch of the Quarter Master General’s Department in India, by the Assistant Quarter Master General, Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Mark Sever Bell, Royal Engineers. The volume was published by the Government Central Branch Press, Simla, 1885.
The contents of the volume are as follows:
- part I, a narrative description of a journey from India to Muhammerah [Khorramshahr], through to the Luristán [Lorestān] hills, to Kúm [Qom]; from Kúm to Gulpaigán [Golpāyegān ], Chaman-i-Sultán [Chaman Solţān], Ali-Gúdar [Alīgūdarz], Imámzádá-Ishmail [Emāmzādeh Esmā‘īl], and the Zaindarúd River [Zāyandeh Rūd] to Isfahán; from Isfahán through the Kúhgehlú [Kohgīlūyeh] hills to Behbahán and Bandar-Dilám [Bandar-e Deylam]; from Bandar-Dilám to Bushire
- part II, a detailed account of southwest Persia, compiled from Sever’s own observations and other available sources
- part III, commercial considerations. A further section in this chapter on strategic observations, which is mentioned on the contents page and marked as secret, is not present in the volume
- part IV, detailed road reports
- appendix A, road reports, Isfahan to Shústar [Shūshtar], Shústar to Shíráz [Shīrāz], compiled in 1881 by Captain Henry Lake Wells, Assistant Director of Persian Telegraphs, with additional annotations by Bell
- appendix B, a list of plant specimens collected in Luristán during April and May 1884
- appendix C, extracts of a paper on the geology of the Turko-Persian frontier, written by William Kennett Loftus, June 1854
- appendix D, meteorological observations at Bushire, from 20 March to 20 June 1885
The volume includes eight maps, two photographic plates, and illustrations throughout (topographical, architectural, anthropological). The two photographic plates and some of the maps are of an earlier date than the volume’s publication date of 1885.
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- 1 volume (231 folios)
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A contents page (f 7) and index (ff 222-226) refer to the volume’s original printed pagination.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 233; 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.
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