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‘Military report on south-west Persia, including the provinces of Khúzistán (Arabistan), Luristán and part of Fars.’ [126v] (257/470)
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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238
Route No. 1— concld.
From Muhammerah io Tehran 8fC. —concld.
Distances in
o
Time.
Names of towns, villages, &c.
MILES.
1 ~
Remarks.
1-
£
Interme-| Total,
diale.
1
Here the main road to Tehran is struck, by it distant 4 stages, viz .,—
Miles.
28.
Pul-i-Dalak ... ...
... 15
29.
Hauz-i-Sultan
... 24
30.
Kinaragird ... ...
... 24
31.
Tehran ...
... 24
Total ... 87
giving the total distance of Tehran from the gulf by this route to be 622 miles.
From Kum to Isfahan is 8 stages, in all 174 miles.
There is here a mihman-khana (guest-house) and several serais ; transport can be procured
Trans ort in abundance if time be allowed; it can be entertained at a cheaper
rate here than at any place to its soutli on either the line to Mu
hammerah or on that to Bushire (see page 158).
On this line from Muhammerah the only river difficult to bridge is the Karnn. A boat
Brido-ino- bridge best suits its width, depth and current. For all the others,
timber crib piers, tree road-bearers, and a fascine flooring will
suffice. Timber will, to the south of Khoramabad, have to be brought from some distance ; to
the north of it the timber grown about the village will answer all purposes (see panes 217,
225, 309).
With regard to the facilities of converting the present mule-road into a cart-road,
adhering to the classification given on page 218, of the 82 miles
Cart-road. between Sult&n&bdd (sometimes known as the Shahr-i-nau on
account of its having beenbuilt within recent years to withstand
the incursions of the Lurs) and (Rum, 60 miles, are classed as qood, 16 miles as fair, and 6
miles as bad.
Summing up between (Muhammerah and (Kiim the road has been classed as 360 miles
good, 109 mites as fair, and 66 miles as had. Allowing for the
C°d. improvement of the good, 20
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
per mile, for the fair, 100
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
per mile, and for the bad 500
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
per mile, and for
the increase in the length of the road caused by its diminished gradient, 100 miles at 500
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
per mile, the total cost of the cart-road 12' to 15’ wide (30' on the level) should not
exceed 1,01,100
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
, or on an average about 160
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
per mile (see pages, 169, 172).
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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.
Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:11v, 13r:62v, 64r:82v, 84r:88v, 90r:95v, 97r:190v, 210r:228v, back-i
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