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‘Gazetteer of Kermanshah.’ [118r] (240/504)
The record is made up of 1 volume (249 folios). It was created in 1907. 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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145
Tins Cci^tls was situated in a court, enclosed by an aqueduct-wall wliicli
brought water to it.
“ In the centre of the gardens was the principal palace, Amarat-i-Khosroe,
K hosroe the second's palace : immense construct ion, laid out in an east to west
direction, as, all the buildings of the same period ; and preceded by a large
terrace and a sheet of water, 600 metres in length and 50 broad, witlTa
kiosk on either side.
Amarat-i-Khosroe is a large building, 342 metres in length ; and measur
ing at its widest part, which is nearly in the middle, 187 metres.
Kaileh-i-Khosroe is one of the rare complete examples of military archi
tecture of the Sa^sanian speech. It is composed of a square, the sides
of which measure 180 metres, and are flanked by 6 towers each.
In the interior are still to be seen remains of buildings, which were pro
bably barracks, d here were also buildings near the gates. Two gates led
to the inside the ramparts, one west and the other south. These gates were
reached by a slope, carried on a bridge which spanned the moat."
KASSEHKERAN or Kasikaran.
A plaio, inhabited by the Siah-Siah clan or the Kalhor tribe.—
KASSIRAB AD—Zir-Darband.
A village of the Zir-Darband district, belonging to Fathullah Khan
Ahmadavand Malyat Krs. 2G3-860 dinars cash and Kh. 13-35-0 grain,
KATKHODA J A FE A R.—M ah id ash t.
A village of Mahidasht. It is part of Du-Kushkan.
KATKHODA HUSSEIN.—Mahidasht.
A village of Mahidasht. It is part of Du-Kusbkan.
KATTAR—
A place near Skahreban. It is the Keshlaks of Simabis. Kattar is in
Turkey.
KAUCHAI—K alhors.
A sub division of the Khaleddi branch of Kalhors. They number 200
families, and are nomads. Their chief is Mahmood Khan. Their gaimsirs
are at Shekmaidan and Yijenan, and their sardsirs at Goawur.
KAUKAU on KUH-KxABUD, Kerind.
A village of the Kerind district.
Cultivation r | daimi, | abi.
KAULI or KALBIRBAND (sieve makers).
Also called Kabuli, Chinganah, Karachi and Dum “**
They are to be found sometimes in the province of Kermansbah. They
are met in Turkey, Afghanistan, Kurdistan, etc. In Turkey they are known
under the name of Chinganah (Zigana ; in other places they are known as
Karachisb^ <e They are despised, as being unclean and filthy beyond power
of description, Its members are considered capable of any iniquity. They
appeal to have untie or no religion, Their marriages take place without
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Gazetteer of the province of Kermanshah, Persia [Iran], compiled by Hyacinth Louis Rabino, Vice-Consul at Resht [Rasht] at the time of the gazetteer’s publication in 1907, and who had been Acting Consul at Kermanshah during 1904 and 1905. The gazetteer, which is marked for official use only, was issued by the Division of the Chief of the Staff of the Government of India, and published at the Government Central Printing Office, Simla [Shimla]. At the front of the volume is an introduction by Lieutenant-Colonel Wilfrid Malleson, Acting Quartermaster General for Intelligence, dated 22 March 1907, and a preface by the author, dated 24 June 1904, with notes on the transliteration system used (folios 4-5).
The gazetteer includes five appendices, numbered I to V, as follows:
- appendix I, a translation from the French original of a description of the road from Kermanshah to Mendali [Mandalī], via Harunabad [Eslāmābād-e Gharb] and Gilan [Sarāb-e Gīlān], as recorded in a journal by Leon Leleux, Inspector General of Customs at Kermanshah;
- II, a translation from the Persian original of a description of the villages in the immediate vicinity of the caravanserai A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers). of Mahidasht, written by the Mirza of Customs at Mahidasht;
- III, a vocabulary of terms;
- IV, a list of the principal roads from Baghdad to Teheran via Kermanshah, with distances given in miles and farsakhs;
- V, a list of the notables of Kermanshah.
The gazetteer contains extensive extracts from a range of sources, including: an earlier, unspecified gazetteer, published in 1885; various works on Persia by British Government officials (including Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, the Viceroy of India George Nathaniel Curzon, Captain George Campbell Napier); published works by a number of scholars and explorers of Persia (notably Trevor Chichele Plowden, Jacques De Morgan, Henry James Whigham, and James Baillie Fraser); reports from other sources, including Leleux, and the Mirza of Customs at Mahidasht.
Some of the appendices’ pages appear to have been mixed up. Included among them are: a genealogical table of the princes of Kermanshah (f 239); and hierarchical tables listing the chiefs of the principal tribes of the province of Kermanshah (ff 244-245).
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- 1 volume (249 folios)
- Arrangement
The gazetteer’s entries are arranged alphabetically. An index at the front of the volume (folios 6-45) lists entries alphabetically, taking into account variations in the spelling of names. This index refers to the volume’s original pagination sequence.
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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 250; 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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