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'Persia and the Persian Question by the Hon. George Nathaniel Curzon, M.P.' [421] (480/714)
The record is made up of 1 volume (351 folios). It was created in 1892. 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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THE SHAH ROYAL FAMILY—MINISTERS 421
at Shiraz, and was, in 1890, transferred to Yezd, now rules as his
father's deputy in that city. The prince has also seyeral daughters
The third grown-up son of the Shah, by name Kamran Mirza'
but more commonly called by his title of the Naib-es -Snltaneh'
Th, (Lieutenant of the Kingdom), with whom also I was
SS. an ! " ldlence > the posts of Minister of
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Sultaneh ttt n UL ot
War, Commander-in-Chief of the Persian Army (entitled
Amir-i-Kebir, or Great Lord), and Governor of Teheran. He is now
THE NAIB-ES-SULTANEH
thirty-five years of age and is also unusually stout for his years,
ough generally reputed to be the favourite son of the Shah and
young man of amiable disposition, he is deficient in capacity or
P0 ] ! tlCal "^^fluence, and, except for the importance attaching to his
itary rank, fills no part on the public stage. Alone among the
s sons, he speaks very tolerable French, and can converse
Wl 10U ^ an interpreter. He is understood to be very
afraid of his elder brother, the Zil, and to be on the reverse
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- Content
The volume is Volume I of George Nathaniel Curzon, Persia and the Persian Question , 2 vols (London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1892).
The volume contains illustrations and four maps, including a map of Persia, Afghanistan and Beluchistan [Baluchistan].
The chapter headings are as follows:
- I Introductory
- II Ways and Means
- III From London to Ashkabad
- IV Transcaspia
- V From Ashkabad to Kuchan
- VI From Kuchan to Kelat-i-Nadiri
- VII Meshed
- VIII Politics and Commerce of Khorasan
- IX The Seistan Question
- X From Meshed to Teheran
- XI Teheran
- XII The Northern Provinces
- XIII The Shah - Royal Family - Ministers
- XIV The Government
- XV Institutions and Reforms
- XVI The North-West and Western Provinces
- XVII The Army
- XVIII Railways.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (351 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is divided into chapters. There is a list of contents between ff. 7-10, followed by a list of illustrations, f. 11. There is an index to this volume and Volume II between ff. 707-716 of IOR/L/PS/C43/2.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the first folio bearing text and terminates at 349 (the large map contained in a polyester sleeve loosely inserted between the last folio and the back cover). The numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle and appear in the top right-hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. Foliation anomaly: ff. 151, 151A. Folio 349 needs to be folded out to be read. There is also an original printed pagination sequence. This runs from viii-xxiv (ff. 3-11) and 2-639 (ff. 12-347).
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- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/20/C43/1
- Title
- 'Persia and the Persian Question by the Hon. George Nathaniel Curzon, M.P.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1:24, 1:86, 86a:86b, 87:104, 104a:104b, 105:244, 244a:244d, 245:272, 272a:272b, 273:304, 304a:304b, 305:306, 306a:306b, 307:326, 326a:326b, 327:338, 338a:338b, 339:344, 344a:344b, 345:354, 354a:354b, 355:394, 394a:394b, 395:416, 416a:416b, 417:420, 420a:420b, 421:520, 520a:520d, 521:562, 562a:562b, 563:564, 564a:564b, 565:606, 606a:606b, 607:642, i-r:i-v, back-i
- Author
- Curzon, George Nathaniel, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
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- Public Domain