!['Report of Khan Bahadur Maula Bakhsh, Attaché to the Agent to the Governor General of India and Her Britannic Majesty's Consul-General for Khurasan and Sistan, on His Journey from Meshed to Quetta via Turbat-i-Haidari, Kain, Sistan, Kuh-i-Malik Siah and Nushki (7th April to 28th July 1898)' [‎24r] (52/156)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000001491.0x000115/Mss Eur F111_363_0052.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'Report of Khan Bahadur Maula Bakhsh, Attaché to the Agent to the Governor General of India and Her Britannic Majesty's Consul-General for Khurasan and Sistan, on His Journey from Meshed to Quetta via Turbat-i-Haidari, Kain, Sistan, Kuh-i-Malik Siah and Nushki (7th April to 28th July 1898)' [‎24r] (52/156)")
'Report of Khan Bahadur Maula Bakhsh, Attaché to the Agent to the Governor General of India and Her Britannic Majesty's Consul-General for Khurasan and Sistan, on His Journey from Meshed to Quetta via Turbat-i-Haidari, Kain, Sistan, Kuh-i-Malik Siah and Nushki (7th April to 28th July 1898)' [24r] (52/156)
The record is made up of 1 volume (74 folios). It was created in 1898. 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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ON HIS JOURNEY FROM MESHED TO QUETTA, 1898.
25
D
The land under cultivation amounts to 60 ploughs, and in a good season
the outturn of wheat amounts to about 300 kharwars.
The fruit of Afriz consists of pomegranates, figs, and grapes. Melons and
water melons are also grown in large quantities as well as cotton and opium.
The annual revenue of Afriz is :—
Land revenue
Tax on water mills .
Family tax .
Sheep tax .
Tighcib.
Land revenue
Family tax .
Sheep tax
T. K. S.
• • •
•
•
63 0 0
• • •
•
•
10 0
• • •
•
•
18 0 0
• • •
•
•
12 0 0
Total Tumans
•
94 0 0
{d) The revenue
of
Tighab, which
contains about 70 families, is as follows : —
• t. k. s.
62 0 0
• • • • .1000
40 0 0
Total Tumans . 112 0 0
(e) The revenue of Kaminjan, with the 23 mazras attached to it is ;
Land revenue
Family tax ,
Sheep tax
Total
Tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
T. K. s.
. 127 1 10
. 13 0 0
. 235 0 0
. 430 1 10
(/) All the above villages (Nughab, Afriz, Tigbdb, and Kaminjan) are
Kim Buiuk ot the K4m district. situated in the Kain Uuluk of the Kain
district.
Sunday, 1st May 1898.
34 Shir {village). sinr.
Time taken by laden camels, 9J hours.
Distance, 18 miles.
Water, brackish, from a karez.
Supplies scarce.
{a) The road from Afriz to Shir is pefectly flat and crosses a bare water-
Road between Afriz and Shir. leSS plain for about 12 miles.
sihdih. ( 6 ) At ths 3rd m ile the road to Sihdih
branches off to the left.
shir, ( c ) Shir is a, small village containing
about 10 families.
{d) Another village called Kundar and also containing about 10 families
Kundar. is situated at about a mile from it on the
road to Afzalabad.
Monday, 2nd May 1898.
35. Birjand {town). Birjand.
Time taken by laden camel, 17 hours.
Distance, 32 miles.
Road, hilly all through.
Water, brackish from karezes, but sweet rainwater obtainable from
reservoirs.
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Report by Khan Bahadur Maula Bakhsh on his journey from Meshed to Quetta in 1898. The report starts with a description of the circumstances that gave rise to the journey and the preparations before departure (folios 12-17). The main body of the report consists of his account of the journey, written in diary form (folios 17-66). The last part of the report is formed of tables of data gathered during the journey (folios 67-72). The report contains information on distances, water, supplies, trade, human and physical geography, road conditions, and revenues.
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- 1 volume (74 folios)
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At the beginning of the volume is a table of contents arranged by subject with reference to the paragraph number.
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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 76; 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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- 'Report of Khan Bahadur Maula Bakhsh, Attaché to the Agent to the Governor General of India and Her Britannic Majesty's Consul-General for Khurasan and Sistan, on His Journey from Meshed to Quetta via Turbat-i-Haidari, Kain, Sistan, Kuh-i-Malik Siah and Nushki (7th April to 28th July 1898)'
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