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Correspondence and Papers on Persia [234v] (216/245)
The record is made up of 1 file (127 folios). It was created in 18 Jan 1897-28 Feb 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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94
KIIORASSAN.
no tribal chief, except headmen of the different sections. The
families in the Meshed and surrounding districts are at present
under Mirza Muhammad Hussain, Mustaufi.
13. HAJJI HASSAN—
An architect and building contractor of Meshed.
Age 70.
14. HAJJI MIRZA IIASSAN AFSHAR, YEZDI—
One of the principal merchants of Meshed.
Age 50.
15. HAZARA TRIBE OF KHORASSAFT—
After the last siege of Herat the Persian commander, Hissam es
Saltaneh, governor-general of Khorassan, brought about 5,000
families of this tribe from Kala Nan, in the Herat district, to
Khorassan. They were allotted lands in the Jam and Bakharz
districts, and their chief, Yusuf Khan, was given the rank and pay
of a Sartip, with a service of Hazara Sowars. After a short time
about 2,000 families returned to Kala Nau, and the Persian
government did not consider it advisable to leave the remaining
families on the frontier. They, therefore, moved them to Isfarain,
where they remained some years. From Isfarain they were moved
to Kana Gusha, a village near Meshed. In 1877 Yusuf Khan was
appointed governor of Bakharz, where he built the village of
Muhsinabad, on the Herat frontier, and settled a number of the
families there. His son, Ismail Khan, remained with a number of
the families at Kana Gusha. Yusuf Khan died in 1885, and was
succeeded by his son, Ismail Khan, Shuja el Mulk (q.v.). The
Hazaras in Khorassan now number about 1,200 families, who live
in Kana Gusha, Kanabist, Kalta Chanar, and Muhsinabad, in the
Meshed and Bakharz districts. There are some families in the
Zorabad district also. They all are Sunnis.
16. HISHMAT EL MULK, MIR ALI AKBAR KHAN—
Is the present chief of Sistan, and was governor of Tabas. He
succeeded his father (who was chief of both Sistan and Kain) in
1891, Ka'in being given over to his younger brother Shaukat el
Mulk. He had the governorship of Tabas in 1896, but was
dismissed 1897.
The government of Tabas was for a long time held by the
members of the family of Mir Hassan Khan,
Vakil
Elected representative or attorney, acting in legal matters such as contracting marriage, inheritance, or business; a high-ranking legal official; could also refer to a custodian or administrator.
i Tabas. He
was of Arab origin, of the tribe of Ibn i Sharban, said to have been
brought to Tabas from Arobia by one of the Safavian kings. The
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This volume consists mainly of correspondence received by George Nathaniel Curzon, mostly on matters relating to Persia.
The letters are from friends, acquaintances and other correspondents, including a number of army officers, diplomats, writers and travellers with an interest in Persia. Many of the letters discuss the internal affairs of Persia and British policy regarding that country, mostly from the perspective of British officers and diplomats who are residing or have visited there. Reference is also made to Curzon's recent book, Persia and the Persian Question , and the correspondence includes suggested revisions for future editions of the book. Notable correspondents include Albert Houtum-Schindler, Benjamin W Stainton, and John Richard Preece, British Consul at Ispahan.
Also included in the file is a first proof of a paper by Captain Percy Molesworth Sykes entitled 'Recent Journeys to Persia', which was read at the Royal Geographical Society on 28 June 1897.
The file concludes with a copy of a printed report entitled 'Persia: Biographical Notices of Members of the Royal Family, Notables, Merchants, and Clergy', dated December 1897 and compiled by Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Philip Picot, Military Attaché at Teheran [Tehran] for the use of the British Legation.
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- 1 file (127 folios)
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The papers proceed in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 123, and terminates at f 247, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, 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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- Correspondence and Papers on Persia
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, 123r:124v, 166r, 167r:168v, 187r:247v, i-r:i-v, back-i
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