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Correspondence and Papers on Persia [237r] (221/245)
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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K1I0RASSAN.
99
25. MALIK UT TUJJAR HAJJI ABUL KASSIM—
Is the Malik ut Tujjar of Khorassan and a native of Ispahan. He is
a brother of Hajji Muhammad Hassan, the Mint-master of Teheran.
He was for a long time the farmer of the Nishapur turquoise
mines, from which he made his fortune. At present he is the
contractor of the Meshed-Ashkabad cartroad.
He is now too weak and infirm to do any business.
Age 70.
20. MANSUR EL MULK, MUHAMMAD ALL KHAN—
Is the present chief of the Daragez district of Khorassan. His
present title was conferred upon him, as a personal distinction, by
Nassir ed Din Shah in 1893.
The family inhabiting this district is of Turk origin. The first
chief, Baba Khan, Beglarbeggi, a petty khan of Karshi, in Bokhara,
migrated to Khorassan with a few hundred of his tribe the
Chapashlu—and received a grant of land from the governor of
Abiverd, in Daragez. Baba Khan became a favourite of Nadir
Shah and accompanied him through his campaigns. He was
rewarded by Nadir Shah with the governorship of Herat and
subsequently of other provinces in Persia. He vas killed at the
siege of Bokhara. His nephew, Behbud Khan, one of the com
manders of Nadir Shah’s troops in Bokhara, was governor of
Abiverd, but was killed by a Turkoman. Behbud Khan’s son, Aka
Muhammad Khan, who succeeded his father as governor, occupied
the valley of Daragez. He and his family have since maintained
themselves against the Turkomans, and have remained hereditary
governors of the Daragez district. The present governor succeeded
his elder brother, Allahyar Khan, about 15 years ago, and has since
then retained his position.
The above Allahyar Khan is still alive, and has often tried to
oust Muhammad Ali Khan from his position and to get himself
reinstated governor, but so far he has been unsuccessful.
The present members of the chiefs family are:
Brothers —
Allahyar Khan ; lives in Meshed and has the following
sons :—
(1) Lutf Ali Khan ...
(2) Reza Kuli Khan ...
(3) Husain Kuli Khan
(4) Suhhan Kuli Khan
(5) Kahar Kuli Khan
( 6 ) Haidar Khan
(7) Issa Khan...
30 years of age.
28
25
20
17
10
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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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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