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‘Seistan Persia & Seistan’ [86r] (176/617)
The record is made up of 2 volumes (301 folios). It was created in 22 Jun 1896-3 Mar 1900. 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 result is that it is pareelW ^ 4 . • ,
a fixed boundary is an impo Ss ibiia, v . U ^'‘"boldin.s, a„ d
unlimited supply of water; it is c ’ b , p Baluchistan, fertile w th an
not go far to seek the reason. Khan’s Naib and Nros| lm|Jr ° Vfm, ‘ nt and °" e need
m turn. The powerful Muhamad Hussani Sn?/ W ? ni Naib rob every one
doubt, oecasioually gleans the crop. iS no '' far “2' at Jebri, and, no
It is perhaps a little above BaWh iru •
grandson M uhamad Umar’s name is not uuk.'o' 18 ™ 1 ™ din g routes, but his
people would be glad enough to eatch him off his guard' 11 656 parts - Many
At Gwarjak there is a Naosherwani fort h„;u
Khan, the father of the present
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
6 b U some
years ago by Azad
From Gwarjak the boundary is forced haol- fn fi
shed of the Mashkai and Eao-hai and rnn« n ^ 10 north a n aitl to the water-
Of the former. It cuts the liok-U not L ? f" • t ° th ® Do1 ™’ » tributary
probably at the point where the torrent takes a sharp turn northwa^' 6 MaShki;i
quarter 111 ^ t0 " P ‘ aCe "' hel ' e there is making of a very pretty
A tract of country called Knrhk i ,,
cultivated by the men of four sub-divisions or“ takrs ” o°f the Sajedi^tnoe. 14 ^
_ Nauroz Khan maintains that he gave this land to these men and thereW
claims Sardan rights over them. The Saiedi
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Hav.t id, a- ore
tins claim Blood has already been shed in this disputj’and U is absEv
necessary that the question should be enquired into and final orders given
The boundary, when settled, will either include Kadak or skirt its northern
border 1 hence it appears to run fairly straight northwards about equally
distant from the Gidar l)har and the Garuk river, until it loses itself m the
barren low hills some distance below and to the west of .Nirnurgh.
j-ai ^ nou ?^ 1 ^ as ^ een sa ^ f° prepare the way for some explanation of the
difficulties which surround the question of Nauroz Khan’s right to levy Sum*
on the roads between Panjgur and Kolwa in Makran and Kalat.
It will be seen that he holds an almost undisputed title to the Rakshan
and Raghai valleys, in which the two nearest routes to Kalat from Ranjgurlie.
He has extended his influence over the l ank and lately established a thana
at Pashtkob, where the rough Soler hill track enters the Tank. This stops a
possible escape for the carvans by the Mashkai route, even supposing that a
Paijjgur carvan would take the trouble to add four days to its journey.
5. In the Mashkai, the highway from Kalat to Kolwa, the Naosherwani
#p , ^ ^ power is considerable. As vet the
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
*Kccent enquiries have proved that, though the ^ . , , . , ^ ,
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
and his Naib do not claiin Sung rights here, lias made HO attempt to iGVy iSllDg at
the Naosherwani
sepoys
Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank.
have recently in the short G Wamk * but tllG Makran people decklG
period beween my two visits to Makran commenced .. . 1 t ' , , , . C „ 1
robbing passers-by on this pretence. that lie has stopped t he route from Kolwa
somewhere below. Tlie evidence is very
conflicting. Unfortunately I was unable to visit the spot with the complain
ants who admitted that they had only heard a rumour to this effect.
6. “ L’appetit vienf en mangeant” Nauroz Khan has lately, i.e., within
the last two years, established five new chowkis for the collection of Sung,
If this propensity is not checked, he will certainly commence the levy
of Sung in the Mashkai before long, if he has not already done so.
7. Of these five posts the first was dignified by the name of a chon ki.
An impudent robber, Paku, a Naosherwani slave, established himself in Sell
Gazan and took whatever he could get, using the
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
s name as a shield.
In a settlement lately concluded in Quetta, these lands, had been given
by the
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
to Mir Ghulam Muhamad, a Naoshervvam, and were on y
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The volumes contain papers relating to Persia [Iran], including Seistan, and the tract of land south of the Baluch-Afghan boundary between Nushki and Persia, which had become British territory following the demarcation of the Afghan-Baluch border.
The papers largely consist of printed copies of correspondence between the Governor General of India in Council (Government of India Foreign Department) and the Secretary of State for India (Lord George Francis Hamilton), and enclosed correspondence and papers.
Letters from the Governor General of India in Council to the Secretary of State for India include:
- Number 170, 16 September 1896, relating to the opening up of a trade route between Nushki and the Persian frontier, crossing the tract of British territory south of the Baluch-Afghan boundary, and the protection of the newly-demarcated frontier, with enclosed memorandum by Captain Arthur Henry McMahon, British Commissioner, Baluch-Afghan Boundary Commission, containing his proposals for the management and administration of the tract and for the protection of the trade route
- Number 58, 31 March 1898, concerning the trade route between Baluchistan and Persia, including the suggestion that Consular Agents should be appointed at central points along it between Seistan and Meshed, with enclosures including a report by Lieutenant Frank Webb-Ware, Political Assistant at Chagai, on his visit to Seistan at the beginning of 1896, and the measures introduced for the development of trade between Baluchistan and Persia (which includes a blueprint map, Mss Eur F111/350, f 33)
- Number 163, 15 September 1898, forwarding copies of papers regarding the situation in Makran and Panjgur, following recent ‘disturbances’ in Makran.
The file also includes:
- Copies of Government of India Foreign Department papers numbered 40-58 relating to the Kerman Consulate and British interests in Southern Persia, including correspondence between the Government of India Foreign Department and the Secretary of State for India
- A letter from the Secretary of State for India to the Governor General of India in Council, with enclosed despatch from Sir (Henry) Mortimer Durand, HM Minister at Tehran, to the Foreign Office, dated 12 February 1899, in which he gives his opinion on suggestions for the appointment of additional consular officers in Persia (this includes a map titled ‘Skeleton Map of Telegraph Lines in Persia.’ Mss Eur F111/350, f 187)
- A letter from Durand to the Secretary to the Foreign Department of the Government of India, 24 February 1899, enclosing a copy of his memorandum (with appendices) drawn up in 1895 on the situation in Persia, and the steps he proposed should be taken to improve the British position there
- Copies of a draft despatch from the Governor General of India in Council, 2 September 1899, regarding relations between Great Britain and Persia, including improving the British Political and Consular service in Persia, and the extent of the share of responsibility for Persia that should be devolved upon the Government of India, followed by printed comments upon the draft
- Copies of a minute by George Nathaniel Curzon, Viceroy of India, on Seistan, dated 4 September 1899, including the question of a railway connection between India and Seistan
- Handwritten pencil notes by Curzon relating to Persia and the ‘Seistan Question’.
In addition to the two maps noted above, the file also includes the following maps: map of the area south of the border between Afghanistan and Baluchistan (Mss Eur F111/350, f 300); map of the area west of the border between Persia and Afghanistan (Mss Eur F111/350, f 301); and ‘Route Plan of Robat Nala’ (Mss Eur F111/350, f 302).
- Extent and format
- 2 volumes (301 folios)
- Arrangement
Most of volume A is arranged in reverse chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume (from folios 6 to 76); volume B is arranged is rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: this file consists of two physical volumes. The foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover of volume one (ff 1-150) and terminates at the inside back cover of volume two (ff 151-304); 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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