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‘Seistan Persia & Seistan’ [90r] (184/617)
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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from the fort, until the remainder of the foroo • ,,
down as he came out into the darkness Some XTT ! a ^. 11 m ‘ ,ri was shot
the fort, which was replied to by our piquets and mnH 17 v."," 8 follow ‘' ,d from
ed. ^ P qU “ ts * aud auo ther Alakruni was wound-
Again, with Mir Sher Mulinrnmnrl ,
person to arrange for supplies, the troops had to hi® , and no responsible
d.„, 5 . doua .L. „ d J» “ t X“V?5 ijKSi**- »“
by the other party, myself, as representing the Government 0 ^ 10118 ' 381,6(5(1 t0
Mir Sber Muhammad’s clioice fall nn
Khan’s Naib of Lel.rL I have already hafibe ism^f t^T 11 ^^^ tl,e
Panjgur report, to bis excellent qualities which X » e *° f - testl ^ ln g> m my
"pSET 1U “ 1 “ U “ ” “'-"d. «to. h i could 1 jiijge, 1 satisfied b“
-ill L7iX ““..tB! 1 ' 1 UI ' “ d 1, ™““ lll '>
Such accidents must occur, when a force moves through a hostile country
and I tlnnk this a fittmg opportunity to bring to your not.ee the adm "able
discipline maintained by Colonel Mayne throughout the whole force durin Al e
opera ions in Makran. This case of Slier Muhammad and some verv excusable
mistakes which occuired on the first day after our arrival in Turbat when
some Chiefs were disarmed, were the only occasions on which the friendly natives
of the country had any reason to complain of the Makran Field Force.
It should not be forgotten that Mir Sher Muhammad is not entitled to any
great sympathy. He has always been troublesome, aud his conduct daring the
rising has been by no means unfiinchingly loyal.
Before the troops arrived in Kej, he was continually importuning the Nazim
to make over to him Nas.'rabad fort, as the price of his devotion.
I have little doubt in my own mind that the information on which I acted
was correct, and that he had assisted Mir Mehrab Khan’s family in getting
out of the country. I was glad then to take advantage of an outburst of
loyalty, in which he proposed his readiness to follow me to London, to suggest
the advisability of bis accompanying me to Quetta to assist us in our delibera
tions on the future of Makran. lie is now with me, and I am more confident of
a peaceful hot weather for Makran than I should have beeu, if he had remain
ed behind.
9. As there were not sufficient rations for a move on Mand, the column
returned to Turbat, and a portion was detached under the command of Major
Even, 30th Bombay Infantry, to proceed to Bolida. I accompanied this
portion of the force. We reached Chib, perhaps the most important village in
the Bolida district, on the 19th February. Mir Mehrab Khan, Naosherwani,
the owner of Chib fort, bad beeu killed at Gok-Prusht, and the village was
deserted. "We baited two days, and Chib and Kooshk forts were demolished,
while Bit fort was left in charge of Mir Azim Khan, Boledhi, until it could
he garrisoued by Kalat State Troops.
This has since been done, and Jemadar Abd-ur-B ah man has been left there
with a garrison of 30 camel-sowars and 30
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.
of the Kalat State Iroops.
He has orders to prevent any Naosherwani from setting foot in the Bolida distiicfc,
to arrest any Naosherwani who comes there armed and to shoot him, if lie
resists. The Jamadar is, I believe, a thoroughly reliable man, fearless and
loval, and I trust that the mere knowledge that these are his orders wi
keep the peace in Bolida, until some more satisfactory arrangement can he
arrived at. A sum of Bs. 100 per mensem has been sanctioned for roza
and payment for information. This money is to be placed at the disposa
Jemadar Abd-ur-Bahman, but he is to submit a monthly account of his
penditure to the Nazim, and a copy is to be seat to me.
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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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- ‘Seistan Persia & Seistan’
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- front , back , spine, edge , head , tail, front-i, 2r:32v, 34r:62v, 64r:84r, 86r, 89r:93v, 96r:96v, 99v:100v, 101v:128v, 129v:149v, back-i, front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 152r:186v, 188r:189r, 190r:299v, 303r:304v, back-i
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