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'Notes on Persian Seistan' [48r] (100/142)
The record is made up of 1 volume (67 folios). It was created in 1903. It was written in English and Persian. 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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BAGHAK.—
A small village of 30 houses in PushW-Ab, about 8 miles from Nasratabad,
on the main track running* from the latter place to Sehkoha.
The inhabitants are chiefly of the Kakha clan.
Resources .—Eight ploughs of cultivated land, 1 horse, 35 cattle, 200
sheep and goats, and 30 donkeys.
BAHRAMABAD.—
Is a village of 150 houses, situated about 2 miles north of the Rud-i-
Sheh-i-Ab in the Sheb-i-Ab district, from which river it draws its water by
a separate canal.
The original village of this name was situated near to where Moham-
medabad now stands, and was built by Malik Bahrain Khan, Kaiani, but
sand soon destroyed it, and has now almost buried the ruins. The present
village was at a later date founded by Malik Gulzar Khan, the present Chief
of the Kaianis, and on a “tappa” close to the village may be seen the tomb
he has had built for himself.
Resources .—Twenty ploughs of arable land, 5 horses, 60 cattle, 400 sheep
and goats, and 100 donkeys.
BALAKHANA—
A village of 80 houses, in Pusht-i-Ab, about 3 miles north of Nasratabad,
which obtains its water-supply from the Rud-i-Adimi by means of a small
canal.
There are some houses built on high ground in the centre of the village
whence the name is derived, and a large number of willow trees give it a
pleasing appearance. The ground in the vicinity is highly cultivated, and
the inhabitants are chiefly of the Mirdad, Khimmar and Fathullah clans.
Resources .— Ten ploughs of cultivated land, 3 horses, 50 cattle, 350
sheep and goats, and 35 donkeys.
BIBI DOST.—.
A small village of 20 houses, close to the Ziarat of the same name, among
the ruins of Zahidan in Pusht-i-Ab, which belongs to the larger village of
Kasimabad. The main route from Nasratabad to Deh Dost Mohammed
passes close to the village.
Resources .—Two ploughs of cultivated land, 10 cattle, and 15 donkeys.
BOLAI.—
A walled village of about 140 houses, in the north of Pusht-i-Ab, on the
road leading from Nasratabad to Lash. The ground surrounding the village
is dry and sandy, and is extensively cultivated, water being obtained by a
canal branching from the Rud-i-Bunjar. The local clans chiefly represented
in the village are Mirwassi and Anayat.
Resources .—Thirteen ploughs of cultivated land, 7 horses, 120 oxen,
1,200 sheep and goats, and 100 donkeys.
BUNJAR.-—
The largest and most flourishing village in Seistan. It consists of about
800 houses, and is situated on the Rudd>Bunjar, in the Pusht-i-Ab district,
about 4 miles from Nasratabad, in the midst of very highly cultivated land.
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A confidential report on the Persian region of Seistan [Sistan]. The report was compiled by Captain Edward Abadie Plunkett, 1st Battalion (Lincoln Regiment), in the Intelligence Branch, Quarter-Master General's Department. The report was printed at the Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta, India, 1903.
The report contains information on geography, canal systems, communications, routes, climate, resources, ethnography, administration, agriculture, and local dialect. Included within the volume are the following:
- District tables for Miankangi, Pusht-I-Ab, Mahal-I-Nahrui, Mahal-I-Sharaki, and Sheb-I-Ab, with statistics on numbers of houses, ploughs, horses, oxen, sheep and goats, camels, and donkeys for each village in each district (folios 7-28)
- Genealogical tables for the various tribes in the region (folios 34-39)
- Vocabulary and useful phrases in the local dialect (folios 42-45)
- A map showing the cultivated areas of the region (folio 69).
Part II of the report is a gazetteer (folios 46-65).
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- 1 volume (67 folios)
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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 68; 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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- 'Notes on Persian Seistan'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:67v, back-i, 69r:69v
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