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'Military Report on Persian Seistan' [55r] (114/188)
The record is made up of 1 volume (90 folios). It was created in 1902. 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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CHAHAE BAGH—
A garden or enclosure a little distance from tlie town of ^asratabad.—-"
(C. E. Yate).
CHAHAR SHAH— See TAKHT-I-SHAH.
CHAH-1 ASAK—
A group of indifferent wells, 3 miles almost due north of Haozdar; large
flocks of sheep and goats in the neighbourhood. — (Sykes.)
CH AH-I-DAMDAM—
A halting place between the Har-Rud and Chah-i-Sagak, and is a shallow
well of stagnant water, which is dark-coloured and looks putrid. It is
not bad tasting, however, and is free from smell and brackishness.
The well pit, which is about 12 feet deep by 8 inches in diameter, is dug
in loose gravelly soil, and its sides are supported by fascines of tamarisk. It
is situated at the foot of a rocky knoll, on the south slope of which is a mass
of loose red sand.
Close to Chah-i-Damdam is a cairn of white quartz, and also some small
burrows roofed in, with shrubs growing round. Each is large enough to
contain one man in a prostrate position. They are used as shelter by the
shepherds visiting this pasture track.— (Bellew.)
CH AH-I-K ACHULI— See KACHULI.
CHAH-I-KHAK-I-MUHAMMAD DARVISH-Elev. 1,250'.
A halting place on a continuation of the Shela plain south of the more
thickly populated portion of the province. It is about 30 miles south of
Sehkuha on the road from Bam to Nasratabad
It has two excellent wells, and would appear to be a better halting place
than Tepe-i-Mir Dasht, 4 miles south of it.— (Goldsmid.)
CH ANG1-SHOR—
A stage on the Neh-Euh-i Maliksiah road vid the Palang Kuh. Fire
wood and water; no supplies.— (Benn.)
CHARKAMI—
A village on the Sehkuha Canal containing 2 ploughs of arable land.
Government revenue 40 kharwars.— (Ahmad Bin.)
CHARTIKA or DEH RUSTUM MAHMUD—
A village on the Shehraki Canal containing 8 ploughs of arable land.
Government revenue 96 kharwars.— (Ahmed Bin )
Forty houses, 18 cattle, 30 donkeys.— (H. B. Napier.)
CHILING— Lat. 30° 52'0", Long. 61° 25' V'.—(Walker.) Elev. 1,071'
—"(Napier.)
A large village 10 miles from Sehkuha, on the road to Nasratabad. It
contains some 350 houses, with a square fort and one round tower tapering
to the top in the middle, which forms a capital landmark. It is situated
on the banks of the principal canal, which draws off the waters of the river
Helmand for irrigating purposes, and which is at this point some 30 feet
wide and 6 feet deep, with a current of about one mile an hour, supplying
the whole of the surrounding district with water. It terminates in a
small lake at Kuh-i-Khwaja, which is about 10 miles from Chiling.
H. D. Napier says there are 500 houses, 216 cattle, 30 horses, 1,500 sheep
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A military report on the Seistan [Sistan] region of Persia, written by Captain J M Home. Printed at the Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta, India, 1902. The report contains a preface (folio 3), a glossary (folio 5), and chapters on geography, communications, fortresses, climate, resources, ethnography, history, administration, naval and military, politics, and strategical positions. Also included (folios 51-90) is a gazetteer of Seistan, arranged in alphabetical order. At the back of the report is a map showing the routes described in Appendix A (folio 91).
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The volume contains a table of contents (folio 4) that refers to the original pagination.
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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 92; 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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