Skip to item: of 188
Information about this record Back to top
Open in Universal viewer
Open in Mirador IIIF viewer

'Military Report on Persian Seistan' [‎66r] (136/188)

This item is part of

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. .

Transcription

This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.

Apply page layout

121
I
r,
I
1BRAHIMABAD, No. 1—
A large village situated on the Ruknabad Canal, inhabited by about 80
families of the Sarbandi and other tribes. It possesses 12 ploughs of cul
tivable land, yielding 432 kharwars of grain (§ wheat and £ barley), of which
the Government revenue amounts to 144 kharwars.— {Mania Bakhsh.)
There are 80 houses in the village which owns 10 cattle and 30 donkeys.—
{H. I). Napier, 1892.)
IBRAHIMABAD, No. 2—
A village containing about 60 families situated on the Dadi Canal. It
possesses 10 ploughs of cultivable land which yields 860 kharwars of grain
per annum. Government revenue 150 kharwars. Fifty houses, 16 cattle,
2 horses, 150 sheep and goats, 40 donkeys.—(27. B. Napier, 1892; Mania
Bakhsh ; Ahmad Bin.)
IBRAHIMABAD, No. 3—
See Deh Ibrahim.
IBRAHIM MUHAMMAD—
A village.—(27. B. Napier.)
ILAHABAD—
See Allahabad.
ILAHI—
A village of 30 houses owning 16 cattle, 50 sheep and goats and 20
donkeys.— (77. B. Napier.)
ISKIL—
A village of 120 houses situated on the Banjar Canal, possessing 18
ploughs of cultivable land. Government revenue 270 kharwars of grain.
The village owns 110 cattle, 1,000 sheep and goats, 30 camels and 100
donkeys.—(27. B. Napier, 1893 ; and Ahmad Bin.)
ISMAIL—
A village of 30 houses, a few cattle, 20 donkeys.—(77. B. Napier, 1893.)
ISMAIL-I-MUSA
A village.—(77. B. Napier.)

About this item

Content

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).

Extent and format
1 volume (90 folios)
Arrangement

The volume contains a table of contents (folio 4) that refers to the original pagination.

Physical characteristics

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.

Written in
English in Latin script
View the complete information for this record

Use and share this item

Share this item
Cite this item in your research

'Military Report on Persian Seistan' [‎66r] (136/188), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F111/378, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100076221453.0x000089> [accessed 27 April 2024]

Link to this item
Embed this item

Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.

<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100076221453.0x000089">'Military Report on Persian Seistan' [&lrm;66r] (136/188)</a>
<a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100076221453.0x000089">
	<img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000001491.0x00011f/Mss Eur F111_378_0136.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" />
</a>
IIIF details

This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000001491.0x00011f/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images

Use and reuse
Download this image