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'Military Report on Persian Seistan' [‎72r] (148/188)

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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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L
LANGAR—
A halting place where there is rain water in the winter, 91 miles from
Neh on the road to Sehkuha.— (H. D. Napier.)
LEDHI CHAH.—
A place situated 7 miles to the west of Nawar Thana, which v as intended
to be one of the stages on the Neh-Kuh-i-Maliksiah road via Palang Kuh, but
the water is very suit, so caravans have to go on to Nawar.— (Benn.)
LUF—
A village of about 200 houses situated on the Shehniki Canal or Kila-
Jat-i-Shehraki Canal, possessing 15 ploughs of cultivable land. Govern
ment revenue 225 kharwars of grain. The village owns 130 cattle, 500 sheep
and goats, 100 camels and 100 donkeys.— [H. 1). Napier ; Ahmad Bin.)
LUTAK—
A village of 40 houses, 15 cattle and 25 donkeys—(//. B. Napier.)
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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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1 volume (90 folios)
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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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