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'General information on Persia for any future edition, 1895' [98v] (186/211)
The record is made up of 1 volume (109 folios). It was created in c 1892-1895. 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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Appendix B.
YOMUT TURKOMANS.
( a ) J a f ar Bai .—The chief tribe as regards wealth is the Jafar Bai. They
possess more cultivation and also fisheries, and in addition many of them are mer
chants. They have two divisions—the Yarali and Norali, and number 2,000
alachuk or tents south of the Atrek and 1,000 to north. They are enemies of
the Ata Bai, the most warlike and powerful tribe.
(3) Ata Bat .—The Ata Bai possess 2,000 alachuk south of the Atrek and
1,000 in Russian territory. They are poorer than the Jafar Bai, but still very
well off. They have a division called Ak Ata Bai.
Frendly, or perhaps under their protection, are the following tribes:—
''Qanyokmaz
Bolgai
Daz
... 1,000 alachuk (Gan = blood).
1,000 j
... 200 J
terms of feud with :—
Dovoji
Badragh
^ ^ These tribes are generally on
Amir
Kuchik
Tatar
Salak
^Kujuk
100 )>alachuk.
100 j
i,oooJ
They are all on terms of feud with the Goklan Turkomans. They would
offer very little resistance to Russia, as they consider the Persian troops worth
less.
About a quarter of these Turkomans move into Russian territory for change
of pasturage, or perhaps even less. Formerly the Atrek was no boundary, but
now they run a considerable risk of paying taxes to both Governments, a state of
affairs that has led them to confine their wanderings. The Russians have the
right of search in Persian territory, which they frequently exercise, so that trans
frontier raids are a thing of the past.
Note. —Total of Yomut Turkomans in Persian territory—
(а) Jafar Bai
( б ) Ata Bai
(c) Smaller tribes
2,000
8,500
- alachuks.
Yomut Turkomans in Russian territory —
Jafar Bai
Ata Bai !...
1,000
1,000
Total Yomuts
10,500 J
Colonel C. E. Stewart in April 1891 stated that the total number of Yomut Turkoman families subject to
Persia was 7 , 100 .
Captain the Hon’ble G. C. Napier in his 1875 Report on the tribes of the North-East Frontier of Persia
(pages 66 and 67 ) puts the total of families down at 13 , 000 .
E. F. H. McS.
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This volume consists of an envelope of notes and printed papers that make up some ancillary materials collected by George Curzon at the time of the publication of his book, Persia and the Persian Question . The notes consist of official correspondence on Persia from the British Government, archaeological surveys, and more recent published material on the trade and regional affairs of Persia, particularly the ports of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and its trade with India. The papers were originally kept in a large envelope, which is found at the back of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 111; 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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- 'General information on Persia for any future edition, 1895'
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