'Lord Curzon's Notes on Persia' [‎653r] (1307/1386)

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steps for obliterating any signs of them, these people will be very soon completely
destroyed and the roots of this mischief entirely eradicated.
The Government of which your Excellency is the Representative will undoubtedly,
out of its friendship (for Persia) in no way object to taking any necessary measures
(for aid) and to giving us their moral support in order to procure the return of peace
and tranquillity on the frontier.
Inclosure 2 in No. 60.
Precis of Memorandum, from the Persian Foreign Office to the British Legation, dated.
5th Zulgadeh, 1297 {October 12, 1880).
TELEGRAPHIC information has been received from the Government of Azer
baijan to the effect that all the supplies and material required for the troops engaged
in the suppression of the Kurdish insurrection on that frontier are daily being
dispatched by His Royal Highness the Veli Ahd to expedite the movements of the
troops known as the " General’s regiments,” had returned with a letter from Maragha
reporting that, as soon as the two regiments had arrived, tranquillity had been restored
amongst the inhabitants of that district.
Another letter had been received from Binab bringing the intelligence that
Hamzah Agha, and the insurgents who were with him at Myanduab, had evacuated
that district and retired.
Such strenuous efforts have been made and such effectual measures have been
taken by the Persian Government for the suppression of the insurrection, that it is
anticipated that very shortly all grounds and causes of discontent will be removed and
the province restored to a state of tranquillity.
The following details, received from Tabreez, will no doubt interest the Legation:—
In compliance with the Shah’s orders, special instructions had been sent to the
Itimad-es-Sultaneh to provide ammunition as soon as possible for the Giross regiment,
and even to send a detachment of cavalry to escort them to the camp.
300 loads of ammunition dispatched from Tabreez had already reached the camp,
and 150 more, together with tents, horses for artillery, and other requisites were
dispatched from Khoi eight or nine days ago. Ammunition will thus be supplied to
the regiments from the adjoining provinces as soon as they reach the camp.
The tents required are in course of preparation; sufficient for four or five regiments
have already been dispatched, and the remainder will follow.
Guns have been sent from two different quarters for the Ikbal-ed-Dowleh, and a
subsequent telegram informs us that the reinforcements and ammunition sent to his
Excellency have already reached him.
The Itimad-es-Sultaneh has just united his camp with that of Serteep Agha Khan,
and both hope to move from Binab towards Souj Bulak in a day or two.
Post stations have been established all along the road from Tabreez to the camp,
and arrangements made for keeping us supplied constantly with information of all that
is passing.
Inclosure 3 in No. 60.
Letter from the Moonshee of the British Consulate-General at Tabreez.
(Translation.) October 8, 1880.
SHEIKH ABDUL KADER, the son of Sheikh Obeidullah, and Hamzah Agha,
Chief of the Manhoor tribe, accompanied by a large number of their followers, came to
Ooshuoo, and from there went to Sooldooz, and entered the district of Souj Boulak
without encountering any resistance.
The Governor had quitted Souj Boulak and went to Mush emet Abud, which is
6 farsakhs distant from Maragha, and known as Doab.
Ali Khan, the Governor of Maragha, took his followers, with a gun, to protect
Doab. By what Hajee Mirza Abdul Casern, the Governor of Doab, who has fled to
Tabreez from there, states, on the arrival of Ali Khan at Doab he was attacked on the
afternoon of the 2nd October by Sheikh Abdul Kader and Hamzah Agha with
10,000 men. The attack was made at three hours before sunset and lasted till four
hours past. Selim Khan, Chehar. Dowleh, Ali Khan, the Governor of Maragha, and
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