'تقرير الإدارة عن المقيمية السياسية في الخليج الفارسي للسنوات ١-١٩١٤" [و‎‎٩‎٦] (٤٨٨/١٩٦)

FOR THE YEAR 1912.
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The unsatisfactory conduct of the Sardar-i-Nusrat, in regard to the murder
Sardar-i-Nusrat and his relations. 9^ Certain s and the anti f ji ei^n
demonstrations, was mentioned in last
year s report.
In February, he was summoned to Tehran and eventually complied with
the summons, his brother remaining in Kerman. The Adl-us-Sultan used
all his powers of intrigue to have him brought back, and throw his influence
into _ the scale against the new Governor, the Amir-i-Azam. Colonel Haig,
writing in February 1912, says that this faction had, during the last two years
at least, exercised all its influence against the appointment or retention of an
efficient Governor General and that the destruction of its power should be
of great advantage to Kerman.
During and after the rebellion the behaviour of the family appears to have
been ai best ambigous, and Colonel Haig believed them to be in league with
the Afshar and Buchaqchi robbers. It has already been noted how, durino'
the Adl-us-Sultan's tenure of power, he allowed these tribes to commit excesses
m the town, and connived at the release of their leaders from prison. He also
conducted a persecution of those who had been supporters of the Amir-i-Azam.
Eventually the Sardar-i-Nusrat returned with the Amir-i-Mufakham having
made his peace with the Legation and having probably been sufficiently bled
tt ^ ,? ers ^ an Authorities to make him more discreet for some time to come.
He and his brother attempted to ingratiate themselves again with the Consul.
To their appeals Colonel Haig responded that bye-gones should be bye-^ones at
the same time expounding to them, for their future guidance, the doctrine of
by thdr fruits ye shall know them." No further cause to complain of the
family arose during the year. They owe their local influence to money, not
force of character, and had previously been regarded as srood friends of the Con
sulate.
Owing to the circumstances the Consulate and Indo-European Telegraph
Cases of Bast Department were in considerable request
„ . ' as places of ''bast" or sanctuary. The
lollowmg cases may be mentioned :—
In Eebruary, the followers of the Muin-i-Diwan, Deputy Governor of
Jabal Bariz, took "bast" at the Indo-European Telegraph Department Office
Bam, as a protest against that official's arrest by the Governor General.
In April, the Amir-i-Azam's Private Secretary took " bast " at the
Consulate.
In May, the Amir-i-Azam took " bast " in proximity to the Consu
late.
In July, some 30 or 40 persons who had been on the side of the Amir-i-
Azam took " bast " in the Consulate from the persecutions of the de facto
Governor, the Adl-us-Sultan. These cases gave a considerable amount of trouble,
and m some instances Parsi subjects were given letters of protection from the
Consulate, on which they will probably seek to trade in the future.
In October serious disturbances broke out in Sirjan, and the Governor,
sirjan. Mirat-us-Sultan, was expelled from the
Tv/r ^ ^ c i ^ towi1, Tlie Am i r -i-Mufakham sent the
r* / j ! ' ! Sardar - 1 -^srat, to reinstate him. The rebels successfully
cleienaed themselves, and negotiations were entered into. These were inter
rupted by further fighting when, the sinews of war failing, on the part of the
Crovernment forces, a truce was made.
The Afshar chief, on his release from imprisonment in Kerman in July,
TheAfshars. determined to try conclusions with the
■ m - * /» r o ^ , new Ilbegi of the Afshars, the Sowlet-ul-
Mulk, Afshar, for which purpose he called in the assistance of Ears robbers
He appears, however, to have got the worst of it and to have had to recognise
t ?? 0 i US i gl i j i oither he, however, nor Earajullah Khan, Governor of
ahr Babak, obeyed the Amir-i-Mufakham's summons to Rafsinjan.
The state of affairs and parties in Baluchistan does not appear very clearly
Baluchistan.
from the Consulate records.