This volume is a handbook of the Persian Army, produced by the General Staff Branch, India, for the use of Government of India officials. It was published in Delhi by the Government of India Press. The handbook aims to provide an overview of the construction and operation of the Persian Army, an...
'Sketch map showing territorial dispositions of the Persian Army'
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This map depicts the territorial dispositions of the Persian Army and focuses mainly on Persia and its neighbouring countries. The monochrome map is marked with red to show the various divisions of Persia and the most prominent native groups in each area. Divisional Headquarters are marked by sm...
Glossary of Persian military terms, with Appendix I, containing ranks of the Persian Army; Appendix II, containing musketry terms
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This volume is a glossary of Persian military terms and was published in Lucknow by the Newul Kishore Press. The terms are listed in alphabetical order in English and the Persian translation appears next to each term. There are two appendices at the end of the volume: the first contains a list ...
This volume was produced by the General Staff in India and was printed by the Government of India Press in Simla. The purpose of the volume was to provide Government of India officials with useful information about the Iranian Army. The information is arranged into subject chapters, the heading...
The file consists of a copy of Persia Intelligence Report Part V produced by Naval Intelligence Division, Admiralty, May 1946. It is divided into three sections covering: the Persian Coast – providing figures of coastal distances, and a coast report consisting of a general description of the Pe...
This file consists of six volumes containing intelligence on Mesopotamia. These volumes are: Volume I: General (August 1916); Volume I: General (Second Edition, November 1918); Volume II: Irak [Iraq], The Lower Kārūn, and Luristan (May 1917); Volume III: Central Mesopotamia with Souther Kurdista...
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India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, Armenian, English, Kurdish, Persian, and Syriac
This volume is A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume I, General (Admiralty War Staff Intelligence Division: August 1916). It is an introductory volume containing matter of a general nature giving an account of conditions in Mesopotamia. The volume includes a note on official use, title page and ''No...
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India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, Armenian, English, Kurdish, Persian, Syriac, Classical, and Turkish
'Map 1. Mesopotamia. Administrative Divisions and Chief Towns'
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Imprint: Ordnance Survey, 1916. Distinctive Features: General map of Mesopotamia [Iraq] showing administrative division with headquarter stations underlined and provinces outlined in red. Shows rivers, railway lines with Turco-Persian boundary indicated by dash-dot line. Includes table of ...
Imprint: Ordnance Survey, 1916. Distinctive Features: General map of Mesopotamia [Iraq] showing ethnic division with the approximate location of the various ethnic groups (Arabs, Kurds and mixed races) across the region marked in colour and explained in a table of reference at the lower left...
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India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1916
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