'Who's who in Aden and Western Arabia Calcutta: General Staff India, 1916
Scope & Content:
The Who's Who in Aden and Western Arabia comprises a biographical dictionary of individuals connected with the fall of the Sultanate of Lahej [Laḩij] to Ottoman forces in July 1915. Most of the individuals are key members of the Subaihi tribe; a breakdown of the sections of the tribe is given o...
The volume is entitled ‘Who’s Who in Persia’, and is a British intelligence report, compiled in 1916 by the General Staff of the British Indian Army and subsequently reprinted with corrections in 1918. The report was printed by Superintendent Government Printing, India, based in Calcutta [Kolkat...
Who's Who in Persia (Volume I) Khorasan, Sistan & the Kainat
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The first edition of Who's Who in Persia (Volume I) Khorasan, Sistan & the Kainat, compiled by General Staff, India, comprises a biographical dictionary of individuals connected with those regions in 1923. It also includes two genealogical trees outlining the pedigree of: the Chiefs of Tun ...
Who's who in Persia. Calcutta: General Staff, India, 1916
Scope & Content:
The volume contains brief biographical statements on individuals active in Persia [Iran], often including comments on their character, reputation, political affiliations, language skills, and attitudes towards European and regional powers. It also contains a number of genealogical tables, and in...