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1. IOR/L/MAR/C/586

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MAR/C/586
Title:
Survey of the East Coast of Africa by Captain Thomas Smee and Lieutenant Henry Hardy in the East India Company's Cruiser Ternate
Scope & Content:
A survey of the East Coast of Africa by Captain Thomas Smee and Lieutenant Henry Hardy in the East India Company cruisers the Ternate and the Sylph (1810-1811). Folios 23-142 contain a report of proceedings on board the Ternate, 1 January-25 September 1811. The report contains: The daily entri...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1810-1811
Extent:
1 volume (211 folios)

2. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/7, f 62

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/7, f 62
Title:
‘Plate I. Showing Officers Badges of Rank on Shoulder Straps (Field Service Order) with Colours of Branches of Service.’
Scope & Content:
The illustration features badges for Persian army ranks of: Naib Sewum (office personnel); Naib Dowan (cavalry); Naib Awwal (artillery); Sultan (engineers); Yamar (transport); Naib Sarhang (staff); Sarhang (veterinary); Sartip (infantry); Amir Lashkar; Sipahbod [Spāhbed]; and Farmandeh Kul Qushu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1925
Extent:
1 illustration

3. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/7, f 63 1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/7, f 63 1
Title:
‘Plate II. Plate showing Badges of Rank of Non-Commissioned Officers. Field Service Order.’
Scope & Content:
Showing: cuff badges for Tabin Awwal and Sirjougeh; shoulder badges for Wakil Chap (infantry); Wakil Rast (cavalry); Wakil Bashi (artillery); and Moin Naib (transport). A note states that ‘the colour of the shoulder strap varies with the branch of the service.’
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1925
Extent:
1 illustration

4. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/7, f 63 2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/7, f 63 2
Title:
‘Plate III. Plate showing Pattern of Numerals as worn on Shoulder Straps of Regiments’
Scope & Content:
Illustrations of the Arabic numerals 1-9 and 0, with an additional illustration of a shoulder strap for the Naib Dowum of the 10th (Qahreman) Cavalry Regiment, indicating the placement of the regiment number.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1925
Extent:
1 illustration

5. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/37

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/37
Title:
Handbook of the Persian Army
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1925
Extent:
1 volume (71 folios)

6. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/38

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/38
Title:
Glossary of Persian military terms, with Appendix I, containing ranks of the Persian Army; Appendix II, containing musketry terms
Scope & Content:
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 ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
1926
Extent:
1 volume (22 folios)

7. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/39

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/39
Title:
Notes on the Iranian Army
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1940
Extent:

1 volume (68 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/5/134, ff 406-603

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/134, ff 406-603
Title:
Events and transactions connected with the affairs of our North Western Frontier
Scope & Content:
Enclosures no. 2-66 to dispatch no. 4 from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 20 February 1839. The enclosures are dated 4 November 1837-16 May 1838. The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to affairs in Afghanistan, the Sikh Empire and Sindh. Much of the correspon...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Feb 1839
Extent:
1 item (198 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/5/144, ff 575-950

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/144, ff 575-950
Title:
News-Letters, 1839
Scope & Content:
Newsletters sent out by the Officiating Secretary to the Government of India containing compiled summaries of reports from British officials and military officers in various parts of South Asia and the Middle East. Each newsletter is divided into headings, most of which refer to the place a re...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Apr 1839-20 Dec 1839
Extent:
1 item (376 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/5/381, ff 464-584

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/381, ff 464-584
Title:
Affairs of the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Enclosures nos. 2-40 to a dispatch from the Secret Department, Bombay [Mumbai] Castle, dated 28 February 1840. The enclosures are dated 29 December 1839-28 February 1840. The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to affairs in the Persian Gulf, including: The possible establishm...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Feb 1840
Extent:
1 item (121 folios)