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Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/L/PS Place Central Asia, Asia

21. IOR/L/PS/11/76, P 1383/1914 (15)

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/11/76, P 1383/1914 (15)
Title:
Masud Khan on the ruins of the Birthplace of Nadir Shah. Photographer: Sykes, Percy Molesworth
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography View looking up hillside towards Masud Khan, seated on horseback: 'Some six miles from Mohamedabad [Darreh Gaz] , the capital, I was met by Masud Khan Chapashlu, Governor of Darragaz. The Chapashlu, or 'Owners of Goats', are a branch of the Turkish Istajlu, one of th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1913
Extent:
1 item

22. IOR/L/PS/11/76, P 1383/1914 (16)

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/11/76, P 1383/1914 (16)
Title:
Stone remains from Yarim Tappa. Photographer: Sykes, Percy Molesworth
Scope & Content:
Genre: Archaeological Photography Figure posed beside a stone object, a double drum, tapered in the centre: see note at print 17. Probably photographed at Darreh Gaz.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1913
Extent:
1 item

23. IOR/L/PS/11/76, P 1383/1914 (17)

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/11/76, P 1383/1914 (17)
Title:
The Prehistorical Vessel [from Yarim Tappa, near Darreh Gaz]. Photographer: Sykes, Percy Molesworth
Scope & Content:
Genre: Archaeological Photography Close view of pot: 'One result of my visit to Darragaz was, as stated baove, a discovery of pottery, and to this I now propose to refer. My host knew that I was deeply interested in everything old, and informed me that when digging in some ruins at about 8 feet...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1913
Extent:
1 item

24. IOR/L/PS/11/76, P 1383/1914 (18)

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/11/76, P 1383/1914 (18)
Title:
The site of the find of stonework and pottery [Yarim Tappa]. Photographer: Sykes, Percy Molesworth
Scope & Content:
Genre: Archaeological Photography View of the mound, with Dabbardast Khan and Masud Khan: 'On the day after my arrival I was taken to Yarim Tappa, the site of the discovery [of the pieces seen in prints 16-17], situated some two miles north of Mohamedabad [Darreh Gaz]. The mound, which is perha...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1913
Extent:
1 item

25. IOR/L/PS/11/76, P 1383/1914 (19)

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/11/76, P 1383/1914 (19)
Title:
Yarim Tappa from the south. Photographer: Sykes, Percy Molesworth
Scope & Content:
Genre: Archaeological Photography View looking towards the mound, with a figure on horseback in the middle distance. Horizon out of true.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1913
Extent:
1 item

26. IOR/L/PS/11/76, P 1383/1914 (20)

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/11/76, P 1383/1914 (20)
Title:
Chapashlu type. Photographer: Sykes, Percy Molesworth
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length portrait of an elderly bearded man standing in front of a yurt: 'The Chapashlu, or 'Owners of Goats', are a branch of the Turkish Istajlu, one of the seven tribes which set Shah Ismail, the founder of the Savafi dynasty, on the throne of Persia.'
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1913
Extent:
1 item

27. IOR/L/PS/11/76, P 1383/1914 (21)

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/11/76, P 1383/1914 (21)
Title:
Masud Khan (in Cossack uniform) and Colonel Glavroff. Photographer: Sykes, Percy Molesworth
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of the two men on horseback, photographed while investigating archaeological remains to the west of Darreh Gaz: 'Upon returning to Mohamedabad, Masud Khan received a telegram from Colonel Glodoff, who commands a division of artillery at Askabad, to the effec...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1913
Extent:
1 item

28. IOR/L/PS/11/76, P 1383/1914 (22)

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/11/76, P 1383/1914 (22)
Title:
The Hazrat Sultan Shrine [at Shad Mina, west of Darreh Gaz]. Photographer: Sykes, Percy Molesworth
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of shrine, with pilgrims in front: 'On the second day we rode off west [from Darreh Gaz] to inspect various ancient sites...Leaving the Governor to examine his fine crop of cotton, we rode westwards for another six miles to a second ruined site, ter...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1913
Extent:
1 item

29. IOR/L/PS/18/A184

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/A184
Title:
'Central Asia, Persia, and Afghanistan. Bolshevik and Pan-Islamic Movements and connected Information'
Scope & Content:
This file contains summaries of reports, letters and memoranda concerning Bolshevik and Pan-Islamic movements in Central Asia, Persia and Afghanistan. The file is divided into a series of sections, each of which contains summaries of reports, letters and memoranda. Prominent correspondents inclu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1919
Extent:

1 file (17 folios)

30. IOR/L/PS/20/C126/1, f 449

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/C126/1, f 449
Title:
‘Central Asia’
Scope & Content:
The map sheet is one of seven maps included in IOR/L/PS/20/C126/1. It depicts central Asia, centred on Samarkand, encompassing Afghanistan to the south, the western coast of the Caspian Sea to the west, Mongolia to the north, and Tibet to the east. It shows rivers, lakes, and the Caspian and Ara...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1915
Extent:
1 map sheet