This map was drawn to reflect the tribal divisions of the Bani Malik tribe in south-eastern Iraq. Major towns, lakes and districts are referenced on the map by name but no other detail is given. The names of each tribe and outlines of their areas of control are marked in red.
Persia. No 1 (1909). Correspondence respecting the affairs of Persia, December 1906 to November 1908
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A publication comprising copies of correspondence, principally between HM Minister at Tehran, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, HM Ambassador to Russia, and various representatives of the Persian Government. The item also contains extracts from the Monthly Summaries of Events, submitted...
‘Sand buried ruins, inside second line of walls-Sār-o-tār.’
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A view of ruins buried in sand inside the second line of walls of Sar-o-tar [Shahr-e Ghulghulah]. ‘Engraved and printed at the Offices of the Survey of India, Calcutta [Kolkata] 1910.’ is printed underneath. The photograph was taken during the Seistan [Sistan] Boundary Commission that took pla...
A view of the ruined minaret Mīl-i-Kasimabad, taken near the village of Kasimabad [an historic village seven kilometres north-west of present-day Zahedan]. Built in the eleventh century, it is made out of baked brick and ‘sārūj’ mortar. ‘Engraved and printed at the Offices of the Survey of India...
A portrait of Seif-ud-din [Sayf al-Dīn], described in the caption as ‘The Old Arbāb’. The exact location of the photograph is unknown. ‘Photo. Engraved and printed at the Offices of the Survey of India, Calcutta [Kolkata], 1912.’ is printed underneath. The photograph was taken during the Seista...
‘Seistani labourers at work on the Band-i-Seistan.’
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A photograph of Seistani [Sistani] labourers at work on the Band-i-Seistan plain [Dasht-e Koh Band-e Shelah-ye Kujk]. One man is pictured sitting on a horse. ‘Engraved and printed at the Offices of the Survey of India, Calcutta [Kolkata], 1912.’ is printed underneath. The photograph was taken ...
A portrait of Safar Khan [Ṣafar Khān] and his son. ‘Photo. Engraved and printed at the Offices of the Survey of India, Calcutta [Kolkata], 1912.’ is printed underneath. The photograph was taken during the Seistan [Sistan] Boundary Commission that took place between 1903 and 1905. The print is ...
The volume consists of corrections to the Gazetteer of Persia Volume III (1910 Edition). This volume was produced in 1913 (4th series) by the General Staff, India. The gazetteer includes entries on villages, towns, administrative divisions, districts, provinces, tribes, halting-places, religio...
Conventions and Correspondence regarding Russia and Persia
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The volume consists of published copies of correspondence between the Foreign Office, the Colonial Office, and British administrative and diplomatic staff in Russia and Persia, plus a copy of the 1907 Anglo-Russian convention. It was likely kept in the India Office for information. Russia. No 1...
Persian Gulf Gazetteer. Part I. Historical and Political Materials. Précis of Nejd Affairs, 1804-1904
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The volume, stamped ‘Secret’ on the front cover and frontispiece, is part 1 (historical and political materials) of a précis of Najd (spelt Nejd throughout) affairs for the years 1896-1904. It was prepared by Jerome Antony Saldanha of the Bombay Provincial Civil Service, and published in 1904 by...