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IOR/L/PS/20/C104/1, f 40
- Record Id:
- 041-004365303
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000564257
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100164832331.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100190566369.0x00001e
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/20/C104/1, f 40
- Title:
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‘Ruins of Zāhidān, destroyed by Timur (Tamerlane), Decr.-Jany. 1384 A.D.’
- Scope & Content:
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A view of the ruins of Zahidan [north of present-day Zehak] destroyed by Timur in 1384 AD. ‘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 place between 1903 and 1905, and the print is published in a book titled ‘Seistan. A Memoir on the History, Topography, Ruins and People of the Country. In four parts. Parts I to III’. The photographer is unknown.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000564257
037-000564506
040-000564556
041-004365303 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/20 : Political and Secret Department Library
IOR/L/PS/20/C : Political and Secret Department Library: 'C' Books
IOR/L/PS/20/C104/1 : ‘SEISTAN. A MEMOIR ON THE HISTORY, TOPOGRAPHY, RUINS, AND PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY. IN FOUR PARTS. PART I TO III’
IOR/L/PS/20/C104/1, f 40 : ‘Ruins of Zāhidān, destroyed by Timur (Tamerlane), Decr.-Jany. 1384 A.D.’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0020]/036-000564257[0003]/037-000564506[0033]/040-000564556[0011]/041-004365303
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 photograph
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1910
- End Date:
- 1910
- Date Range:
- 1910
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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A black and white halftone photomechanical print on paper. This photograph is part of an illustrated bound volume.
Dimensions: 127 x 175mm
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Historic cities
- Related Material:
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This photograph also appears in an article entitled 'Recent Survey and Exploration in Seistan [Sistan]' published in The Geographical Jounral [Vol. 28, No. 3], September 1906. In the article the image is captioned 'Ruins of the Citadel of Zahidan, the Ancient Zaranj.'