'Military report on Tehran and adjacent Provinces of North-West Persia (including the Caspian Littoral)'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Military report on Tehran and adjacent Provinces of North-West Persia (including the Caspian Littoral)'
- Creator:
- Author: Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force
- Date:
- 1922/1922
- Description:
- Abstract: Military report compiled by Captain LS Fortescue of the General Staff of the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force and printed in Calcutta at the Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1922.The volume begins with a statement defining the geographical area covered by the report. The report is divided into ten chapters, plus appendices, each concerning a different subject, as follows:Chapter 1: HistoryChapter 2: GeographyChapter 3: Climate, Water, Medical and AviationChapter 4: EthnographyChapter 5: Administration (including a table of provinces with administrative details (folios 123-30)Chapter 6: Armed Forces of the Persian GovernmentChapter 7: Economic ResourcesChapter 8: TribesChapter 9: PersonalitiesChapter 10: CommunicationsAppendices: Glossary of terms; Weights, measures and coinage; Bibliography; Historical sketch (Chapter 1) continued from June 1920 to the end of 1921At the back of the volume (folio 302) is a map to illustrate the report.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 303; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Geographical data
Military intelligence
Tribes
Imperialism - Geographic region:
- Persia
Tehran - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000239.0x00013d_ar
81055/vdc_100000000239.0x00013d_en
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/23
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/23