'Seistan. Revenue Report and Notes of the Perso-Afghan Arbitration Commission, 1902-1905. Volume I.'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Seistan. Revenue Report and Notes of the Perso-Afghan Arbitration Commission, 1902-1905. Volume I.'
- Creator:
- Author: Seistan Arbitration Commission
- Date:
- 1906/1906
- Description:
- Abstract: The first volume of reports produced by the Perso-Afghan Boundary Commission, Seistan [Sīstān], and submitted to the Government of India, Foreign Department. Publication statement: Simla: Government of India Foreign Department, 1906.The commission, under the direction of Colonel Arthur Henry McMahon, was to redefine the frontier between Persia and Afghanistan in the south, and develop a formula for the division of the Helmand waters. The report consists of a general description of the region, and specific notes on ethnography, meteorology, agriculture, industry, and hydrology.Contents:Part I - Persian Seistan.Part II - Afghan Seistan.Part III - Herd and Flock-owners, Saiyads, Weavers and Potters.Part IV - General information concerning the River and Inundated area; the Fords, Roads across the Naizar; the Floods; the Rand, Etc.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 179; 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 volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence (xvi, 328pp).Condition: the binding structure has partially broken down, and many folios are loose. Please handle carefully.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Environment
Ethnology - Geographic region:
- Seistan
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000884.0x000397_ar
81055/vdc_100000000884.0x000397_en
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