'Military Report on (S.-W.) Persia, Volume V. Luristan'

Title:

'Military Report on (S.-W.) Persia, Volume V. Luristan'

Creator:

Author: Indian Army

Date:

1912/1912

Description:

Abstract: It consists of a military report on S W Persia, specifically Luristan [Lorestān], created for the personal information of the officers of the Army in India. Compiled by Lieutenant A T Wilson, Indian Army, Political Department. Printed at the Government Monotype Press, Simla, 1912.It is divided into the following sections:general – geographical boundaries and divisions, inhabitants, general description, mountain ranges, rivers, and geology;system of government – revenue;tribal – manners and customs of Lurs, numbers, divisions, and habitat;communications – railways, military considerations, and telegraphs;climate;strategical considerations;hints to travellers;notes on notables of Luristān;Gazetteer notes on Luristān;commerce;routes – broken down into stages and incorporating comments on: the road, climate, supplies, water, fuel, transport, physical obstacles, and alternative routes;appendices – including a list of entries in 'Gazetteer of Persia, Volume III' superseded by this report, a glossary of common Lur words, Lur songs, and a translation of the Luristān road concession (1890).Also includes one map on folio 73: 'LURISTĀN'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 74; 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:

Reports
Military intelligence

Geographic region:

Luristan

Publisher:

Publisher: Government Monotype Press, Simla, publishers

Rights:

غير معروف

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100025472989.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100025472989.0x000001_en
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/10/5
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/10/5

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