'Collection of journals and reports received from Captain the Hon G C Napier, Bengal Staff Corps, on special duty in Persia, 1874'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Collection of journals and reports received from Captain the Hon G C Napier, Bengal Staff Corps, on special duty in Persia, 1874'
- Contributor:
- George Campbell Napier (author)
- Date:
- 1876/1876
- Description:
- The volume, marked 'Strictly Confidential', is Collection of journals and reports received from Captain the Hon. G C Napier, Bengal Staff Corps, on special duty in Persia. 1874.It was printed in London by George E Eyre and William Spottiswoode, printers to Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1876.The volume contains ten documents written by George Campbell Napier, and compiled by the Political and Secret Department of the India Office. The documents included are as follows:1. Report of the proceedings in regard to the Khaff [Khvāf] raid (folios 5-9);2. Diary kept during tour in Khorassan [Razavi Khorasan] (folios 10-59);3. Observations on the topography of the Eastern Alburz tract, with notices on a few places of interest on the Persian Border (folios 60-80);4. Memorandum on the condition and external relations of the Turkoman tribes of Merve [Mary] (folios 80-92);5. Reports on events in Herat and Turkistan. Diary for March 1875 (folios 92-97);6. Report on the present situation in Seistan [Sīstān] in relation to late arbitration (folios 97-103);7. Report on the Perso-Afghan border (folios 103-125);8. Notes on the political condition of the population of Eastern Khorassan (folios 125-132);9. Notes on the condition of the districts, chiefships, and tribes of the north-eastern frontier of Persia (folios 133-172);10. Memorandum on the relations of Russia and Persia with the Turkoman tribes of the Attrek Frontier (folios 172-178).At the back of the volume (folio 194) is a fold-out map of the northern frontier of Khorassan, with parts of Irak [Iraq] and Mazandaran [Māzandarān].On the inside front cover and title page are hand-written notes, each reading 'Turkish Dept'.1 volume (194 folios)The documents in the volume are arranged chronologically.There is a table of contents (folio 3v) that refers to the page number.At the back of the volume (folios 179-192) is an index, arranged alphabetically and referring to page numbers.Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio (except for the front cover where the folio number is on the verso).Pagination: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Volume
- Type (Narrower):
- Books
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Military intelligence
- Geographic region:
- Afghanistan
Persia
Khorrassan
Khaff - Extent:
- 1 volume (194 folios)
- Rights:
- Public Domain
Open Government Licence - Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000912.0x000096_ar
81055/vdc_100000000912.0x000096_en
IOR/L/PS/20/228 - Is part of:
- British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers