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*[http://archive.org/stream/ayearamongstper00browgoog#page/n9/mode/2up ''A Year Amongst the Persians: impressions as to the life, character, and thought of the people of Persia, received during twelve month's residence in that country in the years 1887-8''], by Edward Granville Browne 1893 Archive.org
*[http://archive.org/stream/ayearamongstper00browgoog#page/n9/mode/2up ''A Year Amongst the Persians: impressions as to the life, character, and thought of the people of Persia, received during twelve month's residence in that country in the years 1887-8''], by Edward Granville Browne 1893 Archive.org
*[http://archive.org/stream/imperialandasia01englgoog#page/n122/mode/2up "The Telegraph Department in Persia"] by CE Biddulph page 99 and [http://archive.org/stream/imperialandasia01englgoog#page/n358/mode/2up/  "The Telegraph Department in Persia, an Explanation"] by General A Houtum-Schindler page 321 ''The Asiatic Quarterly Review New Series Volume 3 January-April 1892'' Archive.org
*[http://archive.org/stream/imperialandasia01englgoog#page/n122/mode/2up "The Telegraph Department in Persia"] by CE Biddulph page 99 and [http://archive.org/stream/imperialandasia01englgoog#page/n358/mode/2up/  "The Telegraph Department in Persia, an Explanation"] by General A Houtum-Schindler page 321 ''The Asiatic Quarterly Review New Series Volume 3 January-April 1892'' Archive.org
*''The Letters Of Gertrude Bell'' published 1927. Archive.org, Digital Library of India Collection. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.209780 Volume I]  contains a  short section in respect of her time in Persia in 1892. ([https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.70327  Volume II])
*[https://archive.org/details/handbookfortrav02firgoog ''Handbook for Travellers in Asia Minor, Transcaucasia, Persia, etc.'']  by Major-General Sir Charles Wilson 1895. Archive.org.
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.77433 ''Oriental Memories of a German Diplomatist''] by  Friedrich Rosen, 1930 Archive.org, Digital Library of India Collection. The author was born  1856. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Rosen Friedrich Rosen] Wikipedia.
*[http://archive.org/stream/tenthousandmiles00sykeuoft#page/iv/mode/2up ''Ten thousand miles in Persia or, Eight years in Iran''] by Major Percy Molesworth Sykes, HM Consul, Kerman and Persian Baluchistan 1902 Archive.org
*[http://archive.org/stream/tenthousandmiles00sykeuoft#page/iv/mode/2up ''Ten thousand miles in Persia or, Eight years in Iran''] by Major Percy Molesworth Sykes, HM Consul, Kerman and Persian Baluchistan 1902 Archive.org
:''A History of Persia'' by Lieut-Col P M Sykes 1915 Archive.org [https://archive.org/details/historyofpersia01sykeuoft Volume I], [https://archive.org/details/cu31924088418466 Volume II]  
:''A History of Persia'' by Lieut-Col P M Sykes 1915 Archive.org [https://archive.org/details/historyofpersia01sykeuoft Volume I], [https://archive.org/details/cu31924088418466 Volume II]  
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*[https://archive.org/details/bymountainlakepl00kennrich ''By Mountain, Lake and Plain : being a Sketch of Sport in Eastern Persia''] by Major R L Kennion 1911. Archive.org. In 1907 the author was appointed Consul for the Districts of Seistan and Kain in Iran. He had previously served in Kashmir, Gilgit and Leh, with the  Indian Foreign and Political Department.  
*[https://archive.org/details/bymountainlakepl00kennrich ''By Mountain, Lake and Plain : being a Sketch of Sport in Eastern Persia''] by Major R L Kennion 1911. Archive.org. In 1907 the author was appointed Consul for the Districts of Seistan and Kain in Iran. He had previously served in Kashmir, Gilgit and Leh, with the  Indian Foreign and Political Department.  
*[https://archive.org/details/persialandofmagi00nwee ''Persia the land of the magi, or, The home of the wise men; an historical and descriptive account of Persia from the earliest ages to the present time; with a detailed view of its people, their manners, ... including Afghanistan and Beloochistan''] by Samuel K Nweeya 1913 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/persialandofmagi00nwee ''Persia the land of the magi, or, The home of the wise men; an historical and descriptive account of Persia from the earliest ages to the present time; with a detailed view of its people, their manners, ... including Afghanistan and Beloochistan''] by Samuel K Nweeya 1913 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.209652 ''SW Persia: A Political Officers Diary 1907-1914''] by Sir Arnold Wilson 1941 Archive.org, Digital Library of India Collection.
:[http://digitallib.stou.ac.th/handle/6625047444/1865  ''Persia''] by Sir Arnold Wilson  1932. Link to a pdf download STOU Digital Repository Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand.
*[http://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100026415688.0x000016 ''Persian Baluchistan (including the Sarhad and Persian Mekran) The Quetta-Nushki extension railway''].  File created 8 May 1922.  British Library: India Office Records  IOR/L/PS/18/C208, in Qatar Digital Library . It includes a brief description of these regions, outlines local British activities during the First World War to counter threats to their interests, and presents the current situation in Mekran and Sarhad. The pages relating to the railway appear to commence digital page 15.
*[http://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100026415688.0x000016 ''Persian Baluchistan (including the Sarhad and Persian Mekran) The Quetta-Nushki extension railway''].  File created 8 May 1922.  British Library: India Office Records  IOR/L/PS/18/C208, in Qatar Digital Library . It includes a brief description of these regions, outlines local British activities during the First World War to counter threats to their interests, and presents the current situation in Mekran and Sarhad. The pages relating to the railway appear to commence digital page 15.
*[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/208590 ''Old Routes Of Western Iran''] by  Sir Aurel Stein 1940. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.208590 Archive.org version].
*[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/208590 ''Old Routes Of Western Iran''] by  Sir Aurel Stein 1940. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.208590 Archive.org version].

Revision as of 05:32, 21 May 2017

Iran was previously known as Persia. This page also includes the Persian Gulf and surrounding areas.

Also see

FIBIS resources

Records

The journal Iran is available at the British Library. These articles may also be read in full through the website JSTOR, including through the free access provisions, see Miscellaneous tips-Access some articles in the JSTOR subscription website for free
There are also some records for Iran in the "World Miscellaneous" records on FamilySearch

FIBIS resources

John Isaacson, who at the time was described as a "Sergeant, RE", arrived in Persia on 11 November 1863 and was posted to the Persian section of the IETD. He died in Bushire in 1892.

External links

Maps

Historical books online

Also see Gazetteers - Persian Gulf, Oman And Central Arabia
A later edition, edited, with notes and an introduction, by William Crooke, formerly of the Bengal Civil Service. in three volumes, printed for the Hakluyt Society, (Second Series, 2/19, 2/20 and 2/39) 1909-1915. Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3 Pdf downloads, Digital Library of India, with additional digital files available. Archive.org mirror versions: Volume 1, Volume II, Volume III.
Central Asia. Part V. A contribution towards the better knowledge of the History, Ethnography, Topography, and resources of part of Asiatic Turkey and Caucasia compiled by Lieutenant-Colonel C M Macgregor 1872. Qatar Digital Library.
Volume II. Zoology and Geology by W T Blanford. 1876 Archive.org
A History of Persia by Lieut-Col P M Sykes 1915 Archive.org Volume I, Volume II
Persia by Brigadier General Sir Percy Sykes 1922 Archive.org including
British Library Untold lives blog ‘Persian Gulf tragedy’ – the death of John Gordon Lorimer 08 February 2014 (retrieved 18 June 2014)
The Gates of India, being an Historical Narrative by Colonel Sir Thomas Holdich 1910
Political Frontiers and Boundary Making by Col. Sir Thomas H Holdich 1916
"Between the Tigris and the Indus" by Colonel Sir Thomas H Holdich The Geographical Review Volume IV September 1, 1917 Archive.org
Persia by Sir Arnold Wilson 1932. Link to a pdf download STOU Digital Repository Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand.

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