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Statement showing the revenue of Persian Baluchistan for the year 1902


This table on the revenue of the sub-province of Baluchestan's revenue in 1902 comes from the "Diaries of the British Agent, Bampur, for June 1902". These diaries can be found in the National Archives of India on the Abhilekh Patal website (Link).


REVENUE OF PERSIAN BALUCHISTAN FOR 1902


[District] [Sub-district] Rupees Tomans Remarks
Sarhad. Sarhad. [N/A] 900. [N/A]
SARAWAN. Dizak and Bampusht. 14,500. [N/A] [N/A]
[do.] Jalk and Kalagan. 14,500. [N/A] [N/A]
[do.] Sarju (Dizak). 14,500. [N/A] [N/A]
[do.] Shaston (-do-). 14,500. [N/A] [N/A]
[do.] Kuhak. [N/A] [N/A] 6 camels.
[do.] Sib, Suran, Gwasht [Gosht] and Paskuh. 14,500. [N/A] [N/A]
[do.] Irafshan. 3,000. [N/A] [N/A]
[do.] Magas 3,000. [N/A] [N/A]
[do.] Ashar and Afshan. 1,500. [N/A] [N/A]
BAMPUR. Bampur, Nasri and Fahraj. [N/A] 10,500. Khalsa.
[do.] Fahraj. [N/A] 500. [N/A]
[do.] Daman. [N/A] 1,200. [N/A]
[do.] Abtar. [N/A] 1,500. [N/A]
[do.] Rendegan. [Irandegan] [N/A] 1,500. [N/A]
[do.] Basman. [Bazman] [N/A] 500. [N/A]
[do.] Ispaka. [Espakeh] [N/A] 400. [N/A]
[do.] Mshk Hatan. [Maskutan] [N/A] 800. [N/A]
[do.] Sormich. [N/A] 750. [N/A]
MEKRAN. Sirbaz. 40,000. [N/A] [N/A]
[do.] Geh, Bent and Dasht. 40,000. [N/A] [N/A]
[do.] Kasarkand. [Qasr-e Qand] 19,000. [N/A] [N/A]
[do.] Bug. 15,500. [N/A] [N/A]
[do.] Chahbar. [Chabahar] 6,000. [N/A] [N/A]
[do.] Kucha. [Dashtiari] 15,000. [N/A] [N/A]
[do.] Bahu and Gawatan [Gwatar/Gavater] . 6,000. [N/A] [N/A]
[do.] Lashar. 500. [N/A] [N/A]
[do.] Pushta and Panuch. 16,000. [N/A] [N/A]
[do.] Jspind. [Espand] 200. [N/A] [N/A]
[N/A] TOTAL. 1,73,200. 18,550. [N/A]

Notes and Annotations

  1. Shashton, more commonly known as Shastan or Shastun, was an important fort in the Dizak district, held at this time by the Barakzays under Bahram Khan. Shaston would later develop into the modern-day city of Saravan.
  2. Ashar and Afshan are two small forts that were administratively part of the Irafshan sub-district, but for some reason have been separated in this report.