Mirza Tahir Khan
Tahir Khan, Mirza.―Born about 1855. Mustaufi (Accountant-General) of ‘Arabistan to which
appointment he succeeded on the death of his elder brother. He claims that his
family immigrated to Shushtar from Azarbaijan some hundreds of years ago. He
keeps himself independent of local politics and enjoys considerable respect in
the town, and his position is strengthened by the fact that he usually
represents the interests of the Shaikh of Muhammarah, and that he is on
intimate terms with Haji Rais. He has officiated on various occasions as Deputy
Governor of Shushtar on the Shaikh’s behalf. He is said to enjoy a salary of
1,200 Tumans a year from the Shaikh for his various services. He owns land in
the Mianab, notably at Kul Rumizi. Mirza Tahir Khan is personally superior to
the ordinary Khans of Shushtar, having some education and pleasant manners. He
has always been on friendly terms with his Britannic Majesty’s Consulate,
Ahwaz. He has four sons, of whom the eldest, Mirza ‘Abdullah Khan, is an
intelligent and agreeable youth anxious to commend himself to the good opinion
of the British. He supplies the Ahwaz Consulate with local information.
Who's who in Persia. Calcutta: General Staff, India, 1916-1923, p. 444.
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