"تقرير عسكري عن جنوب غرب بلاد فارس، يتضمن أقاليم خوزستان (عربستان)، لورستان، وجزءًا من فارس" [‎١‎٠‎١] (٤٦٦/١٤٠)

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BAKHTIAEi LURS.
Details of families.
The Haft-Lang are subdivided into tlie—
D tjeakai .— 4 ,000 families, with summer residence in Chahar-Mahal, and part of Baznft
and winter residence in Sardasht and Diz Shah.
Haft-Lang.
B akhtiaeiwand oe B aidaewand .—3,000 families, with residence in summer as above
and winter residence in Susan-Surkh-Ab, Andaku, Shimbar, and Loli.
U laki.— 1 ,200 families, residing during the summer in the mountains near Felat and
Semiran, and in the winter near the sea-co ist to the north of Bushire.
MA l -A hmadi .—This tribe, 1,000 families, and the above were^ originally subdivisions
of the Baidarwands, and accompanied Nadir Shah in his expedition against
Herat. Returning to Persia, the former settled near Felat.
S al A k.—2 ,000 families, with summer residence near Gulpaigan and Khonsar, and
winter residence at Jopalag and Silakhor. They are chiefly engaged in
agriculture.
The Haft-Lang- are chiefly iliyats'; the Chahar Lang are now, many of
them, settled in villages ; the former are poorer and worse clad, as a rule, than
the latter ; they are less civilized.— [Layarcl). Now, under the Ilkham and a
more settled rule, they are becoming less barbarous in character, and caravans
can pass in safety through their hills.
The chief tribes of the Chahar Lang are—
K itunuezi .—1,000 families, occupying in the summer Fendan, part of Japalak (Jopalag),
and Bazuft, Zarda Kuh and the mountains of Mangasht; and in the
Chahar Lang. winter Hallagan and plain of Till. They are chiefly ilayats, and
are brave and expert horsemen.
SuHtiNi. —1,500 families, occupying during the summer Bazuft and Zarda Kuh,^ and in
the winter Gulgir, Asman, Shimbar, and Andaku. They are iliyats, and
have both good horsemen and matchlockmen. They cultivate com and
barley, for the growth of which their lands are very favourable.
M ahmud SX lih .—1,000 families, occupying during the summer Chahal Cheshma and
Fendan, and in the winter Miandizan and hills above the plain. It is one
of the original tribes of the Chahar Lang.
M oguw I — 1 ,000 families, occupying in summer Fendan and vicinity of Burujird, and
in the winter Kal'a Tdl and vicinity of Biirujird. It is one of the original
tribes of the Chahar Lang.
M emiwand and Z alaej .—7,000 families, generally encamp with the tribe of Mahmiid
Salih. A subdivision of the Memiwand encamp near Dizful during the
winter; they are chiefly agriculturists.
J amali .—500 families.
The chief dependencies of the Bakhtian Lurs are the—-
DiNi-EUNi. —6,000 families, occupying during the summer Towah Doverah and other
mountains above Susan and Bazuft, and in the winter Susan and Mai
Amfr. They originally came from Isfahan, and are as barbarous and
ignorant as any tribe of the mountains, and are only kept in subjection
by fear of severe punishment or death.
They muster a few good horsemen, and are admirable matchlockmen.
They cultivate corn, barley, and rice, and possess large flocks of sheep and
goats.
JA nniki GAEMsfE. —5 ,000 families, chiefly Deh-Nishms, residing in Bagh-i-Malik
Mai-Dawud, Malaga, and Kal'a Tiil. They were originally included in the
Kiihgeblu.