'Military Report on South-West Persia, Including the Provinces of Khuzistan (Arabistan), Luristan, and Part of Fars' [‎86] (121/466)

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of Haidar Khan, the Brd son, to inherit the title of his father were upheld by
the Persian Governor of Luristan, whereupon the elder brothers, Ali Khan and
Ahmad Khan, took refuge with the Assyrian Arahs on the Turkish frontier [Be
Bode), Eventually, 2 or 3 years'' back, such is the instability of all things Lur,
Sartip Haidar KMn of the Bairdnwand was put to death by the Governor of
the district after having been invited to Khoramabad toTeceive favours of the
Shah ; his sons follow in the wake of Ali Khan, but are in no- way attached to
him, and consider that their misfortunes have been his opportunity. Of these
young men the elder is by no means a prepossessing youth; the younger,quite
a boy^ has a face which attracts by reason of its look of quiet melancholy and
resignation. They frequently visited Major Bell and related to him their
misfortunes under the idea that he w^as a Sartip in the ser\ ice of the Sh&h
whose good offices at Tehran might have served to bring them again into
favour [see pages 9 to 11) . At the time when the party were treated with little
consideration by Hajji Ali they offered tent room and hospitality. ^ The Agent
of the Zil-ul-Sultan with the tribe, not much liked by Hajji Ali, advocated
their rights, so it is quite possible that a turn of the wheel of fortune may
yet bring these lads into prominence. Ahmad Khan, the second son, lias a
considerable following and is at enmity with his brother, for like reasons,
and in rebellion against the government. The chief of the Lurs about Kar-
manshah is Husain Kuli Khan, a lawless chief; in fact anarchy reigns at
the present time throughout Lur-i-Khuchak [see page 170)^ ^
Rawlinson (1836) gave the composition of the tribes
Pisn-Kuh. of the p ish-Klll]L to be _
The Dilfan of ... ... ... 15,000 families.
The Sila-Sila of ... ... ... 15,000
The Bala Giriwa «•« ... ... 6,000 „
The Amalah ... ... ... 2,000 „
i.e., in all 38,000 families, assessed at 40,000 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. .
p . • tt"'■u And the Pusht-i-Kuh or Feili to number 12,000 fami
lies, assessed at 15,000 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. .
The dependencies consisted of the—
Bajilan ... ... ... 2,000 families.
Bairanawand ... ... 2,500 „
Hulilani ,,, ... ... 1,500 „
assessed at 5,500 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. , making a grand total of 56,000 families assessed
at 60,500 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. (see detailed tables).
De Bode, 1841, states that the Pusht-i-Kuh were assessed at 20,000
tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. and the Pish-Kuh at 60,000 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. , in all 80 ; 000 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. .