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2. SakI, extinct ; massacred by the Dirakwand.
3. JudakI, 500 families ; inhabit the valleys between the Bawi monn.
tains and the Gialan.
4. Papi, 1,000 families , live near the Dizful river.
5. Rushnavand, 200 families ; live near Khurramabad.
The above number in all 3,700 families ; in 1836, Rawlinson estimated
them at 6,000 families, and Layard in 1846 at the same figure.
The following are also classed as Bala Girieh, viz :
6. Makan Ali, have joined the Sagwand.
7. Bajilan, 8 branches ; one of the largest of the Lur tribes.
8. Bairanawand ; 18 branches and 7,000 families.
They are classed by Rawlinson and Layard as dependencies.
The Sildh-Slldh.
1. Ghijaswand, nearly extinct.
2. Hasanawand,16 branches and 2,500 families ; winter quarters in
the Jaidar plain ; summer quarters in the ’Alishtar plain.
3. Kullwand, 3 branches, 2,500 families ; inhabit the Khava plain.
4. Yusuf wand, 16 families; inhabit ’Alishtar; or, in all, 5 016
families. Rawlinson’s estimate (1836) was 15,000 families and
Layard’s (1846) 10,000 families.
Dilfdn.
1. Muminawand, 12 branches, 2,100 families ; inhabit Tan^-i-Bad-
avar. &
inhabit Daram-Rud, south
2. Kakawand, 5 branches, 2,000 families
of Kirmanshah.
3. Imatiwand (Yivatiwand ?), 10 branches, 500 families; inhabit
south of Kirmanshah.
4. ’Ainawand, 4 branches, 80 families; inhabit Tang-i-Pari.
In all 4,680 families. Rawlinson’s estimate was (1836) 15,000 families
and Layard’s (1846) the same.
Schindbr gives no estimate of the Pusht-i-Kiih, and his enumeration
ot tile 1 ish-Kuh would seem to be imperfect. There is no doubt, how
ever, that internecine wars and famines, an extortionate government etc.
have caused them to diminish in numbeis, and not to increase.
’ AH KMn estimated that the Lurs numbered in all
about 150,000 men. His estimate is valueless. Assuming that the Lurs in
Lur-i-Kuchak number 50,000 families, and allowing five souls per familv
its population would number 250,000. This fairly coincides with the
estimate given on page 39 in Bell’s work on South-West Persia.
The assessment of the tribes is fixed, in the case of the Bakhtiari, at a
Assessment. certain number of kdtirs, a sum of
mi , ^ money of varying value,
rel, ^ ^ ^ h lv C r n Iandsabout Khurramabad, Saimar-
moiey andkbA ’ ^ are taxed in both
and JiTf are a i so .indirect means of raising revenue by systems of fees,
and fines for robberies, murders, and such like offences.
ie amount at which a Lur district is assessed being fixed, it is duly
distributed over the tribes and their sub-divisions ; in a genelal oouncfl