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'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III.' [‎317v] (639/982)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (487 folios). It was created in 1910. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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624
lur—LUR
*
The Chigini are located in the country to the north-west of and up to with
in 12 miles of Khurramabad, extending as far west as the Kashgan river.
They own excellent lands which are well watered by several good streams,
such as the Naikash and the Sar-i-Ab-i-Darreh and numerous other smaller
ones. Included in their lands are the following properties :—Milleh Shaban,
Naikash, Darreh, Kuh Safid, Gakleh, Sulmishgar, Haian, Mamulan, Ganda-
beh, Nasardaleh and Yalisian. Some of the valleys are well wooded, though
speaking generally the forests are thinner here than in other parts of Luris-
tan. Their mountain slopes contain game of all kinds in abundance. Most
of the above description applies to the lands of the Tahmasp Khani who are
the more important of two branches into wnich this tribe is divided. The
other branch is the Khatim Khani, situated to the north of the Tahmasp
Khani, but whose lands are contiguous. Notwithstanding the favourable
description which is given to their country, the Chigini are described by
one traveller at least as “ a miserable tribe, destitute of pluck and spirit
and only successful as night thieves Their numbers are somewhat vaguely
estimated, but it may be taken that they have some 400 families, or 2,000
souls in all.
The Amrai inhabit the country about Rumishkhan, which is about 45
miles to the west and slightly south of Khurramabad. Their district is
on the slopes of the Tarkhan range which affords a very pleasant climate,
especially in winter and spring, while the summer is very hot. Besides the
cultivated lands which they hold in this part, they further till the lands
en the banks of the Saimarreh, near Rama wand, which form their qishldq.
They are reckoned at some 200 families, or 1,000 souls in all. For remarks
on the Amrai regiment see below.
The Surl occupy lands adjacent to those of the Amrai on the slopes of
the Tarkha and the Siab range ; while their qishldq are also in the vicinity
of Ramavand on the Saimarreh river. This tribe is sub-divided into three
divisions known as the Suri Kuhdashti, the Suri Kuraliwand, and theSuri
Kushmawand. Their numbers are estimated at some 220 families, or 1,200
souls. Among the remaining numerous branches or divisions of the Tihran,
who are all located to the west of Khurramabad, with the Kara Sh river for
their western and the Saimarreh river for their southern limit, may be cited as
follows the Sharawand, the Sa’adat Khiatt Gharibi the Bazwand, RamianI,
the Rama wand, the Adinehwand, the Kushki, the Beg Muhammad Khani, the
Mahmud Khani, the Garrawand, the Zaruti, and the Rika. These are
all small clans with families running from 20 to 150 in number, and are
variously noted in the tabulated statement below.
Besides those noted therein, three other small and comparatively un
important tribes require special mention owing to their having migrated
somewhat far afield.
The Chavari are located on the southern slopes of the Kuh-i-Gurrin brt~
ween the Falak-ud-Din and the Mum anwand. They have built themselves
villages on their lands, which are highly cultivate'd and productive. Although
the winter is very severe and fuel is very restricted in this region, this tribe
does not migrate to the warmer climes of the south. They are div ided into
two branches, the Safid and the Kilas ; and they are said to be ’All Ilahis*
Their numbers are estimated at 300 families, or some 1,000 souls ; and they
supply a company for the Amrdl regiment.

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The item is Volume III of the four-volume Gazetteer of Persia (1910 edition).

The volume comprises that portion of south-western Persia, which is bounded on the west by the Turco-Persian frontier; on the north and east by a line drawn through the towns of Khaniqin [Khanikin], Isfahan, Yazd, Kirman, and Bandar Abbas; and on the south by the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The gazetteer includes entries on villages, towns, administrative divisions, districts, provinces, tribes, halting-places, religious sects, mountains, hills, streams, rivers, springs, wells, dams, passes, islands and bays. The entries provide details of latitude, longitude, and elevation for some places, and information on history, communications, agriculture, produce, population, health, water supply, topography, climate, military intelligence, coastal features, ethnography, trade, economy, administration and political matters.

Information sources are provided at the end of each gazetteer entry, in the form of an author or source’s surname, italicised and bracketed.

The volume contains an index map, dated July 1909, on folio 488.

The volume also contains a glossary (folios 481-486).

Compiled in the Division of the Chief of the General Staff, Army Headquarters, India.

Printed at the Government Monotype Press, India.

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1 volume (487 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 489; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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