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which is close to the Chigini and near the Ab-i-Kashgan. It is abundantly
covered with sumach trees and is the haunt of much horned game, especially
the maral deer. This tribe is reckoned at some 300 families, or 1,000 souls
in all: and they supply 100 men for the Amrai regiment.
The Pam occupy lands bordering on those of the Sagwand to the south
east of Khurramabad, as far as the Sazar river. They have very little land
under cultivation and subsist chiefly by their flocks and herds. vVithin
their limits is a notable imamzddeh, that of Shahzadeh Ahmad, son of imam
Musa Kazim and brother of Imam Riza, to which the Lurs pay great
respect and which makes them the recipients of many gifts and endow
ments. About 200 families are attached to this imdmzddeh with the privilege
of immunity from all taxation and freedom from oppression. They for
merly numbered some 4,000 families, most of which, with their lands, had
accrued to them by their overthrow of the Rashnu tribe, but m course
of years they have become scattered and the present estimate given is ~ 00
families, or about 1,000 souls.
The Judall occupy the country to the south of Khurramabad and of the
road to Dizful, commencing from the Shurab, 12 miles south of khurrama
bad as far as the Ka Gilan Pass, a distance of some 55 miles. Although
their lands are situated in the garmslrs, the climate is still pleasant m the
hot months owing to the considerable forests which cover it. they cul
tivate a sufficiency of ground for their wants, though the poorer members
of the tribe live on acorn bread. They are practically little more than a
section of Dirakwand, the northerly part of whose land they occupy in a
somewhat uncertain tenure. No love is lost between them and the
Dirakwand and they would gladly sever the connection were they ever
strong enough to avert their neighbours' resentment. They were formerly
reckoned at 2,000 families, but they have diminished of late years and are
now said to have 800 families, or a total of 3,500 souls. Iheir Chiefs,
Path Ullah khan and "Abbas Khan appear to be on good terms with
Hasan and Khanjan Khan of the Sagwand.
The Dirakwand are located to the south-east of the Judaki, their limits
on the north being the plain of Khurramabad, about 20 miles south of t ie
town, on the east the Papi tribe interposes between them and the Ab-i-Diz;
on the south they are conterminous with the hills between Kaleh Gasim
and the Pul-i-Zal, and on the west they are bounded by the J udaki. they
inhabit a mountainous, tract difficult of access, the principal mountains
or peaks in it being those of Takmani, Chuani, Kulrud, Kurreh Kharpush ,
Kuzkaveh, GurgI, Mangareh and Gialan. The mountains of Kuzkaveh
form the spot from which legend says Faraidun and the blacksmith kliav,
started on the expedition against Zuhak. The V ali, Ah Mardan Khana
had some buildings and also a windmill erected on the summit of the moun
tains At GurgI and Mangareh there are many gardens with tanks ot
various strange shapes. On the mountains of Gurgi there are remains
of domes built of stone and plaster, which denote that the district was
once inhabited. In the valleys between the lofty mountains are found
strips of good, cultivable soil, on which they are able to grow sufficient