'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III. PART II: L to Z' [‎51r] (106/988)

LUR—LUR
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Under existing circumstances their chiefs have no effective control over
the tribesmen, whose independence and love of plunder often override the
friendly agreements which they have made with the chiefs of other tribes.
The Gurz Gurzl are. an essentially nomad tribe, owning no lands of their
own, but settled mostly amongst the Bairanawand, the Sagwand, the Dal-
wand and Kaid Rahmat. Others of the tribe have wandered farther afield
into the neighbourhoods of Silakhur and Razan, where they are occupied
in agriculture. They originally belonged to the Pusht-i-Ktih, but were
made over as servants to one of his followers by the Yali, and were thus
transplanted into their present haunts. They are said to number in all
some 100 families.
The GalleJidar is a small tribe owning certain lands of its own in the neigh
bourhood of MaMan-i-Namak to the east of Khurramabad; some of the
tribe live, all the year round, in Khurramabad itself, while others of them
follow the Bairanawand and Sagwand to theyamsm. The late Muhammad
J Ali Mb •za, Daulat Shah, appointed this tribe to be servants of the late
Ilaji Mulla Nur •’All, a Mujtahid from Mazandaran, and exempted the
tribesmen from taxation. The tribe now belongs to HajI Agha, grandson
of the above-mentioned Mujtahid. Their numbers are reckoned at 80
families or 400 souls.
The Rumidnl occupy lands, some 20 miles north of Khurramabad, be
tween those of the Bairanawand and asanwand. These are situated in
a well-watered, mountainous district known as Rabileh, much of which is
forest land and contains many fruit gardens. In the winter they move
down to within a few miles of Khurramabad. They supply a contingent
of 100 men for the Amrai regiment. They are reckoned at 300 families
or a total of 1,000 souls.
The Uuk JRuk have their tents some 10 to 12 miles to the east of Khurram
abad, between the Bairanawand and Sagwand. They own no lands of their
own in their summer quarters, but work for hire in the fields of MaMan-
i-Namak as well as in the mines. In their winter quarters, near the Chigini
Tahmasp Khaneh river, they own some property at a place called Dalbar.
This is a finely wooded district, and the lands near the river abound with
francolin. Their numbers are said to be 100 families or some 500 souls.
Tihrdn .—The last of the four great divisions of the Lurs, known as the
Tihran, inhabit the country to the west of Khurramabad and southwards
as far as the Saimarreh valley. Much of the land within the limits of these
tribes in crown property, which they cultivate to their own advantage after
paying malldt fixed on them. They are very productive and are well-watered
by the Saimarreh river and its numerous tributaries. Saimarreh is an import
ant district and formerly paid a malidt td the Persian Government all told of
600,000 lbs. of grain yearly. It is the winter quarters of most of the tribes
of Luristan, with a sedentary population formerly of some 300 or 400
families possessing influential Kaldntdrs. But since the sale of this tract
by the Governmen't to Husain Q,uli Khan, Yali of Pusht-i-Kuh, who collected
his mdliat in cash, the district has been deserted by the sedentary families.
The Tihran have their qiiilaq and kishldk mostly contiguous; and they are
allied by marriage and other reciprocal arrangements with the Dilfan.