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QAS—QAS
Name.
Habitat.
Line of Migration.
Headman, etc.
Rahimi
KalTmeh and near
Tahlak.
To Yazd-i-Khast
and near Qumi-
sheh.
Riza Quli Beg
Safikhani
Farashband, Tan-
To J ukleh and
Khan Mirza Beg.
garam.
Dehrud, Naisar
(near Kuh-i-Pir).
Khunjishk.
Sarmasht Beg.
Nasrullah Beg.
Shish Buloki
Winter near Pas
Vi'J FiruzSbad,
Ahmad Khan.
Kudak Riz and
Chanar -i-Rshdar,
Shir Khan Beg.
Jam, also Busha
Khan, Farash
band, and bord
ers of Dashti.
Summer in Che-
har Dangeh and
alongside Kutti
Arabs (Shaiwani)
with whom they
are on good terms.
A few live near
across Shiraz, Ab
Barik, Zarqftn
(not through
Tang-Allahu-Ak-
bar), P ul-i-
Khan, Marvdasht,
Khusru-Shirin.
Chick gives route
Mushgun, Khaneh
Khabis, Chanar
Fariab, Baizn,
Baqir Khan.
Famur in winter.
Mayin, Imamza-
deh Isma’il to
Asupas and
Kushk-i-Zard.
Number
of
families.
200 (Chick
says 450).
600 (Chick
says 500
to 1,000).
(Wilson says
250.)
3,000 (Chick
says 4,000
to 5,000).
Military.
. Estimates of the fighting strength of the Qashqai differ widely, not only
in the matter of numbers, but also in regard to other matters. For instance
in 1912 Mr. C hick said that “ The enormous extent of country occupied
y the Qashqais and their distribution in sparse units, widely scattered
over extremely^ mountainous country, not only prevent the tribes from
accumulating in any one place in more than a small fraction of their real
stiength, but also would seem to make any operations against the tribe,
oi certain sections of it, an extremely difficult matter/^
The same year, however, Lieutenant Wilson reported as follows For
many years the Qashqai have been more or less united under the guidance of
a single family : but they have not until the last few years attained political
strength, and are easily divided into hostile camps by the dissensions of
ieii chiefs. ^ dhey are more prosperous than perhaps any other large nomad
1 j .| an< ^ tLi® very fact would make their subjugation by any Government,
w nch exhibited the elementary qualities of purpose and determination,
a matter of no great difficulty. Their extensive lands in the high and low
country, theii large flocks, and the narrow limits within which their lines
<> nugiation necessarily run, make them peculiarly vulnerable. Their
country is mountainous in places, but not to the same extent as the Bakh-
liaii oi vuhgullu country. It is traversed in every direction by roads fit for