'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III. PART II: L to Z' [‎409r] (822/988)

ZAI—ZAI
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ZAIDAN River — sec Hindian River.
ZAIDAN (Plain)—
A plain in the Zaidan district of Behbehan province. It is enclosed by a
range of low hills, and admirably watered by the river Hindian, from which
numerous canals and water-courses are also derived. The land, devoted
principally to rice-grounds, yields abundant crops of a superior quality!
Cham Zaidan is the principal village, and is also the administrative centre
and chief place of the district, vide also this Gazetteer —Cham Zaidan.
Zaidan is hounded to the south by another range of sandstone hills, the
west faces of which are exceedingly steep ; to the east, however, they are very
little above the level of the plain of Zaidan. Zaidan is bounded to the north
by another range equally precipitous; to the west, however, they unite
almost insensibly with the plain of Behbehan. These are the Zaidan hills.
Their sides are furrowed by a thousand torrents, and the roads across them
are on the west side very difficult.
ZAIDAN (Plain) sometimes “ ZAITUN ”—
The ownership of the Zaidan land is divided between the Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Arfa',
Shaikh of Muhammerah, and Haji Khusru Khan, Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. -uz-Zafar, and
Yusuf Khan, Amir-i-Mujahid, the former owning 2 dungs (| of the total
property) while the two latter own the rest in equal proportions, the whole
of which (| of the total property) was mortgaged 3 years ago to the Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Arfa ; for a sum of 25,000 tirndns.
The kaldntars or headmen of Zaidan in 1910 were:—
{a) Mir Abdullah, on behalf of the Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Arfa - ’; and
(b) Amir Agha-i-Lurzaban (Agha Jari).
The total produce of the Zaidan lands was estimated in 1910 to be 3,000
jizza of wool and 1,000 jizza of goats' hair, and the trade is chiefly with
Bandar Dilam, whence the tribesmen get their arms and ammunition.
The total assessment of the Zaidan district, including Amir Agha-i-Lurza-
ban amounts to 6,160 tumdns per annum payable to Behbehan.— (Han
king, 19 JO.)
The following list gives the villages situated in the Zaidan plain, all of
which are described in detail in this Gazetteer under their own names! The
order is that in which they occur from upstream downwards:—■
Name.
Bank of river position.
Houses and inhabitants.
1. Askari
Right. ^ mile north-west
40 houses of Kurwais, a tribe
of junction of Khairab&d
and Shulistan streams.
from the Kuhgalu country.
The people are cultivators
2. Abazar
Right. 1 mile west by north of
’Askari.
and own 2,000 sheep.
3. Imamzadeh-i-
Right. 1 mile west by north of
Zaidan.
Abazar and nearly 1 mile
from river bank.