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been married to a daughter of Ismail Khan, the raids
instigated by him on Zira and Shabankareh caused a
blood feud between Borazjun and Shabankareh dis
tricts, which constantly claimed victims and disturbed
peace of region till 1918. On the passage of Central
India Horse to Shiraz in November 1911 was found
to be plotting attack and gave trouble. His relations
with British Authorities always very chilly.
From 1907 till 1918 obtained large income from rahdari
4 alafi 5 levied on caravans at various points in his
district. Always an astute and crafty politician, with
friends in high places, he seized the excuse of the
capture at British instance and subsequent escape of
the German Wassmuss in March 1915, to throw in
his lot with the 4 nationalists ’ in Shiraz and Anglo-
phobe chiefs of Chahkutah and Tangistan. During the
hostilities between them and the British in Bushire
became the centre for the Gendarmerie and anti-British
elements; the I. E. T. D. telegraph office had to he
closed. The Persian Government had, on British advice
nominated to replace Mirza Muhammad Khan as Zabit
his cousin Aqa Khan Borazjun (q. v.) who with his
father Mirza Ali Khan had been kept in chains by
Mirza Muhammad Khan from 1911-18 on accusation
of plotting against the latter’s life. On the advance of
the Indian troops October 1918 Mirza Muhammad Khan
first showed signs of submitting, but had a skirmish
and fled to the hills of Gisakun and Fariab, where he
remained a refugee till 1919. He was subsequently
kept in detention at Shiraz by Farman Farma from
1919 to the end of 1920, when the new Governor-
General, Musaddiq-us-Sultaneh, insisted on his res
toration to the position of Zabit, despite the disap
proval of the Legation, Besidency and Central
ernment. Early in 1921 he quarrelled with his old
ally, Nur Muhammad Khan of Daliki, and was P ri vy
to the request of the Governor of Dashtistan for the S.
P. E. to attack Daliki, resulting in the deaths of the
Daliki Chiefs. Co-operated for a time in 1921-22 wi
his cousin and rival Aqa Khan, while the latter was
in charge of Daliki : but Mirza Muhammad Khan s
interference in affairs of the Zira district led o a
quarrel and he was partly responsible for Aqa^ _
in 1923 with the support of Shaikh Muhammad al
kutahi and newspaper editors in Shiraz, and ge U P
complaints in Borazjun against Mirza Mu amma
Khan, and finally by bidding a far higher sum
payment of taxes, succeeded in October m causi g