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'Seistan. Revenue Report and Notes of the Perso-Afghan Arbitration Commission, 1902-1905. Volume II. Part V - Appendices and Glossary.' [13r] (30/380)
The record is made up of 1 volume (186 folios). It was created in 1906. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Sham Shah, Political Attach^.
Malik Hamza Khan,
Malik Abul Fatah Khan, II.
Malik Nusrat Khan.
Malik Ja’far Khan, I.
Malik Asad>ulla Khan.
Malik Fateh ’All Khan, I.
Malik Muhammad
Husain Khan.
1
Malik Muhammad
Khan or Mahmud
APPENDIX £
Genealogical tree of the Kaydni dynasty of Seistdn with an historical note compiled by Khdn Bahadur Mir Sham Shdh, Political Attache.
Malik Jalal-ud-Din Khan, II.
Malik Nasir Khan.
Malik Muhammad 'Azim Khan.
(Resides at Deh 'Abbas Khdn in
Saistan.)
f
Ya’kub.
I
Ahmad, descendant of Ya’kub’3 daughter.
Umar.
Muhammad.
1
Tihit.
1
Malik Abu Hafa*.
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Malik Hamza Khan,
Malik Abul Fatah Khan, 11.
Malik Nusrat Khan.
I
Malik Ja’far Khan, I.
Malik A sad*u 11a Khan.
Malik Fateh 'All Khan, I.
I
1
i 9 2 2
I 2
2 S -3
2 2
Malik Muhammad
Khan or Mahmud
Shah. I
Malik Lutf'All Khan.
Malik Fateh ’All Khan.
Malik Suliman Khan,
Malik Muhammad Khan.
1
Malik Hasan Khan,
r
MalikJAbbi, Mank>far Ma.ikKalb-A.i Malik Rustam Malik H^.aln Malik MuhLmad. Malik Abaad.
(His descendants reside at Kakh- I ’
i-Gdnabad in Tabaa.) I
Malik Muhammad Nasir Khan.
Malik Suliman Khan, II.
(Was born in 1202 Hijra, became
Malik Bahrain Khan.
Malik Muhammad Khdn.
(Owing to some family dispute
Malik Mahmud Khan went
along with his son Sikandar
Khan from Seistdn to
Malik Mahmud Khan,
Malik Asadulla Khan
(dead).
Malik Baba Khan
(dead).
Durwish Khan
(dead).
I
1 ,
*Ali Khan
(dead).
Malik Hamza Khan.
Malik 'Ali 'Akbar.
Rustam Khan. Ghulam HuSa
Khan.
(Reside at Husainabad in Seistan.)
Malik Husain Khan
(dead).
Malik Fateh’ Ali Khan
(dead).
Malik Guizdr Khdn
(dead).
Malik Nusrat Khan
(dead).
*Ali Khan
(dead).
Malik Mansur Taimur Shah Sadozai at
Khan. Peshawar where he settled. J
At the death of Sikandar Sikandar Khin.
Khan his son Ghulam Haidar
Khan went from Peshawar J
to Kohat where he settled Ghuldm H aidar Khan
down at Mouza Shahpur in (dead).
Muhammad Husain Khan.
Husain Khan
(dead).
Sher Muhammad Khan
(dead).
Muhammad Amir Khdn.
Muhammad Hashim Khan.
(The descendants of Malik
Khan reside at Bahrdmabdd
in Seistan.)
Muhammad'Ali Khan.
Malik 'Ali Khdn.
(Resides in Persian Sarakhs.)
Malik Bahram Khdn Agha Khan
(dead).
(Resides at Bahramabad in Seistan.)
Malik Ghulam Khan
(dead).
I
Malik Durwish Khdn.
Chan. Suliman Khan, 'AliKhdn
Mead).
(These three reside at Kachian in Seistan.)
Muhammad Husain Khan. Muhammad Hasan Khan.
(Reside at Kachian in Seistdn.)
Yar Muhammad Khan
(dead).
1 : i
Sherdil Khan. Kundil Khan.
| (Both reside at Kachian in Seistan.)
Khan Bahddur Malik Jdn
Khan. Razd Kuli Khdn.
Zabardast Khdn.
Parrez Khdn. YusafKhan.
(All three reside in Persian Sarakhs,)
Ghulam Hasan Khan. Ghulam Husain Khdn.
Ramzan 'Ali Khdn. Murdd 'Ali Khan.
Sarddr ’Ali Khan.
Sikandar Khan.
r
’Abdulla Khdn.
Abdussamad Khdn.
Durwish Khan.
Muhammad Khan.
(Both reside at Kachian in Seistdn.)
Shcr Ali Khan. Muhammad Yusaf Khan. Faridnn Khan. Sikandar kham
Abdur Rahman Khan.
Malik Nasir Khan.
I
Haji Khan.
Muhammad Razd Khdn,
The six Hr
Khan Jdn Khan. Agha Khan. Khan Agha.
ons reside at Daulatabad in the Miankangi circle in Seistao.
’Abbas Khdn.
Ghulam Haidar Khdn.
Muhammad Amir Khan.
Haidar Kuli Khdn.
Haidar 'Ali Khan.
'Abbas Khan Husain Khan.
(dead).
(The first four sons are bom from the wife, daughter of Rustam Khan, son of Malik Mahmfid Khdn. The living three reside in Persian Sarakhs. The ether
. Sarbaudi Baluch and r
;i Seistdn with their father.)
r 1 1 .
Agha Khan. * Ali Akbar Khan. Hdji Khan.
(All three live with their grandfather in Seistan.)
HISTORICAL NOTE TO ACCOMPANY GENEALOGICAL TREE OF THE KAYANI DYNASTY.
Note. —Yakub, who
Hijra having reigned eleven years.
in process of time became ruler of Seistan, was son of Lais, a coppersmith in Seistan. He conquered Khorasan, Kirman, Shiraz, Balkh and Kabul, and annexed them
years. The Kayams of Seistan affirm that Yakub was in reality the descendant of Yazd-i-Jird, the last King of the Sasani dynasty. Yakub was succeeded by his
to his dominions. He died of colic when on his way to invade Baghdad a second time in 26s
brother Umar. He attacked Am.r Ismail, the Governor of Mawara-un-Nahr, in which invasion
he (Umar) was captured and sent to Baghdad where he died in captivity. Hereigned for 23 years. Umar was succeeded by his grandson, named Tahir, son of Muhammad. After reigning for six years he was made prisoner by one of his Amirs and sent to Baghdad AfLT .v"Tzrir'““
of Ahmad, a descendant of Yakub’s daughter, became ruler of Seistan. He killed his eldest son Malik Umar, because the latter returned unsuccessful in his attack on Kirman. When Khalf intended to invade Kirman a second time ™ t , g . h . d ’ . ^ fte . r thls KhaIf > son
kingdom was overthrown by the Tatar Mughals. At the time of Taimur’s invasion Malik Kutub-ud-Din was the ruler of Seistan and Zahidan, which was then a magnificent town and was his capital. After ravaging Zahidan Taimur writ MaTilr iz.,, u a tv . c . .
reignof Taimur’s successor Shah Rukh, Kutub-ud-Din fled from Samarkand ar.d went to him at Herat which behaviour so pleased him that he re-appointed him Governor of Seistan. Dn arrival iz...ir_„a rv ■ iviaURiVutubTUd-Uin to Samarkand. In the
time the Seistanis refused him help, because he’had
Governor. The
pretended his serious ill-
displeased with
Governor of Seistan,
. 2 year sent him back
ng was Malik Taj-ud-Din, Subsequently this
time refused to ps, tribute to Shsh Rukh invaded Seiran and destroyed it again, thereupon Kutab-ud-Din repaired to Raia-hFatit’and took tfs abodelhere "in’the’relen’IfsL'h A^bat slIamrMalfk'lllIflThmh’ 1 ' ooo.ds?^'!;' 0 ". 0 ’ count R v . l ° a certain
amount oi money. Ate J.luhtd-Din bis^er^
reign
extent and after some
of Malik Nusrat Khan succeeded him in 1104 Hijri. After Malik Fateh Ali Khan, his eldest son Malik Muhammad Husain Khan became Governor in 1134 Hijri. In his lifetime Malik Abdulla, son of Malik Tarrar Khan nr'eferred a Haim''fnr'The'^VcTT^ sun
Tahmasp Safawi who appointed him as such. Malik Muhammad Husain Khan, together with his brother Malik Mahmud Khan went to Tun and there collecting a large gathering became an independent ruler. Fateh ’Alfthe Commander in Chief of Shnh t , overnors ^ 1 P Shah
was defeated. After some time Shah Mahmud, Ghilzai Afghan, attacked him and he (Muhammad Husain) through fear of Shah Mahmud again sought obedience of Shah tahmasp who bestowed uponhim the Governorship of Khorasan Xo Malik ^abmasp, attacked him, but
went to pay a visit to the Shrine of Imam Baza at Meshed, leaving h,s nephew Kalb ’Ah Khan .as ja-Nashin (successor) There in his hfe time Muhammad Husain entrusted his sovereignty to his ToTerMalX^ hi =
life of retirement died some time after. Directly Malm Mahmud Khan became ruler, he proclaimed h,s independence and despatching h,s nephew Malik Lutf ’Ali Khan with his troops conquered Nishapur. Nadir, the CommandX-in-Xiefof Shah rXlaen’ H " d h y V ' ng ead a
and after remaining invested for a short time Malik Mahmud Khan acknowledged h,s homage and was killed m 1139 H.]n on the plea that he (Malik Mahmud Khf£n) was instigating the Merv Turkomans to create a disturbance. Malik LuB Wli Kb^ fiL Xm Mes^ ,eS ’ X ^ m
AH Khan. Subsequently when Nadir attacked them the Maliks Kalb All Khan and ^.utf Ah Khan went to Shah Ashraf, Gh.lzai, who was King of Isfahan. Subsequently somehow Shah Ahsraf became suspicious of Malik Lutf ’AH KhaXand” nJt and * ent t0 ,£ alb
Nadir Shah defeated Shah Ashraf Malik Lutf ’Ah Khan went 10 the former who appointed him Governor of beistan on the condition of his future loyalty and supplying one thousand Seistani sowars. When Malik Lutf ’Ali Khan came into SeisHn MMik aX 1 under surveillance. When
but the inhabitants of Seistan unanimously consented to accept tfe former as their Governor and the latter therefore went to Nadir Shah. When Nadir Shah invaded Rum a second time, Malik Lutf’Ali was with him with his SeistaXArmv mrpnnir v 33 ( I overnor th f e >
Nadi, Shah passed through Seistan on his way to invade Kandahar he deputed Mahk Lutf Ah Khan to pun,sh the Baluchis of Kirm.an. The said Malik conquered Kirman, but a man shot him dead. Subsequently Nadir Shah appointed hXik^eh’Ali Khan U ^ ^ XX °f J h r, n
Lutf’Ali Khan, as Governor of Seistan. Malik bateh Ah Khan, II, accompan.ed Nadir Shah w.th h,s Seistani Army to help h,m in hts (Nadir Shah’s) invasion on India and Turan. On his return to Seistan Malik Fateh ’Ali Khih II threw off Nadir K a- d b f r0ther of Mal,k
rd became indenendent. Nadir Shah despatched an army against mm under the command of Muhammad Raza Khan, who first came to Farah where a fipbt enaned beHveen bim and Malib > a 1: i 7 iL„ 11 . , h ’ U ’ th fT . . . ah 3 obed i e nce after some time
conquered Herat.
1196 Hijri
by order of
Governor o
Alakkozai
iVo/tf.—The historical
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(*) Historyby Ibn*i-Khalidun.
(6) Tarikh-i-Jahan Kusha-i-Nadiri by Mirza Muhammad Mehdi.
(«) Shajrat-ul-Mulk-i-Seistan by Nasih, Zahuri and Saburl, po«t« of Scistitt.
(d) History of Persia by Sir John Malcolm.
(*) History of Islam by Muhammad Ahsanallft Abbasi.
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The second volume of reports produced by the Perso-Afghan Boundary Commission, Seistan [Sīstān], and submitted to the Government of India, Foreign Department. Publication statement: Simla: Government of India Foreign Department, 1906.
The commission, under the direction of Colonel Arthur Henry McMahon, was to redefine the frontier between Persia and Afghanistan in the south, and develop a formula for the division of the Helmand waters. The report consists of a general description of the region, and specific notes on ethnography, meteorology, agriculture, industry, and hydrology.
Comprising appendices on the following:
- statistical tables
- copy correspondence between the British, Persian and Afghan Commissioners
- genealogical trees and tables
- meteorological data
- notes and memoranda on aspects of Seistan geography, ethnology, hydrology, industry, economy, agriculture, botany, entomology, and transport infrastructure
- glossary.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (186 folios)
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The Revenue Report of the Perso-Afghan Arbitration Commission consists of three volumes (IOR/L/PS/20, 23 and 24). The volumes are divided into six parts with parts 1-4 comprising one volume, part 5 comprising the second, and part 6 comprising the third.
A synopsis of contents can be found at pp i - iv (folios 4-7)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 188; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence (pp i-iv, 329-689)
Condition: the binding structure has partially broken down, and many folios are loose. Please handle carefully.
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