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jt&Muil.
Igder.
Thev ooftsist of about’400 families and have their Oarm.fn in
Hussainabad and Khunj and their Sarhad in Garmabiid and
Vardasht. They migrate via Khunj, Qir-o-Kar/aii, oimakan,
Maim and Kavar, Karabagh, Kushan, Baiza, Sarhad Chehar
Dangeh. Khusi Shlrin, Seh DeU, Hanna,Simariim and Garmabad.
i’jfliis ig the longe ;t migration of any Qashqaltribe.
Tlie sub- tribes are as follows :—
Shakarlu.
■’ , i Jarkani. ) •
Iraqi.
Karakliiinlu.
Mamassani. The name' Mamassani is a contraction of the
name Muhammad Hassani, and it is said that one Muhammad
Hass an founded the tribe. It is not known who bo was, but
some of the tribesmen say, he came originally from Arabia,
while others maintain that he came from Dashtistan. The
whole of thejr country now belongs to Muin-ut-Tuj jar.
The MamassanTs are said to be of mixed origin, having come
from Behbehan, Pusht-i-Kiih, Arabistan and as far north as
the Bo'r Ahmad! country. The tribe has three main divisions,
called (1) Bakesh, (2) Javidi (or Towi), and (3) Rustam after the
three origiu d chiefs. As these sections became stronger they
wbtv again sub-divided.
r The Mamafsanl country ,is bounded on the north by the
district of B r .sht, on the south by the Dushmanzian country,
on the east by Ardakan, and on the west by Marg and Gurspld.
They speak a dialect of.Lur -Persian which differs but little
from ordmary colloquial Persia^. The Kalantars and Kadkhu-
das all speak correct Persian in addition.
Like the Qashqai the Mamassani is dark skinned. Above
the average height and of excellent physique, he is a lover of
sports and all outdoor pursuits. Formerly a notorious robber
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