File 3516/1914 Pt 9 'German War: Persia' [‎80r] (164/618)

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which you had made to Shaikh Murteza after the incident of M. Wassmuss,
saying that you would join us at any time and juncture when it were necessary
in making jehad against the unbelievers. That time has now arrived, and you
see with your own eyes, and hear that what they are doing with our brethren
at Bushire and with Bushire itself, which was our home, the seat of our
business and the means of our respectability.
The result of this civil war will he ultimately this that, after expending
our wealth and the forces which we possess, the foreigners will come in without
any obstacle and prevention, take (our districts), carry off (our belongings)
and devour them up, while you are still thinking of taking possession of
Hupulu. This Hupulu, I promise, will not run away, and if we warded off
the foreigners, and knew that Hupulu still belonged to us and beyond the
reach of foreigners, we will then start the game anew. If, however, foreigners
did succeed and occupied Hupulu, &c., then the fighting (between us) will be
But the benefit for us will be this that the men, whom we are killing
over.
now ourselves, wall be martyrs in the cause of religion, and this money and
ammunition, which we use in destroying our country, will be spent by us in
safeguarding our home and honour, and in checking the foreigners. Then we
will be recompensed by God and His Apostle, and honoured and respected by
our compatriots and by our dear country. It would be indeed a great benefit
that one may have the hope of gaining the benefit in this and in the other
world. In reality these evil actions of ours are a very great misfortune, which
mean loss in this and in the other world.
If you think that I am going to deceive you by this means, and take the
place which you hold, you can give the place to Zaigham-Diwan (Agha Khan)
or to the Gendarmes of the Government, so that after having warded off
foreigners, if you wish to conduct yourself as you are doing at present, it may
be restored to you and you can then proceed with this business. If you think
fit, however, to change your policy, you may har d it over to Zaigham-Diwan
(Agha Khan) of your own free will. If you imagine that by this means I am
going to make your friends displeased with you, in the first place these are not
your^friends, because an enemy will never become a friend. These are the old
enemies of yours and your family in fact the enemies of the Shabankareh
districts; and as they could not succeed while they were enemies, they are
now so, although in the guise of friends. (Reference is to Haidar Khan and
his family.)
You should now examine carefully the consequences of my object. My
object briefly is this that you should continue to be as it were a father and
Zaigham-Diwan as a son. You should not covet his home, nor should he make
aggression on your district. The assistance I have given him is for the protec
tion of his life, lest the Hayat Daoudi Lurs might get the upperhand and put
him to death, and some blood feud arise among the Khans of Shabankareh,
when there would be this disgrace for my family and yours that the Hayafc
Dauodi Lurs would boast “ we went to intercede between the Khans or Boras-
jun, Shabankareh and Zirah, killed a Khan of the latter place, took his distrie
and returned
While, on the other hand, the object of Haidar Khan in short is to make
vou the shield for his own afflictions, and to cast blood feud between the race
o£ the Shabankareh Khans and tribesmen, and then sit on and look. Because
he knows well that as long as there be a single Persian in Persia, he will look
upon Haidar Khan as an enemy. He is being hated b ?y® . G “T' ern “®“ t . tt a ”, d
nation on account of the treason and dishonourable act which he committed,
and this is very had : such a person is liable to danger and destruction at any
The feelings of a great nation cannot be without effect in regard to a
single nerTon These people will never forget the great misfortune and
Ws they suffered at the hands of the Khans and tribesmen of _ Shabankareh
when they were at enmity with the latter. You sent this same Zaigham-Diwan
when tney were ai e J Mainun by the firing of rifles, and brought such
you know better yourself. Of course they are longing to-day to take tUeir