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FABS.
The Jabbdrah Arabs are also known as Arab Kuchi. From
ancient times until 1881 the chiefs of the Arabs were of the
Shaibani branch, and frequently the Basari tribe was also under
them. In the beginning of the eighteenth century, the chief was
Mir Ismail Khan Shaibdni; he was succeeded by his son Mir
Mehdi Khan, who served Nadir Shah and was also chief of the
Basaris. Under Kerim Khan Zend, Mir Salim Khan, son of Mir
Mehdi Khan, succeeded his father as chiei oi the Arabs, while his
brother, Mir Shah Khan, became chief of the Basaris. Salim was
succeeded by his son Aka Khan, who died 1815, and left two
sons: one Abbas Khan, chief of the Arabs until 1837, when
he died; the other Beza Kuli Khan, who was Sartip of the
Baharlu and Arab infantry regiment until its disbandment in
1 863, and became chief of Arabs in 1868, and died in 1881, at
which time the chieftainship of the Arabs was given to Kavvam el
Mulk, of Shiraz. From 1837 until 1868 Ali Kuli Khan, son of
Abbas Khan, was chief; he was killed in the latter year, near
Darab, by some of his own people whom he was pursuing in order
to recover some horses which they had stolen from Dai ah Khan
Kashkal He left no issue.
Two of Keza Kuli Khan Sartip’s sons— Aka Khan, 42 years of
age, and Mir Salim Khan, 41 years of age—now reside m
Kunkuri and receive a pension from the Government. Ihe Arabs
have some irregular cavalry which is commanded by Fath el Mulk,
Muhammad Hassan Khan, Sartip.
The branches of the Arabs are as follows:—
I. Jabbdrah A1 i Sadi, Abu’l Ghani, Pirsalami, Bahluli,
Jabari, Urbuz, Abu’l Muhammadi, lati, Abu 1 Husaini,
Tarbar, Abu’l Sharaf, Chahar Bunichah (sub-divided into
Burbur, Bozsurkhi, Jilodari, Lur), Jahaki, Hannai, Sadat
i Husaini, Shahisavan, Shabani, Shiri, Darazi, Safaii,
Azzizi, Issai, Kara'i, Karaghani, Kanbari, La\ardan,
Mazidi, Nakdali.
II. Shaibdni Papati, Takriti, Abu’l Hajji, Abu’l Hassani,
Ardal, Palangi, Alvani, Beni Abdullahi, Taghlabah,
Hammali, Hassani, Hayati, Khushnami, Sanudah, Shah
Sovari, Sabbahi, San’&ni, Amadi, Gholam Shahi, Katti
(subdivided into Farsi, Abdul Yussufi and Yali Shahi),
Karrichah, Kellehrishi, Mahari.
9 . bahArlu tribe of FARS—
The Baharlu tribe is one of the five tribes composing the Khamseh
tribe. Was originally brought to Persia by the Seljuks and