'Report on the Nushki, Chagai and Western Sinjerani Districts for the year 1897-98 and on the Development of The Quetta-Seistan [Sistan] Trade Route' [‎4v] (8/148)

the G83 acres of land they possessed, they annually 3l?nse from their more
favoured Bad ini neighbours whatever additional lands they may require. I
found, last year, that no less than three hundred acres of Kakhshani lands
were being cultivated by Mengals.
4. The Mengals are divided into two great branches, the Badini and.
Nozai. These are sub-divided as foliow r —
The Badhii into—
(«) Bajezai, whose sub-sections are i the Phihdzai, Mirzazai, Somari
Kamarzai, Chandiazai.
{b) Tarasizai, with sub-sections the Mazarzai, Ahmadzai, Saifuddini
Ghewari, Muridzai, Gazozai, Zagaizai, Totazai.
(c) Amirzai, with sub-sections the Pindekzai, Muradzai, Shahozai
Zangizai, Barfizai, Mengalzai,. Mogbalzai, Chongozai, Malikzai. *
The Nazal into the Mabnmdzai,. Mandai, Ahmadwari, Baranzai Mu-
hammadzai, Daizai, Muhammad Shahaai.
Inquiry has failed to elicit the names of the Nozai sub-sections. Thi& iV
mainly due to the fact that the Nozai rarely, if ever, leave Afghan Begistan
5. As noted in my last year’s report, all the Nozai branches and the
iarasizai sub-divisions ot the Badinii branch are migratory, that is to sit
that, while owing extensive lands i». the dak System of postal communication used in Moghul India and later by the East India Company. on the southern side of the fror’
tier, they pass the major portion of the year—and in years of drought the entire
aboirroOO mel^ 611 ^ Afghan Ke ^ istan - The Mengals number in all
6. the Bakhshani are divided' into two branches*— the Badini the.
senior branch and the Jamaldini. Both, as in the case of the Mengals’own
to several sub-sections. The Badini are sub-divided into the Balazifi Isazai
Yalanzai, lakirzai, Sor Kakhshanf, Gbabarzai, Kamarzai, Gur«*ei Izatzai' 5
Jahindzai, and another sub-section known as-the Makkhf ° atza h
7.
f i a \1 a 11 - 16 Jamald | m ’ wh0 > as 1 have said > compelled- the original inhabitants
the Mandai, to amalgamate with them,, own to several sub-sections ’
enumerated in their order of importance, are the Karamzai, Shakarzai, Ramdimi’
e dwanzai, and Amirzai. J he tribe numbers iu ail about 450 ftehtim- men ’
{b) Mamasani.
(c) Samalani.,
(d) Barech.
(e) La ago..
E —Water available for irrixjmion purposes-.
Lore most in important ^ i&^^lie ^ Kaitar ^ ^ wat l e . r ' su PP 1 . v of Nushki;
00 Shabanarozes. Xiiese 60 Shabanarozes are ' ‘ S d 1 ivided i ' ,t0
Bakhshani and Sayads as follow ^^ded amongst the Mengals,.
The Mandai, though now amalgamated with th«* Ta*> ir •
enquiries show that the Maudai connection with Nu«hki k" 1 ; o* I *- 01 ° f descent. My
according to twditwn, the trite w eng^cd j, continual ^ ‘ he t,me cf the with who,l
which i,sSdivW^r^TtSLm!!sim'S° i K.“ e “ ber “ “ 4W re “ ,le - Tbe tribe,,
the Sardiunhtp of the Badini Kakliatiani Chief. 8 and Mir Khanzai, continues to acknowledge
Nushki and Ohagai District. wi.t he found.