'Report on The Mission to Seistan, by Surgeon-Major G. W. Brazier-Creagh, A.M.S [Army Medical Services] 1897.' [‎15v] (35/131)

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CHAPTER HI-
OTHER INTERESTING MATTER
SEISTAN.
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TTwvaik that the tribal chiefs in Seistan are of
aecAt a hi s ber position than that of village Kad Khnda..
This has not been my experience. I will mention some of the leading
Sardars on whose assistance and influence are dependent the internal affairs and
administration of the country, and to whom I know for a fact (haying perused
?he letters) the Deputy Sartip and his father, the Governor of Tabas and Seistan,
appeal to for a settlement of the frontier water distribution, tribal discontent
land revenues, raids and other matters concerning the well-being of this isolated
littlG territory.
To these Sardars is justly due a mead of praise from my pen, for without
their assistance-at all times willingly rendered and against official opposition-
I would have had much difficulty.
The clergy too of the country, I must not omit to state, rendered us
valuable assistance, and by timely information-on more than one occasion-
prevented what might have developed into serious attairs.
Influential Sardars of Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Purdil Khan, Sarbandi, son of
Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Lutuf Ali Khan, is the most influential Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. m Seistan, and the
Sarbandi the largest tribe.
This Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. resides at Daulatabad in the sixth Nawar; he is a general
adviser to the Deputy Sartip on matters of importance affecting tribal
affairs, etc.
He holds considerable sway not only over the Seistan Sarbandi and sub
sections of this tribe, but his influence extends over the Damini and other
small sub-tribes on the Sarhad plateaus.
Purdil Khan is greatly respected, of undoubted ability, strength of character,
and, as his name implies, courageous. It is stated he did good service in the
British cause with Sir Oliver St. John.
This Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. has lost his right arm, and the following account of the
occurrence is a fire-side story in Baluch hearths :—*
When a young lad of ten years, he fell backwards off a donkey; apparently
he did not mind the fall, although it appears the humeral bone was fractured
badly.
His father, Lutaf Ali Khan, seeing that the arm was partly severed from the
shoulder, cut off the entire arm and plunged the stump into boiling rogan which
the people say—possibly with truth—prevents the wound going bad and hastens
the healing process.
The boy did not seem to feel the operation and did not even cry when the
stump was put in the boiling rogan; hence his father re-christened him
Purdil, i.e., stout-hearted, courageous. Purdil Khan and some other members
of his family were for some time patients of mine; he was much debilitated on
Ms return from Tabas where he had been for four months with Ali Akbar
Khan during troublesome times at the beginning of the year. He returned to
Seistan in the early part of June and rendered me much valuable assistance.
He states the climate of Seistan is much better than that at Tabas at this season
of the year. This is at variance with the generally accepted idea as gathered
from the records of other travellers on this side.
Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Syed Khan, Naroi, son of Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Sharif Khan, lives at Khwaja-
Ahmad in the first Nawar.
In 1888 Sharif Khan was invited to the Kabul Court and was treated with
much favour by Abdur Rahman in return for the valuable assistance he had
rendered to him (Abdur Rahman) when on his flight from Kabul.