"تقرير الإدارة عن المقيمية السياسية في الخليج الفارسي للأعوام ١٩١٥-١٩١٩" [ظ‎‎١‎٥‎٦] (٣٩٦/٣١٩)

4 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PERSIAN GULP POLITICAL RESIDENCY
enemy, 8 were killed and 24* made prisoners, but unfortunately Zair Khidhar
himself had left the village before the arrival of the column. This severe
lesson stopped the rebels ' activities for some time.
A short while after this incident Ghazanfar -es -Sultaneh was captured bv
Agha Khan of Borasjun in Eariab, but was allowed to escape by his tufane-
chis. He joined Zair Khidhar and Shaikh Hussain but a month later save
himself up to the barman Earma in Shiraz, having no stomach for an outlWo
life in the bills. 8
Early in June Asaf -ul -Mulk arrived in Bushire and took over the duties
of Deputy Governor, Dashti, Tangistan and Dashtisfcan from the Darva Bed
in whose jurisdiction these districts had hitherto been since his re-appomtment
as Governor in October 1915. He took up his headquarters in Borasjun. In
August Asaf-ul-Mulk accompanied by the Political Officer, Lines of Commu
nication, and a strong escort of South Persia Bifies made a ten days' tour
through Samal-Ahram to Khormuj and back.
Shaikh Hussain and Zair Khidhar had written in to the new Depmv
Governor that they were tired on their present life and wished to come in to
him and make terms. They were given safe conducts and met Asaf -ul-Mulk
and Captain .Eraser at Samal. However, their attitude was haughty and
utterly unreasonable. They were prepared to dictate, but not to listen to
terms, and would only come in and be obedient if both were fully reinstated
in their former positions.
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Negociations were broken off as it was evident that neither were in a
sufficiently chastened frame of mind to be dealt with by anything but force.
The second objective of the tour was to meet the 'Dashti Khans at
Khormuj. This also failed as only two, Kfaalu Hussain of Daiyir and Ahmad
Khan of Lawar met the Deputy Governor The others refused to come.in
and submit.
It was too hot to think of undertaking active military operations then,
so action was deferred till the cold weather.
When the weather allowed of active operations in November the Military
authorities disagreed as to who should undertake the operation, neither the
General Officer Commanding, Bushire Force, nor Inspector-General, South
Persia Rifles, beirg willing to move. It was decided that -Asaf-ul-Mulk
should go himself to Khormuj and get hold of the Dashti Khans and thereby
rut oil the rebels, lor as long as the rebels had the country behind them free,
they could always disappear on the approach of any force, British or Persian.
It was hoped that the Khans would come in and submit to Asaf-ul-Mulk, for
the following reasons :—
a ^ iaYe F ea ^ e dly stated that they will not come and submit to Zair
Abdullah the Zabifc as they consider him beneath them socially, a refugee and
not a Khan, but that they are prepared to submit to the Deputy Governor.
1 here is a certain amount of truth in their contention, so in order to give
them a chance of showing whether ihey were in earnest, or merely making
excuses, it w T as decided in consultation w ith His Excellency the Darya Begi
o transfer Zair Abdullah, who was merely a temporary stopgap, and give him
e Deputy Governorship oi Lingah, thus removing him with honour.
t* i to be seen how successful Asaf-al-Mulk is in attracting the
1 asfhti Khans, but he had not achieved much by the end of the year.
n 1 y iee ^ n o in August Zair Khidhar and Shaikh Hussaia had been
told that their case was receiving attention and that they must await results.
Alter remaining quiet for three months (hey again commenced raiding. An
rri • , !, UTUlte lnci d e nt occurred at Bagbak on December 1st. Six of Zair
Khidhar s men raided the village with the object of shooting the heaomeD.
Ihey wounded him slightly, were then held "by the Baghak tufangchis till
Hassan Khan with a band of followers arrived from Ahram. Hassan Khan in
i. 1 '^ » ^ vva3 Yci T severely wounded. Tw r o of the six enemy were killed and
v 0I l e 0f tb . em W0Uri< M- Hassan Khan was brought in to Hos-
^ u. uslnre, but owing to his thigh having been shattered and gangrene
lll, a 8 ref usal to allow the amputation of his leg, he died on 8th