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SHAHS—SHAHT
The tribe is supposed to be able to turn out 1,000 mounted men with
rifles and lives in Khamseh round about Zinjan.
It furnishes 300 sowars to Government.
Duirdn .—The Duiran number 5,000 families.
Their Chief is the Qias-i-Nizam now in Tehran. They are found between
Qum and Kazvln and in the Elburz range and supply 200 sowars to Gov
ernment.
They are supposed to be able to supply 700 mounted men with rifles.
Kurdbaiglu .—The Kurdbaigiu number 7,000 families, their Chief being
the Mansur-ul-Mulk. They are now placed under the Sidq-us-Saltaneh
and furnish 300 sowars to Government.
Mr. Rab no (1909) gives the following info"Ttnation about ihe Shahsa-
vans o Azarbaljan, who spend part of the y< ar in the plain of Mughan
and the other in Persia around Arda 1 .il and Zinjan. “These Shahsavans
are subdividi d into the following branches Kojenb^glu, Udlu, Karagasemlu,
Sarkhanlu, ’Alitabalu, Hamz Ekhanlu, Irza’Alilu (Riza’AlIlu), Aqqas mlu
Nmruz Alibcglu, Bababeglu, Muradlu, Zargar (proprietors of the village of
Zargar), Knali ehlu, B< gbaglu/Arablu, Ajarlu, Millu, Yeddi, Uimak,
Humonlu, Jalandarlu, Saddatmellu, Saddat-Zarangi, Sari-Ja’farlu,
Damirchilu, Muradlu, Churbaslu, Husain Hajjilu, Kalash, Mug anlu,
Talish-Mikailu or Janiarlu, Hajji-Khojehlu, Kailu/Aliyuldash, Hajjianlarudi,
and Pirivadlu. Ttie following are scttl'd around Ardabil and do not
frequent the plain of Mughan : Takleh, Talish-Mikailu of Ardabil,
Jehankhanumlu and Begbaglu.
The Khojehbcglu are the most powerful o c the Mughan Shahsavans and it
is amongst them that the other branches chose their chiefs.
These nomads spend the winter and cold season in the plain of Mughan
and the summer in the Savalan mo ntain. To pass from their summer to
their winter quarters or vice versa they have to traverse the Gaduk-i-Bar-
zand, a rugged defile, by occupying which with a small 'orce, the governor
of Ardabil was able in former years to compel them to pay their yearly
tribute.”
SHAHSUVAR (1)—
A village in Azarbaijan, 18 miles from Khwaja, which is 20 miles north
east of Tabriz.— (Holmes.)
SHAHSUYAR (2)—
A large village in Azarbaijan, 14 miles west of Ardabil, on the road to
Sauj Bulagh. It has abundance of water. At 4 miles distance, south-east,
there is another village with a similar name.— (Todd.)
SHlHSUVARlN—
A large village, about 21| miles from Sultanabad, on the road from Buru-
jird to Tehran.— (Bell, 1884.)
SHAHTAL—Elev. 5,400'.
41 miles east of Isfahan. A town containing an Imamzadeh and about
800 housei. There are some pigeon towers close by and a considerable
amount of cultivation.