"دليل بلاد فارس. مجلد III. جزء I: من A إلى K" [ظ‎‎٥‎٩‎٤] (١٢٧٨/١١٩٣)

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KUH—Kt)H
as to the classification in each case. The two main sub-divisions
ethnographically are :—•
(a) Chehdr Banleheh, sub-divided into :—
Buir Ahmadi.
Dushman Ziari
Churam.
Nuji.
Bavi.
(b) Lirdvi, sub-divided into :—
f Ahmadi.
(_Mahmudi.
C Sarhadi (Bala).
Bahmai.
Taiyiti-
(. Garmsiri.
, Khad ri.
A^ha Jarl.
[N.B .—Yusufi are connected with the
Bahmai {q.v.)\.
When divided by locality they are known as Pusht-i-Kuh (hill tribes) and
Zir-i-Kuh (plain dwellers), and are grouped as follows :—
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Pusht-i-Kuh.
Buir- Ahmadi.
Dushman Ziari.
Churam.
Nuji.
Ba\ i.
Bahma
TaiyiLi
Ahmadi.
Mahmu< i.
Sarhaci
Garmsiii.
(2) Zlri-Kuh.
Khadiri (Liravi).
Agha Jari.
The inhabitants of Behbehan, Zaidan, Humajat, Liravi (coast district)
and Bandar Dilam are also classed as Zir-i-Kuh Kuhgalus, but they are
sedentary and sometimes excluded from the classification of Kuhgalus, and
this system is followed in this article. For a description of the inhabitants
of those places see under their respective names. Details regarding the sub
divisions of the Kuhgalu will also be found under the individual sub-tribes.
Military.
Characteristics .—In 1909 Lieutenant Wilson said the Kuhgalu were
generally of smaller build, less good looking, less striking in appearance
but more daring, more supspicious, more thievish, and more savage, though
less well armed than the Bakhtiari. Probably only one man in three had
a serviceable rifle, and grown men carried a little sling, wherewith to slay
birds and other small animals.
In 1910, however, Lieutenant Ranking said :—
“ The Kuhgalu are infinitely better armed and physically are a finer race
than their neighbours the Bakhtiaris, or the tribes who inhabit Western
Luristan. They are wild and lawless, most notably the Taiyibi, who have
gained an unenviable notoriety in connection with their depredations on the
Lynch Road (Ahwaz to Isfahan via the Bakhtiari Country).”
Since then they have probably armed themselves still better as Behbehan
had become, in 1912, a depot for the sale of arms, and many cargoes were
probably run across from the Arabian coast to near Bandar Dilam.
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