"ملخص لمراسلات، إلخ، تتعلق بشؤون آسيا الوسطى، بلوشستان، بلاد فارس، إلخ، ١٨٧٥-١٨٧٧. مع ملاحق." [ظ‎‎٢‎٠‎٩] (٥٦٢/٤٢٣)

The six Sheref Yemoot tribes above mentioned are never on good terms amongst them-
selves and they are frequently at open warfare with the Atabaees of the Choonee tribe. The
Jafferbaees beino- nearer to and amongst the Russians on the Attrek are, more than any of the
other Yemoots disposed to put themselves under Russian subjection, and many of them have
already 2 -one over to that Government. All those who come down from the Khivan territory
are without exception, Russians. The principal Chief of the Jafferbaee Yemoots is Geldee
Khan He and his son may be considered as the Turkoman agents of the Russian Com-
mander for they are both in his pay, and his humble servants. They belong to the Arikh
branch if the Jalferbaees. The districts occupied by the latter extend from the mouth of the
Gurwan right away to the Balkhan, and through the Atadagh and Senodagh, up to the lands
adiacent to Kizl Ervad. There is also in the same tribe another Chief, named Deria Koolee
Khan, who likewise is in Russian pay, and has a number of Russian decorations. The Jaffer-
baees have small boats, with which they trade to some extent along the coast.
As the principal tribe of the Sheref Yemoots is the Jafferbaee, so the most important
tribe of the Choonee (Cholyoonee) division is the Atabaee. Moossa Khan, who is the Chief of
300 families of the Ak branch of that tribe, has also gone over to the Russians, and is now in
hio-h favour with General Lomakin, who has granted him a fixed annual salary. During the
last year he received 1,000 tomans. He and Geldee Khan and his son do their utmost to
induce the other tribes to place themselves under Russian protection. The Turkomans, too,
are a very mercenary people, and the Russians spend money freely amongst them.
There are two Balkhans. One, the Little Balkhan, is on the road to Khiva from the
Gurgan. It is a hilly district, and is supplied with water from artificial wells, there being no
running streams between the provinces of Asterabad and Krasnovodsk, except the Attrek and
Gurgan rivers. There is an immense quantity of game all through the Balkhans, such as
ibex^ mouflon, antelopes, and the shooka (a small species of deer), and the gavkohee, or
nylgav, or maral.
The Great Balkhan is further east, towards Kizl Ervad, whence it is only eight fursakhs
distant. It is a district nearly twenty fursakhs in length and eight in breadth, with hills all
around, and two entrances, one to the north and the other to the south. Pomegranates, figs,
and vines grow there in quantities.
Bauyir is a district above Misrian, ten fursakhs in length and four fursakhs wide. It is a
healthy and fertile locality, and there is no more desirable place in all the Turkoman country
in this region. In former times there was a canal from the Attrek which passed though Bauyir
on to Misrian, where there was a great deal of cultivation, and now the Russians are about to
reconstruct the dyke on the river, and carry the water to fertilize the Misrian lands.
From Asterabad to Boojnoord, by Nardeen, is 61 fursakhs ; Kooleeabad, four; Kotool,
three; Finderisk, four; Nowdeh, four; Chinashek, six; Seebchah, five; Nardeen, five;
Seng Sellah, five; Jajerm, three ; Dereh, ten ; Sankhass, three; Boojnoord, seven.
Nardeen to Karee Kala, 30 fursakhs; Chakir (Goklan Camp), seven; Yiukak, five; Kirkh
Kiz, six; Kara Chundee, seven; Karee Kala, five.
Asterabad to Beiyat Hajee, eleven fursakhs; Ak Kala, three; Beiyat Hajee, eight.
Asterabad to Meshed Misrian, twenty fursakhs; Gurgan, three; Attrek, seven; Bekdillee,
five; Misrian, five.
Asterabad to Kizl Ervad, 43 fursakhs; Gurgan, three; Attrek, seven; Bekdillee, five;
Misrian, five ; Chayirlee, eight; Balkhan, twelve; Kizl Ervad, three.
Asterabad to Krasnovodsk, fifty fursakhs.
Asterabad to Karee Kala, 27; Ak Kala, three; Atrek, seven; Bekdillee, five; Keltooee
three ; Meshed Boosem, five ; Karee Kala, four.
Hussein Koolee, mouth of Attrek, to Kizl Ervad, 33 fursakhs.
Hussein Koolee to Misrian, twelve fursakhs.
The Gurgan River has four times the quantity of water that the Attrek has; but it is
mostly muddy, whereas the Attrek stream runs clear.
The following is a list of the principal Chiefs of the Goklan tribe:—
Goklan Chiefs.
Tbibbs.
Chiefs.
Yinkak ... ... ... £
Sengrek
Chakir
Karabalkkan ...
Seechmez
Kernasa
Yow ...
Kayee ... ... ... £
Karabalkhan ...
Kara Deesh Khan.
Korban Geldee Khan.
Korban Dordee Chekan.
Tekke Khan ... ...>
Mohammed Hussein Khan ... ...)
Khojeh Koolee Khan.
Orjen Khan.
Khanter Khan.
Agha Khan.
Kara Khan.
Safer Ali Khan.
Principal Chiefs of all the Goklans.
Teheran, 23rd April 1876.