To Mesopotamia and Kurdistan in disguise : $b with historical notices of the Kurdish tribes and the Chaldeans of KurdistanSoane, Ely Banister
History
To Mesopotamia and Kurdistan in disguise : $b with historical notices of the Kurdish tribes and the Chaldeans of Kurdistan
Soane, Ely Banister
Iraq -- Description and travel; Kurdistan -- Description and travel; Tigris River Valley -- Description and travel
Meanwhile the Muradi section, of which the chief sub-tribe was
the Pushtamala, flourished and increased. The Pushtamala, the
aristocratic section, continued to be that from which the chief was
drawn until after the time of Muhammad Pasha, who, when he died, left
three sons--Uthman, Mahmud, and Muhammad Ali. These separated the
territories, while keeping close touch and living in harmony. Mahmud
Pasha took charge of all the tribe, with whom he travels while it is
upon its spring and autumn migrations between the mountains and the
lowlands. Uthman Pasha took Gulanbar and Halabja and the Shahr-i-Zur
lands, and, increasing in power and wealth, eventually gained the
government of the district. Muhammad Ali Beg, the third son, remained
at Qizil Rubat, where he owns many lands and gardens, and lives a life
of ease and content.[67] Under these three sections of the Pushtamala
there are the sub-tribes of ’Amala, Jaf-i-Sartik, Jaf-i-Tilan, Mikaili,
Akhasuri, Changani, Rughzadi, Terkhani, Bashaki, Kilali, Shatiri,
Haruni, Nurwali, Kukui, Zardawi, Yazdan Bakhshi, Shaikh Isma’ili,
Sadani, Badakhi, Musai, and the Tailaku.
The tribes still left in Persian territory upon the ancestral lands are
the Qubadi, Babajani, Waladbegi, Ainakhi, Imami, Daprishi, Dilataizhi,
Mirabegi, Daitiri, and Namdar Begi; while those who took protection
under the Guran tribe, and have become Guran in name, were the Qadir
Mir Waisi, Taishai, Qalkhanchagi, Yusif Yar Ahmadi, Kuyik, Nairzhi, and
the Gurgkaish. These are, of course, Persian subjects, and resist the
attempts of the Turkish Jafs to induce them to come over the frontier
and join the great tribe, for they are quite content to call themselves
Guran and be Persian subjects.
The horsemen at the disposal of Mahmud Pasha, Majid Beg (successor of
Uthman Pasha), and Muhammad Ali Beg, is 4000 men, who are always armed
with Martini rifles, and are ready at a few hours’ notice to fight
for their chiefs. This and a light tax paid to the Turkish Government
are the only obligations the tribesmen have to their chiefs; and of
course, while nominally under the control of Mahmud Pasha, they are
really independent in their actions, looting and raiding without fear
of retribution, for they conform to tribal rule by acknowledging Mahmud
Pasha, accompanying the rest of the tribe, paying their taxes, and
providing fighters when necessary.
[Sidenote: HALABJA]
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