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Shatranlu. (Tribes of Khalkha No. 6.)
tTnti 1 the beginning of 20 th century, the . hatranlh were a
a i?t ii J lth an . Ilbe g i appointed by the Deputy Governor
Khalkhal, the nominee of the Governor General of Azarbai-
jan fcunce 1903 however, they have become increasingly
turbulent. In 1910 Yeprim and Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Bahadur Bakhtilri
led an expedition against the Azarbaijan Shahsavans and
arrested Salar-i-Firuz (Isfandiyar Khan) and Amir ’Ashayir
of the Shatranlu together with Fuladlu chiefs, and sent them to
Tehran, where they were detained for more than a year. Rashid-
ul-Mamahk, the younger brother of the Shatranlu chiefs, con
tinued his lawless activities unchecked in Khalkhal until their
return. They are now (1920) rebel Chiefs, who rule Khalkhal
y 7 errU o C 1 0nfiscated the Property of Haji Faraj
Sarraf, Zafar-us-Sultane.h and other landowners. The tribe
are numerically very inferior to the villagers, but the latter have
no leaders and are not united, and few villages have been able
to withstand them Kaghuzkunan, on the right bank of the
Kizil Uzun has not been occupied by the Shatranlu, but it has
been repeatedly pillaged by them, is ruined and semi-deserted
and has suffm-ed probably even more severely than the other
districts of Khalkhal. The population of Khalkhal is much
°T? t0 the mortalit y from f a ^ine and sickness in
191 7 -18 and to emigration to Gilan, Khamseh and elsewhere
caused by the Shatranlu s depredations.
This rise of the Shatranlu has been largely due to their
connection with the warlike and restless Fuladlu Shahsavans
between Khalkhal and Ardabil.
,, Azamat Khanum, the daughter of Ahmad Khan Ilbegi of
the Shatranlu, was forcibly carried off from her home by Juruq
Beg, chief of the Fuladlu, and after two years in captivity
became his wife and acquired great influence, which she used to
further the interests of her brethern of the Shatranlu. Ahmad
Khan had 4 sons, Isfandiyar Khan, Amir ’Ashayir, Rashid-ul-
Mamahk and Tapuncheh Khan and 3 cousins, Sa’adat Quli
Khan, Shukur Khan and Faizullah Khan? all brothers. Ahmad
Khan s death was followed by family quarrels about succession
to the position of Ilbegi. It was obtained by Nasir Khan, son
ot Sa adat Quli Khan, but he was murdered by Amir ’Ashayir,
and the rivalry contmued between the sons of Ahmad Khan
t L 1 °^ a i ly . H ley . are called “ Ashrar ” “Evildoers.”
Tabriz aD^ointed Sarrls 7 . G ? s ve ™ or General of Azarbjaian, on his way to
GovernOT P Thf Sardir^Anrfv wn ]an ^ t0 , g0 i r0m u Mianeh t° Khalkhal as Deputy
returned a fugitive to Mianeh attaCked ° n the b ° rder 0f KhalkU1 and he