Pol Ext 6943/49 'Brigadier Burrow's request for early history of the Faqir of Ipi' [‎3r] (5/18)

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OCLtC^bidL Otr-aJiJ
a
Cofinonwea1th Relations Office,
Downing Street.
30 ^* 1949.
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m i referei.c# tc your letter of 4th May about
the i'sgjjir of Ipi, it is much regretted tfiet there
should have >een so much delay in replying; this was
caused by the fact that the file containing the vital
reference was not immediately available*
The infor tion on record here about the F £ir
prior to hie becoming a public figure in 1936, is
exceedingly scanty. In fact the only thing vhich might
he of use to you is a note prepared in 1956 which run*
as follows:-
Haji Mirm^AX* KfeiiMSS in 1956), kno^n as the
Fa ^ir of Ipi\son of Mullah .nrsala Khan, Rangal Khel
Maddi Khel.Haibati Tori Khel -azir of Khajuri. He
in rcti&lfliijli (Tali^) of Mullah Alam Khan
of Ipi, and moved from Khajuri to Ipi about 1920,
r.cccV\ nied y hir brother "bgrsr irn, who still lives
with him* His proficiency in religious knowledge is
said to be a— below the usual standard as among
teullahs.
As a FaciSiir he is much reenacted in Lower Dawar,
but has little influence in Upper Dawar or among the
Wazirs. Prior to 1924 he was comparatively unknov/n,
but after that year his influence began to increase
gradually. Hie popularity may be partially due to the
t that he accents little or no wa®
the most important dlvlngtff of North aBirastan to
accompany the ir m ashkr-r to loghalgai 9 host,
durinp the 1 is turb^- ncer. of -f '5.
Brigadier H. M. Burrows, C.I*S.,
122 Chats^orth Court,
Keneington,
S. . 8*