'The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From January 1863 to December 1864. (Edited by the Secretary.) Volume XVII.' [‎184] (355/524)

184 BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE PROVINCE OF EARS*
this district. Bastak is situate between four mountains. The people
are wealthy. They do not pay to Government an ything beyond the
usual revenue. They have about 2,000 matchlockmen. Reidan and
Ahmedy, situate South of Shirauz, are near Bunder Abbass, and produce
a large quantity of dyes.
Koohgeeloye, Ghaabe, and Ram Hormuz. The first has some
Eliants, who are divided into four tribes—Boveir, Ahmedy, Bahman
Bawy, and Nooyi. They have about 4,000 or 5,009 households. The
largest town is Beihbahoon. The inhabitants of that place are mostly
Syuds of a respectable descent, who sometimes are entrusted with the
government of the place. There are a number of goldsmiths there
celebrated for making the best kaliuns.
Chaabe is sometimes attached to Koohgeeloye.
There is a fort on the mountains of Beihbahoon named Golab.
The Khans of Mamasany took refuge here when they were expelled
from the Kala-Sefid by an English Officer (in the employ of the
Persian Government) named Lindsay. This officer pursued them, and
with great difficulty forced them to abandon the fort, and captured
YelhKhan their chief. All the places named above are situated on the
West of Shirauz, and their produce is dates, wheat, and barley.
The Seaports of Fars.
Bunder Abbass was founded by Shah Abbass the Suffavy, who also
erected there a fort, which remains to this day ; some buildings erected
by the Dutch are also to be found there. The Dutch settled there ages
ago, and remained there until the reign of the Atha Begs. It was
originally a very large town, dhe Imaum of Muscat has farmed
Bunder Abbass, Shemimy, and M in aw from the Persian Government
foi 16,000 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. , ffhe revenue was only 4,000 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. during the
uign ot Futtah Ally Shah, and afterwards 6,000 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. ; but four or
five yeais ago the Imaum did not wish to pay the annual revenue,
and brought some of his men to fight against the Persian* Government,
lei sum troops were sent to engage them, and they succeeded in expel
ling the Imaum and his men from Bunder Abbass. The chief merchant
of Bushire interceded for the Imaum, and it was then arranged that*
toe Imaum should pay 16,000 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. annually. The climate of this
place is very unhealthy.