"كردستان والأكراد" [ظ‎‎٣‎٣] (١٢٢/٦٦)

families; they live in the angle cut out of the Persian frontier, where
the Sival Su rises in the Kuh-i-guza Aghaj mountain. They are the
most valiant and intelligent of all the Baba Kurds, excellent horsemen,
good shots with the rifle, capable smiths and agriculturalists, and bold
robbers; many who enter the service of the Government prove useful
officials. In 1878, 600 horsemen of this tribe, armed only with lances,
penetrated far into the Caucasus and returned with immense spoils.
The Turkish Government has recently done much to suppress the
Hamawand, but without success. Most of them speak Arabic, though
their language is Kurdish; their dress is a mixture of the Arab and
Persian styles. Formerly armed with lances, they now carry only
daggers and rifles.
Tribe.
Number of
families.
Locality.
Remarks.
15. JafMI...
10,000
On both sides of the
Semi-Nomadic; their
frontier [near the
chiefs are noted for
Hamawand]
loyalty to oneanother.
Baba.
16. Guran
(?)
[Neighbouring on
Baba.
the Jaff]
The remaining six
tribes inhabit the region across the frontier +
from the vicinity of the Wazna Pass down to the Kuh-i-guza Aghaj
mountain.
Tribe.
Number of
families.
Locality.
Remarks.
17. Mengor
2,000
In summer atWazna
Semi-nomadic; warlike.
18. Malkari
(?)
[S. of Mengor]
Baba.
19. Kialoner
(?)
[E. of Malkari]
Baba.
20. Ghowruk
(?)
[S. of Malkari]
Baba.
21. Babi Khassa ...
(?)
[E. of Ghowruk] ...
Baba.
22. Alan...
(?)
[S. of Babi Khassa]
Baba.
The tribes catalogued in this class are very similar to one another in
habits and appearance. They are usually wealthy shepherds who only till
the soil for subsidiary purposes; they frequently employ outside labour for
|j Saladin is supposed to have been sprung from this tribe.
I There are many scattered groups of Kurds in Persia who are not included in
this account, as hardly anything is known about them.