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guarding of the frontier against the Turkomans. Tlies«
links aie virile and warlike in their own fashion. Thev
live on horseback, have good animals and rifles, and provide
a number of irregulars for the Persian Government They
probably muster 1,500 fighting men with “3 line” and
Berdan rifles. Akin to them are the Kizilbash of the Jam
V alley, who live mostly around Turbat-i-Shaikh Jam These
are the same tribes as the inhabitants of the Chandawal
quarter of Kabul whose kinsmen live in Peshawar They
are strongly pro-British.
(6) Qarais. -The Qarais reside in the Turshiz and Turbat-
i-Haidari districts, and are almost entirely employed in
cultivation. The two most important Qarai Sardars are
Zulfarkar Khan and Jaffar Khan, both of whom provide
a certain number of sowars and infantry for the Persian
Army.
The tribe probably consists of about 4,000 families.
This tiibe is locally reported to be one of the best sources
for recruits in Persia, particularly for cavalry, but they
were not enlisted in either the Khurasan or Seistan Lew
Corps.
(/) Baluchis. There are several nomad Baluch tribes in
Khurasan residing, in various seasons of the year, from
Sarakhs to Gaisur.
The most important of these are: —
Salar Khanis—The tribe is headed by Sardar Salar
Khan, wdiose headquarters are at Aliak in the
Bakharz district.
The tribe is said to consist of about 500 families.
A few reside in the Rui Khaf area. Salar Khan
is now addicted to opium and has lost a lot of
the influence he originally possessed. He has
been a well known raider, and terrorised the
districts of Turbat-i-Haidari and Bakharz.
Ibrahim Khanis .—The tribe is headed by Sardar Ibra
him Khan and Alam Khan, who reside in the
encampments around Jangal, Bagh Bakhshi, and
Gaisur during the winter months, and collect in
the neighbourhood of Shahan-i-Bala and Aliak
during the hot weather. There are said to be
some 1,200 fighting men in the tribe.
Zardad Khanis .—The tribe is headed by Sardar Rusul
Khan and Aziz Khan.