"دليل بلاد فارس. مجلد III. جزء I: من A إلى K" [ظ‎‎٢‎٢‎٠] (١٢٧٨/٤٤٥)

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by Dashtistan, on the south by Tangistan. The village is the headquarters
of an Arab Shaikh, who rules it, with several adjoining villages in subor
dination to the Governor of the Gulf ports : 150 houses of Damiikh Arabs
(Dawasir of Bahrain, originally Sunnis, but now Shiahs), and a few Persians
of the Zanganeh tribe constitute the population of the village. Wheat,
barely, melons and dates are the crops grown in the district. Estimated
population o f district 1,500.
With Chahkutah and its surrounding villages is now included Ahmadi
which was formerly a separate entity owned by the family of which the
Telegraph Ghuldms Mulla Abdullah and Agha Muhammad Quli are now the
representatives. Agha Mustapha, Bahmiyar of Chaghadak and Tul-i-Blah
being a near relation, Shaikh Husain of Chahkutah ejected them many
years ago, but has had a hard struggle to retain Ahmadi, the importance
of which arises from its position as the first stage on the caravan route.
Tiil-i-Siah and Chaghadak occupy a vague position : Shaikh Husain Khan
of Chahkutah considers himself the suzerain, but Agha Haidar, the Zabit of
Chaghadak, and his brothers pay revenue independently to the Governor
of the Gulf Ports, and similarly collect road exactions at Chaghadak. Agha
Haidar has, however, always assisted Shaikh Husain in his quarrel, and
looks to him for support. The Zabit of Tul-i-Siah also claims the village
of Ali-Changi and Gurak on the borders of Tangistan, but these are now
managed by the ruler of Tanistan.
The boundaries of Chahkutah and Chaghadak are on the —
North-west .—Between Husainaki and Hasandun in Angall.
North .—Between Husainaki and Isawand in Burazjan, between Isa-
wand in Burazjan and Abu-Tawll : between Tdl-AshkI and Bulfarls
in Tangistan.
East .—Between Chahkutah and Samal in Tangistan.
South .—Chahkuiah and Chah-:-Pir in Tangistan, between Chaghadak
and Buneh-Gaz and Gurak in Tangistan.
\\ est .—The district extends into the Mashlleh between Chaghadak and
the main land of Bushire.
The mdlidt of Chahkutah is 1,500, of Ahmadi 700 Tumdns : that of Chagha
dak and Tul-i-Slah 750 : the Khan’s revenue is derived from taxation of culti
vated land and also from Rdhddri and Alaji frcm caravans passing Ahmadi.
Chahkutah and the nearest villages have been for generations in this family,
which boasts Arab descent. The present ruler, Shaikh Husain, has been
constantly at war during the past few years. His brothers Shaikh All,
Muhammad and Abdullah united to force him to share their father’s villages
with them and they were for years in sanctuary in Burazjan and Angall.
Shaikh All was killed in a quarrel by Shaikh Husain in 1910, Shaikhs
Muhammad and Abdullah raised a revolt in 1911 and were joined by Zair
Khidar of Tangistan and Ahmad Khan of Angall. During some sharp fight-
jng the elder brother was killed and Shaikh Abdullah wounded, took
“ bast ” in the town Residency with about 80 of the Zanganeh tribe, inhabit
ants of Chahkutah. Later they went back, and Shaikh Abdullah w T as given
the village of Abu-Tawll by Shaikh Husain, but blood-fued and enmity still
prevail between the brothers. Shaikh Husain was for many years a close ally
of Darla Begl, and introduced Zair Khidar, then an unimportant Kadkhuda