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De Morgan says that Kurretu was built onty a few 3 r ears ago, by the
Kurdish chief Aziz Khan, on the right bank of the Zobab river. Aziz
Khan was a Turkish subject ; he is the chief of the Bajilans (Jaffs) and
was formerly a famous robber. About 12 years ago Zil-es-Sultan invited him
to Isfahan and offered him the keeping of the frontier. Up till that time
the country had constantly been devastated by the Bajlans themselves,
i -es-Sultan granted Aziz Khan a large extent of waste land between the
olwan and the Diyala ; had him named a General and granted him a
salary of 60 tomans per annum. Aziz Khan then undertook an expedition
m urkey in order to remove, as much as possible^ the tribes which he sus
pected of unfriendliness. He then returned and built Kurretu, where he
stationed the greater number of bis horsemen. He built other villages
nearer the frontier and there settled his sons and relatives; the Persian
frontier is now well guarded. But these same Bajlans, brought up in
brigandage, are now to Turkey what they were to Persia and very often
devastate the adjoining territory {De Morgen.) At Hoshkury the inhabi
tants are of the Shakeli branch of Bajlans.— {L. Leleux).
nu ^bers about 600 families and can raise 250 horsemen, but
part of these are Turkish Bajlans from Markaz and Bankudrep who in
return tor similar services, are ready, in case of need, to help their friends.
This tribe, as long as Aziz Khan was alive, floated between Turkish and
Persian allegiance.
_ Aziz Khan by his daring and courage had succeeded, to a large extent bv
Ins impudence, in making himself feared by his neighbours. ^
Aziz Khan, Shuja ul Marnalek, died in Nov. 1903 of grief, in not beino
able to revenge the death of his sons. ^
Kader Aga with his.followers, some 50 horsemen, inhabit the village of
J ■ la 'i L • /’ifY' 1 t l ?, r,,a ” 1 ° f Hels .constantly endeavouring to create
mise nef between the Gurans and the Bajlans, in order to cause as much
tiouhle as possible to his nephew Kerim Khan, the son of Aziz Khan, who
succeeded his father as chief of the tribe.
Kerirn Khan inhabits the village of Kuretu (80 houses). His younger
brother Kadei Aga inhabits the vdlage bearing his name. The villao-e of
Sirvan, which belonged to t his tribe, is now a heap of ruins, in consequent-e of
disputes with Mahmud Pasha Jaff. The village of Hoshkury, on the frontie.
also belongs to this tr.be; and Kerim Khan has allowed fugitives from Turkey
Hoshkury! re ‘ 18 Hajji Selitns who is now k ^khoda
Kerim Khan supplies 15 horsemen and 15 tufangcbis to the D’Arcv
concession worts, at a salary of 15 and 10 tomans respectively. 7
territory. 11 W6llS bel ° ng t0 th6 Bajlan but th ® Chiasurkh eam P on Guran
1904) B ^ laDS and Sllarafbaills are agriculturists and shepherds.”
BAJLAN—Mabidasht.
A village of the plain of Mabidasbt. It is part of Shellek.
BAKLAUI—Mabidasbt.
A village of the plain of Mahidasht. It is part of Khorneh.