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Thfl plain of Zohab is practically deserted in summer. There are hut
\illages, some of thpm, such as Bishkan, inhabited by Bajlans and ctlnrs;
such as Zohab, inhabited by Jaffs. North of the plain of Zohab is the plain
of Sarkalleh, which is the garmsir of the two branches of Jaffs, who are
under the Gurans. (Rich speaks of a village named S srkalieh, 9 miles
east of Zohab, but the plain has no village in it now ) North of this
plain are the plains of Hoorin and Sheikhan, inhabited by Sharafbainis.
These plains extend up to the frontier.
The plain of Zohab is very well irrigated ; tbe greater part of it, up to
Sar-i-pol, is turned into rice fields. The plain of Sarkdleh is no more under
cultivation. The plains of Hoorin and Sheikhan are very well irrigated, and
yield a large supply of grain and rice.
The whole district is in constant fear of invasion by the Jaffs. .Against
the Jaffs, Kader Aga Bajlan has a post of 50 horsemen at Bishkan, a kal
leading from the north of the plain of Zohab to the plain of Sarkalleh.
Aziz Beg Sharafbaini receives monetary subsidies from the Government of
Kermanshah to maintain 100 horsemen, and Aziz Khan Bajlan is posted
at Kuratu with 100 horsemen.
Bajlan. The Bajlans under Persian nde barely number 200 families.
.Fheii chiefs are Aziz Khan at Kuretu and Kader Aga at Bishkan. Kader
Aga and Aziz Khan are constantly at feud, one with the other. Kader
A^a s son was killed in March last. To prevent tbe freouent recurrence
of fights and effusion of blood, the present Governor of Kermanshah has
removed Kader Aga from Bishkan to Kuretu, thus separating the two rival
families. The Bajlans are Sunnis.
Shaiafbaini. d he Sharafbainis, whose chief is Aziz Beg (bis residence
being at Hcorin), number some 1,000 families. They speak the Jaff dialect
and are Sunnis. They are probably a branch of the great Jaff tribe. They
say that they came from Mosul to Persia during the reign of the Saffavi
monarchs.
Sinjabi.—Under Shir Khan/ Samsam ul Mamalek. Their garmsirs are
si mate between Kasr Shirin and the Turkish fr- ntier ; their yeilaks no:th
ot Mahidasht plain. The real Sinjabis number barely 500 families, but,
with other nomads who have joined them at a later period and with the
se en ary population of their villages, their number is said to reach some-
1Emilies. They are of the Aliullahi persuasion. They
supp y ) hoi semen to the Government. The Sin jabis are divided into : —
Division.
Sub-Divisions.
Chief,
Chalabi ,,,
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Chalabi
Ellahi Khan.
Gulgul ...
Cbalabi Ellahi Khan
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Gulgul ...
Nassur Beg.
Dalian
Surkbavand
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Surkhaki
Aziz Khan.
Abbasavand or Hawassavand
Dark bar
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Rabbaravand
Darkbiir
Jan Khan.
Scofi
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Jeilavand
Soofi ... ... w
Ali Mohammed Khan.
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