"تقرير عسكري حول عربستان (المنطقة رقم ١٣)." [ظ‎‎٢‎٨] (٣٦٦/٦١)

Kalantar family. This however was not the first disturbance
caused by this family. Five times in the past 40 years they had
risen in defiance of the Persian Government and four times the
Shaikh of Muhammarah had punished them but they retained
their rich estates and rebuilt and fortified their houses. But on
this outbreak in 1917 British cavalry were despatched from
Shush and though the ringleaders remained at large several
captures were made and the following men were deported; —
Qazim Daoud, the murderer of Shaikh Murteza, his brother
Hasan Daoud, Abdak Dizfuli and Mukaram Dizfuli, both noted
desperados and murderers. Of other members of the family,
the most influential is Sayid Amir Khan, who at the time of the
outbreak was at Teheran and not implicated : Muhammad Haji
Gholami or Abdul Muhammad Baqqal, who was the originator
of the plot and fled to Ahwaz and thence to Ram Hormuz:
Baqir Khan and his brother Sayid Azizullah, who were then
prisoners of war in India: and Muhammad Shah, who is the
head of the Kalantar family at Shushtar and raised his quarter of
the town to rebel and endeavoured to raise others to attack the
consulate. The family owned extensive property in Shushtar
district and it was recognised by the British Government that the
only remedy to their opposition to peaceful administration was to
confiscate their property and sever their connection with Arabis-
tan. This request was therefore made to the Persian Govern
ment and their property was confiscated in October 1920.
The Kalantar property may be placed under three headings.
(1) Daimchah estate.
(2) Small estates in Mianab and near the town.
(3) House property in Shushtar.
Of these Daimchah estate and a block of 9 houses were handed
back by Muayyid al Dowlah, the late Governor-General of
’Arabistan, who had he remained in power might have caused the
return of all Kalantars to Shushtar. Fortunately in October
1922 he was superseded by another Governor-General, who is
averse to the return of the family. The question remains unsettled,
but there is no doubt that the return of the Kalantar family
to Shushtar means the end of law' and order; they are hated
but they are feared.
(d) Municipality .—The condition of the municipality is at
present better than that of Dizful, a particular effort being now