"دليل بلاد فارس، المجلد I ويشمل محافظات أستراباد، شاهرود-بوستان، خراسان، وسيستان" [ظ‎‎٣‎٢‎٧] (٧٢٢/٦٦١)

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deposed. Mir Beg did not prove a popular ruler, and was killed in a faction
fight with the Balucli at Itiidbar after four years" government at Sistan.
After this Taimur restored the government of the country to the Kaiani
family, in the person of Malik Bahram, son of Suliman. But the feud
between the Shahriki and Kaiani continued ; and Mir Beg"s son and
successor, Mir Hashim, was an active enemy of the Kaiani. He took
Wasilan from Bahram, and after his death twice expelled his son Jalal-ud-
din from the country. Though he was reinstated by Kamran, yet the
Shahriki were always loyal adherents to the cause of Mahmud and Kamran,
and in their political leanings always depended for support upon Herat.—
(Bellew.)
SHAHR-I-NA U *— L at. 35° 8' 25 // , Long. 59° 56' 30"; Elev. ' {St.
John).
A village in the Bakharz plain, 80 miles south of Mashhad, on one of the
roads to Herat. It has been a large place, probably of not less than
1,000 houses; but now, though its large fortiiied enclosures look very
imposing from the outside, there are not more than 100 houses
occupied. There is, however, a good deal of cultivation, plenty of good
water, and very ntimerous gardens for so small a population. Napier gives
this as 1,500 families and tents, of which 200 are Hazaras; the rest are Karai
Heratis, and a local tribe known as Bakharzis. All are armed, and could
furnish 2,000 matchlockmen. Two hundred horses are kept ready for border
defence.—( M ac Gregor.)
SHAHB-I-N0N— Lat. _ , Long. ; Elev. ^
A town in Khurasan, situated 20 miles from Mahmudabad. It is inhab
ited by 2,000 families of Hazaras, who have recently emigrated from
Herat to Persia. These Hazaras are encamped at the foot of the mountains,
where there is good pasturage; and here they breed and graze a considerable
number of excellent horses, with some of which they pay their contributions
to the government. Shahr-i-Nun is taxed at the rate of fifty horses every
year. Some of these horses fetch from 160 to 200 tumans (£55 to £65);
and none are accepted under the value of 25 tumans. These Hazaras are
also obliged to arm, equip, and have in readiness 1,000 cavalry.— {Perrier.)
SHAHRISTAN— Lat. , Long. ; Elev. '.
A village in Sistan.— {Bellew.)
SHAHR ISTANAK —Lat. , Long. ; Elev. '.
A village in the Jagatai mountains, Khurasan, about 1 5 miles east of Jagatai.
It suffered severely from the famine of 1870-72, which left only 20 or 30
families out of some 3,000.— {Napier.)
SHAHR NUGHAB— Lat. , Long. ; Elev.
A village in the Gunabad subdivision of the Tabas district of Khurasan.—
{MacGregor.)
SHAHRtH— Lat. 36° 25' 13", Long. 51° 58' 30"; Elev. 4,319' {lemm).
A town in the Bustan district of Khurasan, 205 miles east of Tihran,
258 miles west of Mashhad, 43 miles south-south-east of Astarabad. It
is a walled town, with 1,200 residences and storehouses and 300 shops.
The houses from want of wood are built of unburnt brick, and covered with
a flat arch of the same materials. The surrounding country is populous
and well cultivated, and a fine stream, the Rud-i-Shah, comes from the
* The “ New Town.”