Friday, August 25, 2017

The Rahimli tribe of Qashqais (Captain A. J. Christian, 1919)

The Rahimi




Origin. — Emigrated from Khaljestan and were at one time one of the foremost of the Qashgai tribes.
Strength. — They now number some 500 families and can raise about 500 fighting men,
Chief. — Reza Quli Beg.
Habitat — Garmsir. — In the Dashti valleys west of Farashband.
                 Sarhad. — On the banks of the Rudkhaneh Rahimi, south-west of Qumisheh. This is the furthest north of all Qashgai sarhads.
Migration. — By the usual Qashgai route from Firuzabad to Khosrow Shirin and north to Rudkhaneh Rahimi.
Taxation. — 2,500 tomans.



Captain A. J. Christian, A Report on the Tribes of Fars. — Simla, 1919, p. 50.

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