Thursday, September 21, 2017

Ayaz Kovkha Darashurlu-Qashqai (General Staff, 1924)

Ayaz Kikha, Darehshuri




Born about 1858. Son of Haji Baba Khan (Yahya) Kikha, and of a daughter of the Nafr tribe of Isfahan. His father was a man of importance in the Qashqai at one time Ilbegi of the Chahar Bunicheh, Governor of Mamasanni and the Darehshuri, separated from the Qashqai under Hisam-us-Sultaneh’s last Governor-Generalship. Haji Baba Khan died 1890.
His eldest brother Gudarz Kikha, in the beginning of Jalal-ud-Douleh’s governor-generalship was given the Kalantarship of the Darehshuri, and died in 1902; he shared it sometimes with Agha Kikha. Then Ayyaz Kikha became Kalantar, sometimes jointly with Ali Penah Kikha son of Kasim Kikha and with Wali Kikha, son of Agha Kikha.
Except for 1919, when Sardar Ihtisham was Ilkhani he has been constantly a partisan of Soulat-ud-Douleh Ali Khan, Salar Hishman, in 1919 insulted his daughter, when he seceded from Sirdar Ihtisham and rejoined Soulat. Has 5,000 families with him: maliyat paid to Ilkhani 25,000 Tumans. His sons are Husain Khan, Ziad Khan, Zaki Khan. His daughter married to Masih Khan Farasimadan, with whom he is in alliance.



Additions and Corrections to Who's Who in Persia (Volume IV), General Staff, India, Delhi: Government Central Press, 1924, p. 22.

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