The Afshars of Kerman
In
March 1909, the Afshars revolted against the Governor of Baft, the
Adil-es-Sultan, who losing one of his men in the strife, effected his escape
after having been severely wounded in the leg, and returned to Kerman. Gunj Ali
Khan, the Head of the Afshars, took possession of a government gun which the
Governor had with him at Baft.
Gunj
Ali Khan remained refractory throughout the year pillaging the surrounding
villages of Kerman till the arrival of the Kawam at Kerman. When the Kawam
summoned him, he was rather afraid of coming into Kerman, and wanted assurances
for his safety, which the Kawam granted, and he arrived in the town with a
number of his tribesmen and took sanctuary at the palace with the Kawam
himself. On the Kawam’s enquiry, Gunj Ali Khan stated that he had taken
possession of the gun simply to protect it for the sake of the government, and
that he was quite willing to give it up. He seat for the field-piece afterwards
and handed it over to the Kawam. Kawam interceded and made the Sardar-i-Nasrat
and his brother Adil-es-Sultan friends again and conferred the Governorship of
Akta and Afshar on Gunj Ali Khan and sent him back to the Iliats, with orders
to work conjointly with the Sartips, Abdul Muzaffar Khan and Muhammad Khan, who
were appointed Governors of Rudbar and Jiruft respectively.
Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political
Residency for the Year Ending 31st December 1909, Calcutta:
Superintendent Government Printing, 1911, p. 31.
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