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RESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR lOOB-lOOfl.
in doubt till the timely arrival of Khanjnn with reinforcements from the
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Arabistan side decided it in favour of the wanderers.
For Fomo time the Shaliab bad bis camp at Qilab, but he did not delay
putting his services at the disposal of the Salar Muazzam. They were accepted
and after employment in policing operations, be was eventually installed in
Dizful ns Deputy Governor, when the Salar, now Sardar Mukarram, left it
for Shush tor in February. The Sboliab by his eocentrio movement has incurred
the disapproval of -the Bakbtiari Khans, but this has not prevented each of
the opposing parties from courting his adhesion.
The chief result from our point of view of the incursion of the 8hahab-ul-
Lashkar has been the accentuation of the hostility between the Dirakwand
and the Sagwand, which in its present form the latter attribute to the occur­
rence of the attack by the Dirakwand on our officer.
To this is to be added the breach of the peace between the Sagwand and
the Dilfan, which affords subject for regret.
Messages expressing friendship and desire to co-operate with us continue
to be periodically received from the Fatli-i-Sultan, the chief of the Dilfan.
As wo are specially interested in Khanjan, a more detailed account of his
affairs may be considered desirable.
19. Owing to enmity with the Dirakwand, Khanjan did not essay to leave
Arabistan for the hills in the spring. In May the Salar Muazzam sent
stringent orders for him to taVe bis tribe up to Kliurremabad, but they were
not obeyed. The 6-alar then referred the matter to the Wali *Ahd in Tehran,
and the Farman Farms. In due course telegrams were received from both
directing that Kbanjan should be evicted, the assistance of the TTali of Pusht-
i-Kuh being invoked if necessary; but eventually in June a compromise was
agreed to by which Khanjan was allowed to remain in Arabistan, while Hassan
Khan, his brother, weot up to Khurremabad.
In July Khasjan effected a great coup in plundering the sons of Saiyid
Na’ama, who bad come to the ’Amla Karim Khan to buy wheat accompanied
by a large following. The Salar took exception to Kbanjan’s action, and
refused bis explanation that he had acted on behalf of Government, because
Saiyid Na’ama's sens bad not obtained official permission to buy wheat from
the ’Amla.
A lorcg dispute succeeded in the course of which Khanjan handed over a
portion of the plunder to the Sala, but absolutely refused his demand that he
should ermein t,o Dizful, except on security given by the chief Mojtabid.
Finally, he removed to the right bank of the Karkha. The Salar subsequently
invited ham to join him in the Bani Turuf expedition, but Khanjan refused
suspecting a trap. Orders were then issued forbidding him and his followers’
entry to the town.
Sheikh Khaz'al also asked for his services on the same expedition, but
Khanjan was still distrustful.
When the Muizz-um-Mumalik was called to Shushtcr by the departure of
the Salar Muazzam for the Bani Turuf, Khanjan again appeared in the
vicinity of Dizful.
He was welcomed by the leaders of the town, and it was arranged that
he should undertake the protection of the crops on the right bank of the
Dm,_ receiving 120 tomans per mensem on account of la sowars, and 90
tomans in his own name. This arrangement continued to give great satisfac­
tion to all the parties concerned, until, on the return of the official authorities
to Dxzful, it had to he abandoned, and KLanjan withdrew to a safe distance.
Since then the old wrangling has been going on, the authorities __
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manding Khanjan to come in, and the latter persisting in his refusal, and
occasionally making his importance felt by a minor raid or foray.
In March Khar jan is haid to have got on to friendly terms with the
Bhahab-nl-Ls^lAar, after the appointment of the latter to the Deputy Governor­
ship of JDizftfcl on the departure of the Sardar Mukarram and the Itu’iss-
um-Yfumilik for Shusliter in February.