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                  East: boundary is along the summit of the Gisakun range past Kuh-I*
                        Bagh-i*Taj.
                  South : boundary crosses the entrance to the Haft Mulla ravine, south of
                        Kanizak and Jamileh : between Sarkurreh and Samat and Gulan-
                        gun in Tangistan: then north of Bulferiz and Gandumriz in
                        Tangistan: north of Ab-i-Tawil in Chahkutah and south of
                        Isa wand.
                  [Vest: boundary is north-east from Isawand, Nokal being in Angali and
                        Jarrrafi in Borazjun, to Haft Jush.
                    The capital, Borazjun, contains perhaps 800 houses and 4,000 inhabit­
                        ants, and has a fine caravanserai. The district is entirely agricul°
                        tural, a quantity of tobacco being produced besides grain.
                The maliyat of Borazjun is 5,300 tomans : the revenue of the Khan is said
             to be some 16,000 tomans by taxation of land under cultivation, and 20,000
             tomans from rahdari, alafi and the taxation of caravans, besides sale of mono­
             polies of gum, eto.
                Ziaret used many years ago to.be a separate entity in the hands of the
             “ Begs”, so*called; but one ot the family of the Khan of Borazjun now resides
             there.
                The following villages are in Borazjun district*
                   Borazjun                       Ziaret.
                   Bundcruz                       Banar.
                   Sar Kurrch                     Jaira.
                   Dar-i-Chatn                    Jerrafi.
                   Isawand (along caravan route)   Saifabad.
                   Chah-i-Khani (near caravan route)   Kullul.
                   Chah-i-Arabi                   Kharagah.
                   Khusbab (along caravan route)   Ma’adabad.
                   Khushmakun                     Borgahi
                   Giz-i-Bid                      Bunnch.
                   Dcb-i-Nao                      Rahdar (along caravan route.)
                   Bagh Hissar (along caravan route).
                   Qaraoul Khane.
                             (In tbe Gisakun mountains)-*
                               Khurmi          Kakun      Jamileh.
                               Lard eh         Nakhi       Bagh-i-Chenar.
                 There are paths, practicable for lightly laden animals up the Gisakun range
             (i) by Lardeh, (ii) by Khurmi to the foot of the. Kuh-i-Bagh Taj, whence the
             track is too difficult for animals. The Bagh i Taj crest is known by several names:
             from east to west Karaar-i-Zardak, Kamar-i-Sheinahu, Kamar-i-Dubareh, Kamar-
             i-Bardisar. The two last paths to the top of the crest are Rah-i-Kerdak and
             Rah or Puk-i-Bariki.                                         1
              . Jhe juling Jarai^ °* the Khans are descended from a certain Mulla
              Mohammed, who came from the district of Kam Firuz, became a servant of the
             then dynasty, mamed the Khan’s daughter and became chief in Borazjun.

                                   {NJ*- Genealogy on otxt pagt.)
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