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Ghazanfer-us-Sultanch some years ago took over the government from his
ared father. He and his father have acquired great wealth from blackmail on
the caravans passing through Borazjun, especially from monopolies of the sale
of grain to animals. He had to take to the Gisakun mountains when ljlal-ud-
pouleh, the Wazir of Fars, attacked the chief of Dashtistan, but returned later. He
is married to a daughter of Ismail Khan of Shabancara, but the bitterest blood-
feud reigns between him and this Khan on account of the district of Zira, which
formerly was farmed by one of the Khans of Borazjun, but has for 1> years
been let by Nizam-us-Sultaneh to the Khan of Shabancara. Ghazanfer-us-
Sultaneh has repeatedly tried to have his father-in-law evicted and himself given
the lease. Constant bloodshed goes on between Shabancara, Zira and Borazjun
on these accounts, and raids are common. A further cause of hostility was his
seizure and imprisonmerO in the autumn of 1911 of his cousin Mirza Ali Khan
and the latter’s sons on a charge of conspiracy : Mirza Ali Khan’s sister being
wife of Ismail Khan of Shabancara.
Ghazanfer-us-Sultaneh has been noted for his oppression of caravans: and
for his hostility to the British in 1909 and again in 1911, when he was actively
stirring up agitation both before and after the passage of the Central India
Horse. Outwardly fair spoken, he is a difficult man with whom to deal : he is
the most noted buyer of and dealer in smuggled arras and ammunition among
the headmen of the Bushire littoral and hinterland.

Hayat Daoud and Rudhilleh.
The district of Rudhilleh was until some 15 years ago entirely separate
from Hayat Daoud, and then belonged to a certain Mohammed Khan : its
present connection occurs from the fact that its resident Khans since then have
been members of the Hayat Daoud family, who defeated and drove out the last
owners. The present chief of Hayat Daoud lived, during his father’s life-time,
for some years at Mohmedi in charge of the district : after his succession the
third brother, Hussein Quli Khan, took over charge. As the family’s interests
are much bound up, and all pay allegiance to the eldest brother at Bandar Rig,
the districts are taken together.
Hayat Daoud is about 33 miles long by 27 wide. It is bounded on the—
West: by the sea from the Kuh-i-Bang hills as far as the outflow of the
Sur-i-Bidu to the sea ;
South : by the Sur-i-Bidu, to its rise in the Mohur-i-Hayat Daoud
behind Chaharrustai, separating Hayat Daoud first from the
Rudhilleh district, afterwards from Shabancara;
East: Hayat Daoud territory extends 15 miles into the mountains from
the coast range, and marches with Kashkuli tribal country: but
it has no villages in the hills, which are only used for pasture ;
North ; from the middle of the Kuh-i-Bang hills, north of the village of
Bang, across the narrow valley to their east, and north of the
village of Shul to the coast range, then across the mountains for
some 15 m3es.
In the political territory of Hayat Daoud are also (i) the port, and village
of Bunder Dilara with about 1 mile square each side of it, and pi) the islands of
Kharg and Khargu, about 25 miles from the mainland off Rudhilleh.
c,. The geographical district of Rudhilleh is some 21 miles long from near
btuet to Bidu, and 19 miles wide from the sea to near Kureband. It is bounded
on the—
West: by the sea from the outflow of the Shur-i-Bidu to some 5 miles
north-west of Shief, which is in Angali.
North : by the Shuri-i-Bidu.