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3. Khunsezais. 



4. Baianzais. 

 Of Panjpao Duranis : 



1. Alizais. 



2. JSTiirzais. 



3. Khugianis.* 



4. Makus. 



5. Sagzais. 



The above subdivisions are not all to be found in tbe official list of the 

 subdivisions of the Afghan tribes, in which the Sadozai andBamezai sections 

 of the Pdpalzais are the only ones given, while no subdivisions are given in it of 

 the great Barakzai section, and the three subdivisions above given of the 

 Alikdzai section differ in name from tbe three given in the official list. Tbe 

 acknowledged imperfection of the official list and the great number of sub- 

 divisions, into which every tribe or even section of a tribe of Afghans is 

 split up, would easily account for my names varying from those found in it. 

 I asked a great number of questions regarding these subdivisions, and as 

 far as I know, the above information is correct. 



One curious point turned up during my interrogations. Several of those 

 I questioned would not acknowledge tbe Achakzais as Duranis, though of 

 course there can be no doubt as to their being so, while they admitted the 

 Kakozai and Achalzai subdivisions of the Achakzais into the Barakzai section. 

 I saw no Achakzais about Kandahar, though the Khdjak Pass is held entirely 

 by them.f The Sagzais found in the Argbisan valley are not mentioned in the 

 official list of the Panjpao Duranis. But I was assured, they were Duranis 

 and neither Pdpalzais or Barakzais, but of a lower descent, i. e., they were 

 Panjpaos. If not a section of the Panjpaos, they are probably a subdivision 

 of one of the sections. J 



As regards the pronunciation of the names, the termination zai is some- 

 times pronounced almost as zo'i (two syllables) especially in the Arghisan 



* This name is pronounced Khaugan in the Arghisan valley and their village 

 called Khaugani Karez (the name Karez, being given a village, does not now argue the 

 existence of a Karez in its neighbourhood, it is merely an affix), similarly the Makus 

 are called Makians and their village Makian. The term Panjpao is usually also pro- 

 nounced Panjpae about Kandahar. 



f The Achakzais are said to have been originally part of the Barakzais who were 

 separated from them for political reasons. Mir Aslam Khan the Sirdar or chief of the 

 Achakzais calls himself Abdal ? Abdali = old name for Durani. 



% Duranis are divided into Zfrak Duranis with 4 sections, Popalzais, Alikozais, 

 Barakzais, Achakzais, and into Panjpao Duranis with 5 sections, Nurzais, Alizais, 

 Ishakzais, Khugianis, Makus. The Zirak descent is considered by far the most honor- 

 able. 



