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The probabilities are that a combined list would reach nearest the true 

 statement of their subsections.* 



Like the Tarins, after whom they rank, i. e., third on the list of clans, 

 the Kakars claim direct descent from Kais. Firstly, Kais's third son was 

 GuRGHUSHT who had three sons Dani, Babi and Mandi. Of these Dani 

 had four sons, Kakab, Naghak, Dadi and PANi.f Secondly Shibani the 

 eldest son of Sharif- ud-di'n, eldest son of Saeaban Kais's eldest son, on 

 account of family squabbles joined the Kakars and called himself a GuB- 

 GHUSHTAi. Such is the common legend. The Kakai's themselves vary it 

 thus. Kais went to Mecca and there obtained the name of Peet Khan 

 (elsewhere Pihtan). His eldest son Shabif-ud-din or Saeaban bad five 

 sons Shieani, Taein, Mttjni, Baeechi]; and Umae-ttd-din. The mother 

 of Shieani, who was a Kakar, finding that her husband intended making 

 Taein, bis second son, his heir, left his protection and returned to her own 

 tribe. Her descendants have tberefore been included among Pathans and 

 with them the whole of the Kakars under one name. This subverts the 

 other legends which make the Kakars claim descent through Gueghusht 

 from Kais. 



The following clans claim relationship with or descent from the Kakars. 

 The Gakaes of Kashmir along the Jhilam, the Taimunis (Eimaks) of 

 Ghoe, the FiEOZKOHi Hazaeas (Eimaks) of Herat, the Kayanis of 

 Seistan,§ and lastly the Kakabs and Ghilzais also consider themselves 

 nearly related in blood. Taking into consideration the unquestionably 

 mixed blood of the Ghilzais and their legendary relationship -svith the 

 Kakars, as also that of such pure Eimaks as the Hazaeas and Taimunis,|| 

 the Kakar descent from Kais would seem to be doubtful. 



* Among the tribes of Tarm descent are said to be the Zaimtjkhts. 

 t This would make the Pa'ni'zais separate from the Kakars, but they seem to be 

 considered a section of them at the present day. 



X Whence the Baiie'chi' Pathans of Shora'wak. 



§ Usuall}^ called Belochis, but really descendants of Saxdar Khe'l Kakars. 



II A pure EiMAK is perhaps, however, a misnomer. The origin of the race 

 being quite obscure. By features they are Ta'tars and by language Persians. They 

 are divided into Taimu'ni's, Haza'ras, Taimu'ri's and Zu'ri's. It may help towards 

 the solution of the Eimak origin to quote the following from Yule's Marco Polo, I, 94. 

 " Contemporaneously with the Kauaunahs (or Kara'winahs the celebrated robbers of 

 mediajval Persia) we have frequent mention of predatory bands known as Nigu'daris 

 who seem to be distinguished from the KIaeaunahs, but had a like character for trucu- 

 lence. Their head-quarters were about Sijista'n, and Quatremere seems disposed to look 

 upon them as a tribe indigenous in that quarter. Hammer says they were origmally 

 the troops of Prince Nigu'dar, grandson of Chagatai (Chagatai was the ruler and 

 curse of Turkistan and a son of Ohingiz and therefore brother to Okkodai and uncle to 

 Mangku, Kublai and Hula'ku), and that they were a rabble of sorts, Mongols, Turk- 

 mans, Kurds, Shuls and what not. We hear of their revolts and disorders down to 



