1880.] R, C. Temple— i2oM/fe of tlie Tal Ghotiali Field Force. 101 



The Kakar Territory extends from the Pishin valley to the Borai 

 valley and from the Zhob valley to Quetta, the line of the Bolan Pass and 

 the Mabei (Beldch) country. They are divided into two main divisions, 

 the Great Kakars (Lowe' Kakae) and the Lesser Kakars (Kuchnai 

 Kakae). As regards the Great Kakars, the present writer had but little 

 oijportunity of learning much. They occupy the Zhob valley and appa- 

 rently are divided into — 



Khwaidadzais, Aktaezais, Mehtaezais, 



MXTESIANGZAIS, AwAZAIS, SaEGAEAIS. 



And probably also the Jalagais, Mu'sa Khel and Kaeizais belong to 

 this division. 



The Lesser Kakars are divided into Stjliman Khels ; Amajstd Khels ; 

 Mehtaezais ; PANfzAis ; Bazais ; Shamozais ; Suegarais ; Malagais ; 

 Isa khels ; Saea'ngzais, of which Mulazais and Taeans are subsections ; 

 Zakhpels, subdivided into Amakais, Kawozais and Naozais ; Dumaes ; 

 Utman" Khels ; and Sandae Khels, whose known subdivisions are A'li- 

 ZAis, Shabozais, Mu'es, Daegais, Wahaes and Tenizais.* The Kakars 

 about Khuwchagai near Mt. Kand, variously called the Sanatia and 

 SiMANTHA Kakars, are I believe the Amand Khel above mentioned. They 

 were formerly, under the name of Targhanis, under Haji Khan of infamous 

 memory during the war of 1839, and his son Kamil Khan is now chief of 

 the Amand Khel. 



The next clan met with en route was the Lb'ni (properly Lonat) Khel, 

 about whom very little is known. They are generally supposed to be 

 Kakars by descent, but I should say from what I heard from the Lu'nis 

 themselves and from the Kakars, this is not the case. They call themselves 

 of DuEANi descent, a claim which is allowed by their neighbours. The 

 Hamzazais are the o\\\j known subdivision of this Tribe, but there are 



1319, up to which date MiiiKHOND says that there had been 21 fights with them in 4 

 years. Again we hear of them in 1336 about Herat, whilst in Baber's time they turn 

 up as NuKDARis fairly established as tribes in the mountainous tracts of Kahntj'd and 

 Guou to the west of Kabul, and coupled with the Hazaras who still survive both in 

 name and character. Among them, says Baber, are some who speak the Mongol Ian. 

 guagcs. The Hazaras are eminently Mongol in feature to this day, and it is very 

 probably that they or some part of them are descendants of the Kauaunahs or Nigu'- 

 DARis or of both, and that the origination of the bands so called from the scum of the 

 Mongol inundation is thus in a degree confirmed. It is worthy of notice that Ab-ul- 

 Fazl who mentions the Nukdaris among the nomad tribes of Kabul says, the Hazaras 

 arc the remains of the Chagataian army which Mangku Kha'n sent to the aid of 

 Hula'ku under the command of Niou'uar Oghza'n. 



* Tlio Esots of the De'uaja't are sometimes called Kakars but this is doubtful. 

 Ka'si' Ka'kaks are said to inhabit the Sha'l Valley (Quetta), but I did not see any 

 there. 



