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Names. No. of Place of Eemarks. 

 families, residence. 



Kurdish Tribes. 



along their part of the frontier. 

 They are governed by their 

 own prince or "Walli. 



Boinos 2000. 



Tazagine 1000.. Tehran and 



Mozanderan. 



Sepeki 8000 .V, Along the frontier, from Sein 



Kulla to Erivan. 



Mekri.. 5000.. Soudg Bullak. .The division inhabiting Persia 



consists of about 5000 families, 

 but the chiefof Soudg Bullak, by 

 his connection in Kurdistan, can 

 command nearly as many horse- 

 His districts ought to pay no 

 tribute, being held by mili- 

 tary tenure ; and he furnishes 

 3000 fine cavalry, entirely at 

 his own expense. 



Senna The prince, or Walli, of Senna 



furnishes 5000 men to the army, 

 and the best looking troops in 

 it. He isahereditary chief, and 

 held the second place at court, 

 immediately after the Walli of 

 Persian Arabia. He can com- 

 mand in his own country 30,000 

 men. 



Aral Tribes. 



Boustami 4000.. Boustami These are now generally settled 



in villages. They came from 

 Arabia with the first conquerors, 

 and are principally infantry. 



Thouni 6000.. Khorasm Settled in villages ; brave infan- 



try. 



Djeudaki 2000 Desert between Khorasm and 



Irak. 



Adertani 1500. 



Kermani .... 150oC These tribes are fixed, and take 



Seistani . — . 2000/ their names from the provinces 



