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Oath by Haft Lang Leaders
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Rabi' I 1195 / 25.2.1781 - 26.3.1781
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Leaders of the various branches (tavayif) of the Haft Lang Bakhtiyari pledge to keep order in their respective groups and to pass the name of any wrong-doer on to their leader Abdal Khan.
The 31 signatories represent the following ten mentioned tavayif:
Zarasvand, Husaynvand, Baba Ruzbah, Baba Galla, Kashah, 'Ala al-Dinvand, Mahmudshah Mardani, Kayamra'i, Mishvand, Sufi. |
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iltizam
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Other
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| Script |
shikastah |
| Publication |
Garthwaite, Gene. Khans and shahs: A documentary analysis of the Bakhtiyari in Iran. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press, 1983 [documents in appendices on microfiche] Appendix II, 136-40
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| Keywords |
Haft Lang
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tribe
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Bakhtiyari
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Abdal Khan
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Fars
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| Notes |
The month is given in the document, the year is the editors estimation. |
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PDF (4 pages, 1.6 MB)
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