[79] P. 54.
[80] Ragozin, Assyria, pp. 54–5.
[81] Ibid., p. 420.
[82] This word is often spelt Hakkiari, the first “i” providing the word with the vulgar and the Turkish pronunciation.
[83] A curious custom is told of in connection with the succession to the Khanate. This was, and is, hereditary, but if the khan be not considered equal to his exalted post, a meeting of important men is called. If after deliberation the khan is deemed unworthy, a pair of shoes is placed before him, and he is expected to don them and quit the room, thereby consenting to the transfer of the succession to the next candidate. The deposed khan’s lands and property are not taken from him.
[84] For a detailed description of the place and full references regarding it, see Prof. Williams Jackson, Persia, Past and Present, pp. 123–143.
[85] The present town of Sina was built about A.D. 1633, beside the old town, which was on a flat space, whereas the present town is on a slope.
[86] Whose descendants are said to be the Kandula tribe, east of Kermanshah, speaking a similar dialect.
[87] This commenced with Agha Muhammad Shah, who grasped the throne in 1794, and was succeeded by Fath Ali Shah, contemporary of Amanullah Khan.
[88] Sayyid Rustam, who is head of the sect, is asserted by a great many of them to be an incarnation of the Almighty.