The Zaimusla are Afghans who inhabit the hills between Miranzai and Kumm. They have two great divisions,—the Khwaidad Khel and the Maim madzai or Mamuzai. Their villages are open, but with towers. Cultivation is only seen close to their villages, owing to tho numberof internal blood feuds in this tribe, which necessitate their agricultural operations being near to obtain support. Their country is a tract about 15 miles long, between two ranges of mountains, and generally covered with jungle. They remain in their villages throughout the year. They were at feud with the Bangash. There was a bitter blood feud between their own two clans. It arose about the year 1840 from their joining opposite sides in a dispute between the Kabul Khel Waziri and the Turi and Bangash ; but in 1866, Captain Cavagnari, aided by the Miranzai people, induced them to conclude a truce for ten years. Their fighting men have been largely over-estimated at 400 cavalry and 5000 infantry.
In the Daman or skirt of the Suliman range are the Shiah Turi, the Jaji, and the Isa Khel. The Jaji dwell in houses with a teh-khana or excavation in the earth. The Isa Khel occupy the banks and islets of the Indus, engaged in the cultivation of wheat, but are also robbers.
The Tani Afghans inhabit the valley of Kuram. They and their neighbours the Jaji are said to be descended from two Moghul brothers; Tor and Jaji ; but Lieut.-Colonel Edwardes was of opinion that the Puri are Khatar Hindki in origin from the Rawal Pindi district. They have five great divisions or khel, termed Panjpadri or five fathered, viz. Gandi, Alizai, Mastu, Hamza, and Dopazai, and 53 subdivisions, and can turn out 5000 fighting men. Their ordinary covering is a blanket shirt ; they are dark-complexioned men, strong, hardy, and courageous, and are superior horsemen. A mounted Turi is a perfect model of a mosstrooper. His horse is small, but active and enduring, and he carries his own clothing under the saddle ; while, at the saddle-bow, in leather wallets, hang food for man and horse, spare shoes, nails, and a hammer, in case of accident, and an iron peg and rope to picket the horse anywhere in a moment. The object of horsemanship with them is to commit daring and distant raids. A pro fusion of arms cover every horseman. One or two short brass - bound carbines at his back, two or three pistols and knives of sorts and sizes all round his waistbelt, and a sword by his side. Major James, however, considered them far inferior to the Waziri in courage and all manly qualities, and says, with coarse sensual features, there is much of the savage in them. On scenting their prey, their eyes dilate, and they evince all the greed and ferocity of wild beasts. In their raids they are ruthless, and spare neither age nor sex. They are generally short, compact, and sickly-looking, mean, with a skulking or cunning look about them. They are at feud with the -Waziri, Zaimusht, Mangal, and Jaji, and they joined General Chamberlain in the Kabul Khel expedition against the Waziri, and served as spies and plunderers. They were formerly nomade, but about the end of the 18th century settled in they purchased from the Bangash, and afterwards also obtained Pewar ; and the Bangash have now only the villages of Zeran and Shilofzan in the hills, and Isa Khel in the plains. The Ba.ngash are dependents of the Turi,
but there was war between them. On one occasion the Turi killed 500 Daurani on the Jaji border, and only ceased slaying on the intercession of a Kazzilbash chief. At first they gave much trouble to the British on the Kohat border, and in 1853 and 1854 made eight raids on British territory. In June 1856 they made thirteen raids ; and on the 21st October 1856 a force of 14 guns, with 4500 men, under Brigadier Neville Chamberlain, marched against them, and reached Thal, the frontier village, on the 5th November, and he fined them Rs. 8630 ; but the feud between the Turi and Waziri has since then given a great deal of trouble. Part of the Turi are nomade, moving with their flocks and herds between Nilab on the Indus and Kabul, wintering about*Bal Yathin, and pasturing in summer near the Safed Koh. • They are Shiahs, and revere the shrine of Fahm-i-Alam, the father of Nadir Shah. Their war-cry is that of the Shiah sectarians, Ya Ali ! Ya Haidar I The IVaziri or Vaziri are a large tribe of Pathans, with 43,980 fighting men, who inhabit the hill country to the W. of the British frontier, W. of the Indus, adjoining the 'Kohat district and the district of Dehra Ismail Khan, and extending from Thal in Miranzai to the Gomal pass. Their great clans and their fighting strengths are,—the 17,200 ; Ahmadzai, 9580 ; Mahsud, 14,500 ; Gurbaz, 1500 ; Lali or Lelai, 1500. They are the most united body on the N.W. Frontier of British India ; they have shown a more hostile spirit and kept more aloof from the British than any other tribe. Their proper settlements are among the higher spurs of the Suliman range, where they pass the summer months. In October the greater portion of the tribe descend with flocks and herds to the lower hills bordering on the Kohat and Banu districts. The Malisud district is rugged. The northern Waziri cultivate broad tracts on both banks of the Kuram river. They claim descent from Vazir, son of Suliman, from whose grandsons and great - grandsons, Utman, Ahmad, Mahsud, Ali, Balol, Lali, and Gurbaz, the great clans of this tribe take their names. They are tall, muscular highlanders, with con siderable courage. They have warred with all their neighbours, from all of whom, except on the British side, they have made conquests. They usually go on foot, and are most active in the mountains, generally attacking at night. A Waziri When caught by any of the surrounding tribes was never spared. On the other hand, the Waziri never injure women, nor take their jewels, but all men they invariably kill. Their neighbours admit their truthfulness and courage. They are haughty and bloodthirsty towards strangers. They are a fine race, prone to plunder, and careless about blood shedding ; but bold, plain spoken, true to their friends, and inclined to be boastful and rough in council. They have never owned any allegiance to Kabul.