Merv, the Queen of the
World;
and the Scourge of the Man-stealing Turcomans. With an
Exposition of the Khorassan Question:
By Charles Thomas Marvin, Published by W.H. Allen, 1881
CHAPTER III. THE ORIGIN OF THE Turkmen.
WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE MINOR TRIBES.
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PETROOSEVITCH AND THE YOMOOD8. 55
“(Tchoni) Ak-Atabai.”
Branches: Ak-Atabai, Ak-Daz, Ak-Aimeer, Ak-Badrak, Ak-Eekdeer,
Ak-Kadjak, and Ak-Kan-Youkmaz. “(Sharif)
Jafarbai.”
Branches: Sharif-Noorali and Sharif- Yarali. "These
two divisions are further sub-divided: — "
1. The Noorali into: Kelte, Karindjik, Kesh (Kazanlekor),
Koyounlekor, Pang, and
Devedji. “2. The Yarali into: Ovnookh, Ovnookh-Too-
madj, Kizil-Tchookhan, and Arrik-Sakkali."
The following are their numbers: —
Jafarbai. Atabai. "Chomoor. 3,500 tents 2,500 tents.
"Charva. . 4,500 „ 4,500 „
8,000 tents 7,000 tents. "Total of Yomuds. 15,000
tents. "
Of these, 9,000 kibitkas pass yearly eight months on the Russian side of the Atrek,
and 1,000 more are permanent settlers on our territory ;
the remaining 5,000 do not cross the Atrek, and dwell
always on Persian soil. These figures are derived from my
own inquiries in North Persia, and from those of Consul
Bakouline at Astrabad.
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The
Goklans. “To the east of the Yomud, between the rivers
Atrek and Gorgon,
are disposed the
Goklan, recognizing the authority of the Shah, and
paying a
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