Ri vand or Ra vand and Am rlu q v According to Rabino the Ri vand formed part of the B b n tribe of Solaym niya and were moved to Gil n by Shah Abb s I Later they were chased out of most of their choice pasturelands by the Am rlu who were moved to Gil n from northwestern Persia by N der Shah Rabino 1916 17 pp 260 61 tr pp 304 6 The Ri vand now live mostly in Qazvin province The Am rlu occupy some fifty villages between Menjil and Pir kuh in southeastern Gil n See Fortescue pp 319 20 Mardukh Kordest ni I pp 100 1 Af r Sist ni pp 132 34