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kur, who succeeded his father, and died in the year 461 h. (a. d. 

 1068 ;) he left a son, Deodah, who ruled for 24 years, and died in the 

 year 485 H. ()092 a. d.) After him Sunkahar reigned 15 years; 

 HuneefSQ years ; Onmur 46 ; Deodah II. 14 years ; Pustoo 33 ; Kezreh 

 16; Mahomeed Toor 15 ; Kuhereh (unknown,) Deodah III. 14 ; Tahee 

 24 ; Juneesur 18 ; Bahoonkur II. 15 ; Huffeef 18 ; Deodah IV. 25 ; 

 Oomur Soomrah 35 ; Bahoonkur III. 10 ; Humeel succeeded him ; and 

 being a tyrant and oppressor, was the cause of the downfall of the 

 Soomrah dynasty. But according to others, this tribe was in Sindh 

 altogether 550 years, as zumindars and rulers, and their overthrow 

 by the men of Soomah was occasioned by the tyrannies of the gover- 

 nor Humeel, in the year of the Hejira 752 (a. d. 

 bajeh, his rule and 1351,) when their dynasty ceased.* Previous to this 

 period, Nasir-ud-deen Kubajeh who was deputed at 

 the time of Shums-ud-deen Ooltumsh of Delhi, governor of Sindh, 

 about the year 610 h. (a. d. 1213,) declared himself independent. A 

 force under Jhingiz Khan invaded the country. Nasir-ad-deen not 

 being prepared to oppose them, entrenched himself in the fort of 

 Mooltan, where he was besieged for forty days ; but the besiegers were 

 obliged to return unsuccessful. Many of the great men of Khorassan, 

 Ghoor, and Ghuznein fleeing from the oppression of Jinghiz Khan, 

 came to Nasir-ud-deen at Mooltan. 



In the year 611 h. (1214 a. d.) Mulch Khan Khuljee made an 

 incursion upon Seeostan. Nasir-ud-deen marched to oppose him ; the 

 army of Mulch Khuljee was defeated, and he himself killed. 



In the year 622 h. (1225 a. d.) Shums-ud-deen took an army to 

 Oochch, to overthrow Nasir-ud-deen, who had entrenched himself at 

 Bukkur ; to this place Shums-ud-deen detached Nizam-ul-Moolk ; but 



His death. Nasir-ud-deen in attempting to escape from Bukkur, took 

 boat, which foundering in a storm, he was drowned. 



* The rule of the tribe of Soomrah in Sindh is far from being clearly made ; but in 

 the manuscripts consulted in this sketch, the authors confess their want of authentic 

 record, and Meer Massoom, after a very unsatisfactory account, closes it by saying : 

 " If any of my friends know more on this subject, let them publish it; I have said all 

 I can upon the matter." Nor is the author of the Soofut-al-Kiram more explicit; 

 (vide his contradictory statements) ; but it is generally received, that from the date of 

 sending Nasir-ud-deen to Sindh, until the rule of the Soomas, (about 200 years.) Sindh 

 was annexed to Delhi. 



( To be Continued. ) 



