288 Of the early History of Sindh. [No. 112. 



34th. Nuwab Azim Khan, ... 1128 h. 1715 a. d. 



35th. Mohabut Khan, 1132 h. 1719 a. d. 



36th. Sooltan Mahomoud Khan, not known. 



37th. Serf Ullah Khan, ... „ 



38th. Dileerdil Khan, 1 143 h. 1730 a. d. 



39th. Himmut Dileer Khan,... „ „ 



The above appear to have been Sobadhars who farmed the revenue, 



at the same time exercising all the functions of governors. The last 



of these mentioned as preceding the Kaloras, is Sadik Alii Khan, 



who abandoned his contract from inability to perform it, and it was 



taken up by Noor Mahomed Ubbaseer Kalora, son of 



Noor Mahomed Yar Mahomed in the year 1 149 h. 1736 a. d. He was 



Kalora, 1st of the , 



family who ruled the first of the family invested with power as a ruler 



H * A ' D * in Sindh, and although in his father's time the Kaloras 



were of some importance as zumeendars, their jahgeer was at Futtehpoor. 



This family trace their origin to Abbas, the uncle of the prophet, 



. .. ^ whence it descends through various generations to 



loras. Adam Shah of Beelooch extraction, a Sheikh of 



great repute, who possessed many disciples in Sindh, and who was the 



founder of the prosperity and power which afterwards attended the 



Kaloras in that country. 



Noor Mahomed Kalora. 



The beginning of his government was attended with constant feuds 



and strife with the tribes of Burhoee and Dawood 



homed^ N00T Ma ~ Pootreh > (Belooches,) the cause of dispute being 



boundary of territory. About the year 1150 h. 



1737 a. d. Nadir Shah when he visited Sindh, took Noor Mahomed 



Nadir SJiah mulcts P risoner > but on his P avin g a crore of rupees to 



him a crore of ru- the emperor, he was released and restored to his 

 pees. r 



possessions, with the additional title of Kullie Khan. 

 After this he became firmly settled in the government of the country. 



After the assassination of Nadir Shah, Sindh became subject to 

 Sindh subject to Ahmed Shah Afghan Sudoozie, king of Cabool. 

 Cabool. Noor Mahomed was succeeded by his son Murad 



Yab Khan, who only ruled however for a short time, and was succeed- 



Ghullam Shah. ed by his brother Ghullam Shah. 



