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he would have lost his power. " Horses and hawks," he wrote back, " are 

 to be found with rich nobles at the courts of kings ; I a poor Zemindar 

 have nothing of the kind, but I can send you a fat cow if you please." 



Futteh Khan left several childern, but the three eldest (who are by one 

 mother) alone claim notice. 



The first, Mokurrib Khan, the present chief, will be described in another 

 place. He was on bad terms with his father, and for eight years before 

 the death of the latter had lived apart from him. 



The second. Alum Khan, is a good looking, well disposed, intelligent lad, 

 under twenty years of age, and was the favourite of his father, who, a little 

 before his death, sounded his friends as to the possibility of setting aside 

 in his favour the claims of Mokurrib Khan to the succession. He was 

 checked by the honest bluntness of his Cazi, who exclaimed before them 

 all, " Death to your house ! — would you murder both your children? " 



The history of the third son, Mudduh Khan, gives a curious picture of 

 the state of society among the Eusofzyes. He is now about fourteen years 

 old ; at the age of eleven he drew his sword on his tutor, who had struck him, 

 and ran away from his father's house, to which he could never be induced 

 to come back. He found refuge with Mokurrib Khan, who resided indepen- 

 dent of Futteh Khan in a fort some eight miles from Punjtar, and having 

 (in the manner related of Nadir Shah,) formed into a band several children 

 of his own age, he carried on a sort of war with his father, plundering his 

 sugar-canes, and otherwise annoying him. Futteh Khan would never allow 

 the name of the boy to be pronounced in his presence. A few hours 

 before his death, when he was distributing his property among his children, 

 the Cazi ventured to remind him of Mudduh Khan : " Who names that 

 infidel?" said the dying man, " he is no child of mine." 



Of the minor chiefs of the Sum, who deserve notice here, the principal 

 is Arsilla Khan of Zaideb, who, having been on bad terms with his neigh- 

 bours of Punjtar, was in a manner forced to save himself from ruin by 

 seeking the protection of the Sikhs, strengthened by whom, he is now the 

 most powerful of the chiefs of the plain. The Komalzyes have two chiefs 

 of influence, Khadir Khan of Gooroo Mejar, and Ahmed Khan of Hatti 

 Murdan ; of the latter, mention is made in the narrative. 



Mir Khan of Sudoom, known generally by the name of the Mir, 

 is the most powerful of the Amazyes. His experience, firmness, and 

 courage have gained him much respect, and enable him to rule with a 

 stricter hand than the Eusofzyes will in general submit to. The Muchehi 

 family (mentioned in the narrative) have however scarcely less influence 

 among the Amazyes. Besides these, there are a few chiefs, who will be 

 mentioned in the sequel, who have lately been turned out of their posses- 

 sions by the Sikhs and Arsilla Khan. 



