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finest cattle, goats and sheep, of any district under this government. 

 It produces a good description of wool and wheat, joowaree, cotton, and 

 plenty of sakur, a red dye obtained from the flowers of tamarisk, which 

 grow on the banks of the Indus. 



The country on the east bank of the Indus south of Daodpootra, 

 including Khyrpoor and the space below it, as far as the 26th parallel of 

 latitude, is called Surae, which means north in the language of Beloochis- 

 tan ; and that on the opposite bank from Boordgah southward to the 

 purgunnah of Chandkoh, is called Moghulee. North Khyrpoor, comprising 

 Oobara on the Indus, and the space eastward to the Jeysulraeer boundary, 

 was called formerly Umeer Wuhun, and seems to have belonged in the end 

 of the 7th century of the Hijru, to Nusrut Khan, Sooltan of Mooltan, who 

 bestowed it as a dowry on his daughter on her union with Budr Deen, 

 grandson of Moohummed Mukaee, the venerated founder of Bukur. 



Khyrpoor is lotted into shares among the brothers of the Talpoor 

 family, who subdivide them into portions for their sons, nephews, and 

 relations ; these are mixed with much confusion, and the same individual 

 holds lands in five or six different places. Meer Roostum, who occupies 

 the musnud, has a great deal the largest portion, but allows his brothers 

 to govern their districts and dispose of the revenues as they choose. 

 Their lands usually descend from father to son, but aU acknowledge Meer 

 Roostum as the lord paramount, and assist him with troops in time of war. 

 On the birth of a male child in the prince's family, he allots a portion of 

 the royal lands for his maintenance. 



Some of the districts into which Khyrpoor is divided are extremely 

 small, and named after their chief towns. In general the inhabited spots 

 distant from the Indus, are scattered wide, and people call every place a 

 town which has forty or fifty houses. 



The districts are as follow — 



Boong, I ^^^g^ j^gg^ Roostum. 



Bara, J 



Subzulkot — Meers Noor Moohummed and Roostum. 



Raotee — Ulee Ukbur. 



Meerpoor, | ^useer Khan. 

 Ghotkee. J 



Ghotkee, 



Roree, including the ancient city of Alore — Meer Roostum, Ulee 



Ukbur, and Ulee Morad. 

 Khyrpoor, or Gagree — Meers Roostum and Ulee Morad. 

 Dijeekot — Meer Ulee Morad. 

 Raneepoor. 

 Halanee. 



