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General notice of the tribe of Kujjukxyes ( Upper Sinde). By Capt. N. Hart, 2nd 

 Regt. Grenadiers (Bombay Army.) 



The Kujjukzyes are tlie descendants of a Kakur chief named Kujjuk, who 

 resided with nine other Kakur chiefs in the village of Mejhtur,* ten koss 

 from Borjaba in Kakuristan. In consequence of a feud in which Kujjuk 

 was overpowered, he fled with his family and dependants to Seewee,t in 

 northern Kuchee (to which town he had been in the habit of emigrating 

 during the winter) and settled there. At that time the Governor of the 

 country was Jeeymed Khan, the son of Baroo, the founder of the Baroozyes. 

 They granted one cubit's breadth of the waters of the river Nareet to Kujjuk, 

 to enable him to raise grain for his people. One evening on bringing in their 

 flocks from the jungle a he-goat was missing. The tracks being followed 

 up the next morning, the animal was seen baited by a wolf, which had not 

 been able to destroy it. They secured the goat, and carried it home in 

 triumph. This occurrence was considered so propitious by Kujjuk and his 

 followers, that they determined on building a town on the spot. Some 

 years afterwards, when their numbers had much increased, they obtained 

 the grant of a larger portion of the waters of the Naree from Mirza Khan,§ 

 the son and successor of Jeeymed Khan, and to evince their gratitude 

 were ever foremost in the service of the Baroozyes. In process of time this 

 grant was increased to eight cubits. From Mirza Khan Baroozye to 

 Mahmood Khan, the father of Habeeb Khan, the power of the family de- 

 clined, while that of the Kujjuks increased ; and on Mahmood Khan's at- 

 tempting to enforce the payment of the tribute claimed by the Dooranee 

 monarch, they slew him. ,His son Habeeb Khan being unable to controul 

 them, and being obliged to abandon Seewee, from which city they had cut 

 off the water for their own use, the Candahar Sirdars sent Hajee Khan 

 Kakur, with an army to demand the arrears, due since the dismemberment 

 of the Dooranee monarchy. At this period, the tribe had eight chiefs, 

 descendants of the sons of Kujjuk. They agreed to bribe Hajee Khan to 

 destroy their enemy Habeeb Khan Baroozye, who was then living in the 

 village of Kooruk, four miles from Seewee. The Haj ee accordingly seized him 

 one day in durbar, and gave him over to the Kujjuks, by whom he was put 

 to death. His brother Sadoola Khan fled with his three nephews, (Shukur 



* In Tassin's map E. Long. 69o 20'. Lat. 30o 30'. 



t By Tassin E. Long. 69o 45' Lat. 29o 40', formerly called " Koohung," The fort still remains, 

 though the town has long since been in ruins. 



X This river has a bund across it, and cuts measured by the cubit are made from it for the 

 supply of the different villages. 



5 Founder of Mirzapoor near Mittree, at present in ruins. 



