302 Description q/Sindh [April, 



until the next day, when the people of Alor ornamented their bazars 

 and houses, and Chach with great pomp returned to Alor, and became 

 a powerful king. In that year he made a tour of his dominions with a 

 large army*, and was much satisfied with the state of the country. He 

 had two sons, one named Dahir the other Dihir ; he had also a 

 daughter. After some years Chach died, and his eldest son (Dahir), 

 succeeded to the throne : Chach reigned 40 years. 



Account of the goveryiment of the son of Chach, on the throne of 



his father. 



By the consent of the nobles and subjects, Dahir the eldest son 

 of Chach, was placed upon the throne of his father ; he was just and 

 merciful, bestowed gifts on the soldiers, and was kind to all classes of 

 his subjects. After Dahir had reigned one year, he went towards the 

 country of Shirki, to the government of which province he appointed a 

 deputy ; from thence he proceeded to Chittore and Burhamanabad, in 

 which latter he sojourned some days, appointing his brother Dihir its 

 ruler. After a period of six months, occupied in travelling through 

 various parts of his dominions, he concluded a treaty of peace with the 

 governor of Kinnan, and returned to his own capital A lor. Here he was 

 received with every demonstration of respect and attachment, the peo- 

 ple of the city coming out to meet him. Dihir was inclined to put 

 much faith in the predictions of astrologers, and as he had settled all 

 the affairs of the country under his rule, he consulted those learned 

 men, as to the future welfare of himself and his dominions. They de- 

 clared, that they had consulted the stars and that neither in the horos- 

 cope of the king Dahir, or his brother Dihir, could they discern any 

 malignant influence ; but in that of their sister it was ordained, that she 

 should marry, and that her husband should occupy the throne of Sindh ; 

 and rule the dominions subject thereto. 



This intelligence sorely perplexed Dahir, who fancied he saw in 

 this prediction the loss of his sovereignty and power. For some time 

 however, he occupied himself with state affairs, but the prediction of the 

 astrologers still perplexing him, he again summoned them, and again 

 required them to foretel his fate. After some delay, they returned him 

 the same answer as before, whereupon Dahir called together his father's 

 ministers, and all the servants of the state, and sought their counsel on 

 the occasion, telling them that as he could not bring himself to the 



* An account of this expedition has been before given, from the original 

 " Chach Nameh." See January No. of the Society's Journal for the preseut 

 year. 



