1843.] Brief History of Kalat. 485 



at Hyderabad, he lost no time, but by making several forced marches, 



(fable says one,) succeeded in surprising the Scindian chief in Umarkote, 



who immediately surrendered, and on being asked 

 Umarkote. 



by Nadir Shah whether it was true he had a well 



full of gold ; replied, " Please your Majesty, I have seven ; and have 

 brought the keys of the whole." This answer pleased Nadir, who did 

 not fine him, but brought him with the royal camp back to Cutchee; 

 when he ordered him to be taken to the tents of Meer Muhabbat 

 Khan, to be treated as the latter willed. The Brahoees, after some 

 consultation, decided that Nadir Shah would be offended if the Scin- 

 dian should be put to death ; they therefore contented themselves with 

 requiring, as the price of blood, the countries of Cutchee, Curachee 



and the Roors, and a lakh of rupees in ready money. 

 Cutchee. 



An agreement to this effect having been concluded 



in the presence of Nadir Shah, Noor Mahommed was allowed to re- 

 turn to his capital. On Nadir Shah's arrival at Ganjabha, the Scin- 

 dian governor, Murad Ganjah, entertained him for a week, and then 



, . ^ . , was killed by his orders, at the secret request of the 

 Murad-i-Ganjah. 



Sindh chief, who distrusted him. Nadir then set 



out for Candahar, via Sannee and Sohian, and the Bolan pass. Meer 



Muhabbat distributed some of the lands thus acquired to the families 



of those chiefs who had fallen with his father. For instance, he gave 



Gajan to the son of Meer Zirk, and Meer Rasheed Khan enjoys it at 



the present day, and Rahnakha to the Raisanees. 



Meer Muhabbat Khan's younger brother, Meer Mahommed Nasseer 



Meer Nasseer Khan, was, with Agha Aly Badazye, and a few 



Khan. slaves, in constant attendance on Nadir Shah : and 



afterwards, on his successor Ahmed Shah. He was looked upon as a 



hostage ; and it is said, that during one of the campaigns, he and his 



followers were at one time so destitute, that they extracted the half 



digested grains out of horse's litter to make bread of. Meer Muhab- 



but, jealous of his younger brother, did not furnish him with funds 



adequate to his support during the time of Meer Muhabbut Khan. 



Akhund Mulla Shahdad was wakeel, and his son Akhund Mulla 



„, ,, o, , , , Mahommed Haryat was appointed to reside at the 

 Mulla Shahdad. J rr 



court of Ahmed Shah. 



One sultry day, when Meer Muhabbut Khan and Akhund Mulla 



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