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the shade of Nasseer Khan ; unable to withstand these intreaties, he 

 set out, and having reached Manyochar, sent and requested that a 

 respectable man might be sent from Kalat to meet and reassure him. 

 Kueen Khan Zahree and Mulla Futteh Mahommed Khanazad were 

 deputed with secret instructions to murder him, which they did ; the 



Murder of Abdul father, Abdu Rahman, being murdered at the same 

 Kadir and Abdu Rah- & 



man. time at Kalat. The family property was confis- 



cated, and some time afterwards, Meer Yar Mahommad Shaeezye 

 Mongal removed the family to a place of safety at Wad. 



During this time, the Baloches of Cutchee were committing great de- 

 Death of Meer Eltaz. predations ; and when Mehrab Khan was on his 

 way to that district, Meer Eltaz died, having been sahabkar, or man- 

 ager, only one year. 



In the Duranee history, Mehrab Khan is only mentioned once as 



having paid his respects to Mahommed Azeem Khan 



Barukzye and Ayoob Shah in 1820, when on their 



way from Candahar to Shikarpore ; at which latter place Shah Shuja was. 



On the death of Meer Eltaz, Dad Mahommed became all-powerful, 



but he did not make a discreet use of his power ; 

 Dad Mahommed. ,. , . ,,,. /., .. , ™ • 



for he was in the habit of treating the Brahoee 



Sirdars with disrespect, deriding their appearance and peculiarities 



of manner in public durbar. 



His assumption so disgusted the Sirdars, especially those of Sarawan, 

 that they deputed Sayad Mahommed Shareef to Candahar, offering all 

 to pay their respects to the chiefs of that province, if they would promise 

 them their assistance. 



Sirdar Sher Dil Khan wanted to get Shikarpore from the Scindians : 

 Defection. he therefore treated the Sayad with great distinc- 



tion, and he was despatched with an agreement and a dress of honor. 

 The whole of the Sarawan chiefs then repaired to Candahar, and re- 

 ceived dresses of honor. 



Mehrab Khan, in great alarm, despatched Myan Sibaghatulla to 



_= Candahar, to make a treaty with the chief Poordil 



Deputation. 



Khan, and to persuade the Sarawan chiefs to return 



to their allegiance. At the time of his arrival, Sher Dil Khan had ad- 

 vanced two stages, as far as Daee, but was obliged to return, from 

 sickness. 



