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A sham treaty was concluded, which provided for the removal of 



Dad Mahommed, and the appointment of Futteh 



Mahommed to be wukeel ; Sayad Mahommed Shareef, 



to be naib of Dajal ; Mahommed Khan Shahwanee, to be naib of 



Dadar ; Misree Shaeezye Mongul to be naib of Shawl ; Arif Khan Mam- 



baranee to be naib of Mustung, and 60,000 rupees of the year a. h. 



1234 to be paid, (nominally to defray the expences of dresses and 



entertainment to the Brahoees.) The Sarawan Brahoees required 



the Khan's brother Mahommed Azam, wukeel Mahommed Sideek, 



Meer Rasheed Zahree, and Meer Eesa Khan Shaeezye Mongul, to 



m come to Candahar to coax them back to their alle- 



Terms. 



giance. The Sirdars despatched Mulla Abdul Ghyas 



in company with the Sahahzadah back to Kalat. The latter commen- 

 ced intriguing with Mahommed Sideek Khan, and the other enemies 

 of the Khan. These comprised the whole of the Brahoee chiefs, with 

 the exception of Wulee Mahommed Mongul and Ahmed Khan Magasee, 

 who with one consent determined on killing Dad Mahommed, even 

 should no other opportunity be afforded them than in the presence of 

 the Khan. 



A few nights after the return of Sibaghatulla to Kalat, Mehrab 



, . Khan sent for wukeel Futteh Mahommed, and re- 



Consultation. 



quested him to proceed to Candahar instead of Ma- 

 hommed Sideek, who was an enemy of his ; to this proposal the Akhund 

 did not agree, and Mehrab Khan slightly annoyed, said, "Then you 

 had better put your hands and feet in henna, and I will go myself." 

 The Akhund was either playing a double part, or was led away by the 

 Defection of the ^ltazyes, Eesa Khan, Meer Booheer, Rusheed 

 Wukeel. Khan. Mahommed Khan Rind to regard the 



Khan's allusion to the red dye, as a threat to kill him be — either 

 the true reason, he certainly immediately joined and headed the 

 malcontents. 



Towards the evening of the next day, the whole of the Brahoees 



openlv rebelled, and drew up on the road to Iskalko of 

 Rebellion. F J r 



the Shahwanees. Mehrab Khan moved out, and encamped 



in front of them, with the Ghulams, or slaves, the Babees, and the 



town and suburb people, attended by Wulee Mahommed Mongul and 



Ahmed Khan Magaeee. Myan Sibaghatulla with the Khan's consent 



