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ed Maee Sahab with great courtesy, the delay was severely censured ; 

 and the Khan insisted on the payment of three lakhs 



Tnprpfmp of Trihiitp 



instead of 60,000 rupees. This being agreed to, 

 Poordil Khan offered, before the payment of the money, to put a 

 force at the disposal of Maee Sahab, to punish the refractory wukeel 

 and rebels of Jhalawan. She however proposed returning to Candahar 

 with the Khan, from which place, dresses of honour were immediately 

 despatched for Mehrab Khan and Dad Mahommed. 



On terms being made with Poordil Khan, Mehrab Khan again sent 

 proposals to the rebels in Cutchee ; and Mahommed Sidick 

 Khan, Meer Rusheed Khan, and Meer Kamal Khan proceed- 

 ed to Kalat, on it being promised that Dad Mahommed should be 

 given up to them, and that their jaghirs should be restored ; however, 

 on their approaching Kalat, Mehrab Khan furnished Dad Mahommed 

 with 1,000 ducats and sixty horses, and told him to take refuge in 

 Noshky. From this place Dad Mahommed despatched his father, Sher 

 Mahommed to Candahar, with an offer to come and pay 

 his respects to the Sirdar, and he in person, immediately 

 followed, and was received with great distinction. 



The deputation remained five months in Candahar, and started on 



its return in the winter, accompanied as far as 

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Shorawak by the Sirdar s son, Meer Afzal Khan, and 



the whole way by Juma Khan Burikzye. The Sarawan chiefs also 



returned to their country, and Sibaghatulla and Khemchund were 



detained as security for the payment of what remained of the three 



lakhs. Mehrab Khan would not see his mother for a month after her 



arrival at Kalat, pretending to be offended at her having agreed to the 



payment of the three lakhs, and Dad Mahommed remained at Giranee 



at the Khan's request. 



The Khan then sent his mother to Cutchee, to reconcile the rebels. 



Failure to Ne^o- They would not listen to terms, and Mahommed 

 tiation. Sidick and Meer R usheed £ han also left Kalat) and 



proceeded to Cutchee in disgust. 



After the winter was over, and the spring harvest reaped in 



Cutchee, the rebels proceeded to Khozdar, and threatened to continue 



Surrender of tne ^ r contributions in the direction of Mech. Kehrab 



Mehrab. Khan seeing his overthrow approaching, proceeded 



