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called Bazar, because all the inhabitants of Bannoo come here to 

 market. 



The headman of Meeree is Meer Baz Khan. It is sub-divided 

 Meeree. into six tappas. The fighting men amount to 3,000, and the 

 revenue to 30,000 rupees. The six tappas are : — 



Kakee, under Shahbaz Khan. ; Obad, ditto ditto ; Hasankhel and 

 Mamookhel, under Hyder Khan ; Naswarkhel under Ghazee Khan and 

 Ameer Khan ; Sarkee under Meer Baz Khan ; and Mandyoo under 

 Alam Khan. 



The headmen of Suryanee is Dilasa Khan Ghazee. It is sub-divided 

 Suryanee. into five tappas. The fighting men amount to three thou- 

 sand, and the revenue to 25,000 rupees. 



The five tappas are :— 



Daood Shah, under Dilasa Khan Ghazee ; Mandahkhel, under Ba- 

 zeed Khan and Meer Kalam Khan ; Walakdeenkhel, under Zapt Khan ; 

 Ghazeekhel, under Zahar Khan; and Hek-mis-kee, under Sekandar 

 Khan. 



The headmen of Shamsee are Jangee Khan, Meerash Khan, and 

 Jafar Khan. The fighting men amount to two thousand, 

 and the revenue to 22,500 rupees. It is sub-divided into 

 four and half tappas, as follow : — 



Barkhajaree-Sarkhajaree, under Janghee Khan and Jafar Khan ; 

 Ismailkhel and Meerakhel, under Sirdar Khidr Khan ; Waleekhel and 

 Sikandarkhel, under Meer Wais Khan ; and Daree-Deeree, under Nam- 

 war Khan and Gada Khan. 



The half tappa Meetakhel and Fattehkhel, under Sirdar Ameer Khan. 



The chief of the Chandookhelan is Sirdar Sher Mast Khan, noted 



Chandoohkelan. throughout Bannoo for his hospitality. Ahmed Khan, 



Refuge, the ex-chief of the Eesakhels, has sought refuge here. 



Dakas Khan is, however, the chief of the greatest note in Bannoo. 

 The number of fighting men is four thousand. This district is much 

 deserted, on account of the Sikhs levying three- sixteenths of the pro- 

 duce as revenue. 



The cultivation of the district consists of turmeric, sugar-cane, 

 rice, cotton, wheat, barley, and juwaree 



The inhabitants of Bannoo, denominated Bannoowals, are friends 

 with the people of Dour, and enemies of the Wazeerees. They have 



