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also, to a great extent, feuds among themselves; and are ryots of 

 Runjeet Singh, but very unsteady ones ; and their revenue is gene- 

 rally collected by large detachments. To the east and north are 

 the Khattaks, to the west the Wazeerees and Dour, and to the south 

 the Murwats. 



I remained on the boundary of Bannoo two days, and at Chandoo- 

 khel three days ; the distance between the places being five kos. 



2nd Zeehijjah. — From Zakookhel Chandookhelan, proceeded eight 



kos to Umarkhel, a dependency of Murwat, over a sandy 



road, with the exception of the two first kos. The place 



contains thirty mat huts; their drinking water is two kos distant. 



The cultivation depends on rain. Each house subscribes a vessel for 



the mosque and for strangers. 



3rd Zeehijjah. — Proceeded to Murwat to the village of Lakkee. 

 Lakkee. The cultivation depends on the rain. This is the principal 

 town of Murwat. A small portion of the Kuram river is applied to 

 cultivation. There are three tribes of Murwats. 



Bahram, under Feroz Khan and Muhablat Khan, resident of Ghuznee- 

 Bahram. khel ; amount of fighting men two thousand. 



Dreplarah, under Noora Khan and Allaiyar Khan, resident of San- 

 gookhel and Asakkhel ; amount of fighting men two thousand. 



Moosakhel, under Hyder Khan, resident of Adamzye, and Cash- 

 meer Khan, resident of Walee ; amount of fighting men one thousand 

 and five hundred. 



The former amount of the revenue of Murwat, in the time of the 

 Revenue. Sadozyes, was 18,000 rupees, and in the time of the Nawabs 

 of Dera, 50,000 rupees. 



The town of Lakkee is situated in the division of Bahram ; but the 

 Lakkee. w hole three divisions dispute about their claims to it. The 

 Maliks of Lakkee are four in number; viz. Deewana Khan, Gouhar 

 Khan, Jahan Khan, and Alam Khan. The town of Lakkee is composed 

 of four hundred houses and twenty shops, three dyers, and two black- 

 smiths. They are now ryots of Runjeet Singh, but compulsory ones, 

 and their revenue is only collected by detatchments of Sikh troops. 

 They are friends of the Bannoowals, and enemies of the Wazeerees. 



Proceeded on leaving Lakkee to Lachee Teeree, a dependency of 

 Lachee Teeree. Cohaut, under the rule of Runjeet Singh, a jaghire 



