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ried on by running water. There are one hundred and fifty houses. 

 The fighting men amount to one hundred and ten. They are friends 

 with the Sepas, and enemies of the Khattaks. 



Peerkhel, under Maliks Raz and Jafar. There are one hundred 

 Peerkbel. houses, and eighty fighting men, who are friends of the Sepas, 

 aud enemies of the Khattaks. 



Garee Myankhelan, under Malik Nasarulla, contains fifty houses. 

 Garee Myankhelan. The cultivation is conducted with spring water. In 

 this division, the shrine of Hajee Bahadur is situated, as well as a large 

 mosque, and a well with a Persian wheel. The fighting men amount 

 to one hundred. 



Bezadee, under Maliks Arsala and SifFat, contains one hundred 

 Bezadee. houses, and eighteen shops, and turns out sixty fighting men. 



Meer Ahmedkhel, under Malik Mahmood, contains fifty houses, and 

 turns out thirty fighting men. 



Shekhan, under Malik Sheraz, Afreedee, Zarghoonkhel, situated at 

 Shekhan. the base of a hill, contains eighty houses; and turns out fifty 

 fighting men. 



Kaghazee and Nasratkhel, under Malik Noor. A number of other 

 Kaghazee and Nas- villages have been deserted on account of the ty- 

 ratkhel. ranny of Sher Alee, the former governor. The cul- 



tivation is carried on from the river. The above two khels contain 

 fifty houses, and turn out eighty fighting men ; and are the jaghire of 

 Ismail Khan, son of Jahandad Khan Popalzye. 



Mahommedzye, the jaghire of Agha Mehdee is under Malik Bashar, 



Mahommedzye. and contains two hundred and fifty houses, and two 

 water mills. The number of fighting men is 95. 



I paid a visit to the famous koh or hill of Ahad-i-Saboor, so much 

 Ahad-i-Saboor. talked of by the people of Cohaut. It is situated 

 on the road to the Samalzyes, and beyond Mahommedzye and Nasrat- 

 khel. I had heard that there was an old inscription which no one 

 could read, and went therefore prepared to copy it: also, that there 

 were the ruins of an old square fort, with the remains of the stable, 

 harem, and pillars of a throne. I went in company with a party 

 Shah Kotah. f r0 m Cohaut to this hill, which is also known as Shah 

 Kotal. The foot of the hill is covered with jungle. On the side 

 of the hill is an opening or cave, and on the outside are two sta- 



