1844.] 1838 and 1839, by Hajee Abdun Nubee, of Kabul. 793 



man many years back had been at Gik, in whose possession they first 

 saw an iron scabbard. 



Gik is bounded on the East by Heet ; on the West by Bint and De- 

 Boundaries, han ; on the North by hills beyond which is Sushar ; and 

 on the South by the plain of Keer and Beer. 



The following villages are included in the district and government of 

 Dependencies. Gik: Bint, Dehan, Heechan, Muht,andKowhoorakon; 

 and the posts dependent are Seereech, Rapsh, Gleek, Tong, Goordeom, 

 Puzur, Para, Tes, post of Chanbar, (properly Chhabar.) 



The land of Gik is confined, the water is plentiful, and the inhabi- 

 tants numerous. 



The regent as it were of Gik, during Surfraz Khan's minority is 

 Chief. Deen Mahommed ; his uncle Mehrab Khan, the former's elder 

 brother and governor of Gik, was killed in action by Mehrab Khan 

 Lung of Bampoor. The tribe of the chief is Bubdai. 



The province of Gik, under an efficient government, might furnish a 

 revenue of 1,000 ducats, 4,000 maunds of grain, and 1,000 packages 

 of dates. 



The principal men of Gik are Jangeer-i-Malak, Gohrami Meerza, 



Principal Men. Wukul-i-Pahlivan, Meer Jangeer-i-Murak, Meer Zaly, 



Enemies. ghah Habeeb ^ Meer shahee, Murad Mahommed, 



Dost Mahommed, Shah Abdulla, who are all Buledars, secretly 

 inimical to the interest of the present chief. And the following 

 are friendly: Shah Deen Mahommed, Meer Aludad, Meer Ahmed 

 of Bint, Yar Mahommed of Dehan, Meer Jehangeer Buleda, 

 Meer Dost Mahommed Singala, Dil Murad Singala, Meer Khulak- 

 dad Singala, Shahbaz Singala, Sultan Shah Hot, Jamah Hot, Rais 

 Meer Burhan of Hijbar. Besides the following, on account 

 of their feuds with the chief of Bampoor, Ghulam Shah 

 Susharee, Futteh Khan Ghiljie of Punoch. On the other hand, the 

 friends of the Bampoor chief are enemies, such as Ibrahim Khan of 

 Pahra, Husen Khan of Aptar, Mahommed Shah of Sib, and Ghulam 

 Rasool Afshanee. 



The government of Deen Mahommed is unpopular, and the Ajol 

 once went to Muskat to complain of the extortions they were suffer- 

 ing under, and invited Suzad Saeed to invade their country. 



