796 Tour through parts of Baloochisthan, in [No. 154. 



The chief of the place is Meer Murad, who lives in a small fort of 

 no importance, surrounded by date trees. Its revenue may amount to 

 20,000 maunds of grain and 1000 packages of dates. 



22d May. — Proceeded 2 kos to the fort of Heet, which belongs to 

 Ghulam Rusool Afshanee, who has lately thrown off his allegiance to 

 Kasarkund. 



And thence to Kasarkund the road is a good level one, in an Easterly 

 direction 4 kos. 



This district has to the East, Purod Sangundaz ; to the West, Heet 

 and Bug; to the North, Koh-i-tolad ; to the South, Bahua and 

 Doshtyaee. 



The cultivation here is confined ; it consists of barley, wheat, beans, 

 peas, and rice in great quantity, which is reaped three times a year. 

 The irrigation is plentiful. 



The chief is Shah Deen Mahommed, son of Shah Abdulla Beledai, 

 of the Mulookzur division, who has not more than 50 regular retainers, 

 although he might collect 2,000 men. 



The revenue in ready money amounts to 40 ducats, and that in 

 kind to 2,000 maunds of rice, and 1,500 packages of dates. 



The principal men next to the chief's brothers, Shah Dost Mahom- 

 Principal med, Shah Ahmed, and his son Shah Abdulla, are Kador- 



Mer1, dad, Sher Mahommed Mulla Ibrahim, Sahib Kadeen, Meer 

 Azeez and Dewan Hukeem. The following are the chiefs cousins and 



Enemies, his enemies, Shah Kumal, Shah Tanzai and Shah Mahom- 

 med Murad, who is now in voluntary exile. Indeed the government of 

 the present chief is popular with few. 



The height of the fort walls is 10 guz, and thickness one-half guz, 



Fort « and the circumference 800 paces, being " baman ;" it is 

 of mud and of great antiquity. The muree is 200 paces in circum- 

 ference, having walls 20 guz high. There is a well in the fort. The 

 citadel gate is towards the west. 



From Kasurkund to Bampoor is a 6 days' journey, the road is I 



Roads, hear as follows : To Champ in a rivulet bed over a stony road ; 

 thence sandy soil, difficult for guns ; from Kasarkand to Bukwa 3 

 days through a rivulet via Dashtzaree ; the former place belongs to Gool 



