1844.] 1838 and 1839, by Hajee Abdun Nubee, of Kabul. 807 



Travelled 4 kos to the east to Ferozabad, a place containing grapes, 

 pomegranates and mangoes in some quantity. It has to the east the 

 Lameeman's hills, and to the south the Rosk hills. 



The chief of this place is Shah Deen Mahommed of Kasarkund, 

 which is indeed his inheritance. 



The revenue is as follows : — 



Ready money, 10 ducats. 



Gram, 20 candies at the rate of 10. 



Dates, 30 ditto ditto. 



The fort is on an eminence, the walls of which on one side are 30 

 guz, and on another 5 guz, the circumference is 300 paces. 



26th July. — Proceeded due south over a level road in a rivulet 6 

 kos to Rosk, the chief of which place is Meer Jan Mahommed. It is 

 very fertile and well peopled, having 200 huts. I brought a letter 

 of introduction from Mulla Meean, and was nearly being detained to 

 prescribe for my present host, had I not excused myself as having no 

 medicines. There is a small gun here, which is only used to tie 

 horses to. 



27th July. — Proceeded 4 kos to Boftan in a E.S.E. direction, in a 

 rivulet bed with date trees. 



The place is under a son of Meer Taj Mahommed, and is very scanti- 

 ly cultivated on account of the nature of the country, which is hilly. 

 Again proceeded sometimes in an E. and sometimes in a E. S. E. 

 direction, in a rivulet bed to Pesheen 5 kos, which is a well cultivated 

 place, under Shah Dost of Dezak, by tribe a Shahzada. 



The principal men are Sahib Kadeen, Bor Meer Zaly, Mulla Noor 



Principal Men. Mahommed, and Poor Dil Khan, Keenajee. The 

 former chiefs of Pesheen collected revenue from Bukwa. 



28th July. — Proceeded in an Easterly, E. S. E. and S. E. direction 



Mand. 0V er a level road 8 kos to Mand, which is a fertile place, 

 containing 2 villages, Ko-oo-kan and Sorag. To the north is the 

 Kour Nahang, which rises in the Zamoran hills. 



The principal man of the place is Ghulam Mahommed, by tribe a 

 Rindh, who with the whole of his tribe are great thieves, and much 

 dreaded in Mukran. 



The principal men are Ghulam Mahommed, Abder-i-Gaz Kandee, 



Principal Men. shah Maree i-Dakeeda, Shahdadi Abdoo, Slahoo 



