1845.] Account of the Cabool and Peshawar Territories, fyc. 675 



cupation is trade in saltpetre. Their chief is Ahmad khan, son of 

 Lashkaree khan of Hotee, who collects the revenue for Runjeet Singh 

 from these four villages. 



The Kishar Kamalzais hold the villages of Toroo, Ghala Deree, and 

 Gujar Gadee, containing each on an average 2000 houses and 200 

 shops, to which merchants from Swat, Michnee, and the Punjab resort. 

 Their chief is Daleel khan, son of Jalal khan, who is an enemy of 

 Ahmad khan's, the latter having with the assistance of the Sikhs 

 taken possession of his estates. Each of those villages could furnish 

 700 foot and 80 horse. Ahmad khan is a son-in-law of Anayatullah 

 khan of Swat. 



From Toroo to the east four kos are the Amanzais, who are again 

 divided into Doulatzais and Ismailzais. 



The Doulatzais hold Gurhee Amanzai, Gurhee Kapoorah, Shahbaz 

 Gurh (Kot), and Derah Gurhee, each of which villages contains on 

 an average 4000 houses, and could furnish 2000 foot and 200 horse. 

 Their chiefs are Nasarulla khan, Namdar khan, and Ameer khan. 



The Ismailzais hold Gumbat, and Barah Kot, and two other vil- 

 lages, each containing on an average 4000 houses and 200 shops, and 

 being capable of furnishing 1000 matchlocks. They have to the west 

 the Kalpanee stream generally speaking, but there are villages on either 

 bank. Their chiefs are Mansoor khan and Zyarat khan. Sardar 

 Huree Singh took away from the Ismailzais two guns that they 

 had. The Amanzais have 3000 jarebs watered by the rain, and 1000 

 jarebs watered by the Kalpanee. They have internal feuds, and are 

 constantly employed in fighting among themselves, or in robbing the 

 highway. They are somewhat held in restraint by Ahmad khan, the 

 Sikh spy. The ground on the borders of the Kalpanee, is capable of 

 being cultivated to a great extent were safety secured the cultivator by a 

 powerful government, and lacks of rupees of revenue might be collect- 

 ed ; much of the land is capable of giving a ten-fold return on the 

 seed. 



The Sama country is bounded on the west by Asnee Kot, on the 

 east by the Abaseen (Indus) at Amb, and Daraband on the south by 

 the Attock (Indus), and on the north by Swat, Buner and Sudoom. 

 It is 38 kos by 2(j. A particular account of the villages in it has 

 been given to Major Leech, by Shekh Khashalee. 



