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share, and pay no revenue. Their Maliks only commanding them 

 in feuds with neighbouring Khels. 



Three kos further to the west, after crossing a rising ground, is the 

 village of Dakad, containing 300 houses under Azeem khan. 



Two kos further to the north, is the village of Derai, containing 300 

 houses under Hajeah khan. 



Further to the left (north) of the road, is the Burindoo river, flow- 

 ing from west to east; and to the north of the road, a hill has been 

 cut through by some king of old to give the river a passage, through 

 which it rushes with great violence. The volume may be of 100 

 mill strength. The breadth of the cut may be twenty paces or less; 

 on each side of this hill there is a plain. The name of this cut is 

 Soorai kand. 



Five kos further to the west, is the village of Heelai, the road being 

 very bad through jungle, and over descents and ascents. The head of 

 the village is Futteh AH khan, son of Madar khan, Ashezai. It is 

 divided into fourteen hujrahs, contains 1500 houses and 47 shops. 

 The merchants from the Khattak country bring salt, cotton, oil and 

 cloth, and take away grain, ghee and honey, to Peshawar. The inha- 

 bitants drink the water of the Burindoo, on which there are 25 water 

 mills, which grind flour for the whole country. The village is on a 

 soft rising ground, on which there are fissures caused by the water on 

 all sides. The river passes in rear of the village; to the south of it fire- 

 wood and forage are procured from the hills. The country abounds 

 with sheep, cows, buffaloes, and goats. They are friends with the Salar- 

 zais and enemies of Doulatzais. Cultivation on rising ground (lalmee) 

 2000 jarebs, and on the river bank (abee) 1000 jarebs (rice and Indian 

 corn). 



Two kos further is the village of Dagar, containing 400 houses, 

 under Bahadur khan. 



Three kos to the west is a large village called Anghapoor, consisting 

 of 14 Hujrahs, containing 2000 houses and 50 shops, under Jarvvar 

 khan and Rahmat khan. Cultivation 2000 jarebs lalmee, abee 1000 

 jarebs; the rubee fusul, wheat and barley; the inhabitants live princi- 

 pally on rice; they are enemies of the Salarzais and friends of the 

 Noorzais. 



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