1845] Account of the Cabool and Peshawar Territories, %c. 699 



twelve state horns, (Kama,) and standards; in fact he keeps up a 

 regal state. Besides he has Jagiredars. 



His whole yearly expences amount to 1,12,000 public, and 8,000 

 private (stable, table and wardrobe,) ; 50,000 rupees he pays as revenue 

 whenever any one on the part of the king is sent strong enough to 

 enforce the payment, the remaining revenue enters his treasury. 



He has absolute authority over his people, even extending to their 

 wives and daughters, and no one demurs or objects to his disposing 

 of their sisters and daughters. 



His friends are Ghazan khan of Deer, and Anaiyatalla khan of Swat ; 

 and his enemies are Ameer khan of Nawazai, and Ghafar khan of 

 the Darrah of Jandawal, these he has partially subdued, and possessed 

 himself of parts of their territories. 



He is also on friendly terms with Sardar Sultan Mahammad khan, 

 Barakzai, of Peshawar. 



Six of his guns are alone mounted on carriages. 



The following are the principal places of Bajour : — 



Gumbhad, in a valley to the east, under Myan Sahib, furnishing 

 300 matchlockmen, revenue 3,000 rupees in money and kind. There 

 is an iron mine in the hills, they were formerly under Ghafar khan, 

 now under Meer Alam khan. They collect the iron from the sand of 

 river beds. The pay of Myan Sahib is 800 rupees. 



Jundawal is a valley of the Barawal hills, extending to Deer to the 

 north, under Sifat khan, 4,000 matchlockmen, revenue 5,000 rupees. 

 There is an iron mine which is worked. The pay of Sifat khan is 

 1,000 rupees. 



There is another village in the valley of Maidan, which commences 

 in the Kashkar hills to the north, itself bearing east. The inhabitants 

 are Purmoolee, (Barhooee?) under Meer Aman khan, 2,000 match- 

 lockmen. Revenue 3,500 rupees, pay of the chief 400 rupees. There 

 is an iron mine in the Maidan valley, and a river running from north 

 to south. Kanbat, consisting of 9,000 houses with its dependent ham- 

 lets, 5,000 matchlockmen. Iron is found in the neighbouring hills 

 which border on Kashkar; name of the chief, Meer Aman khan, son 

 of Meer Alam khan. Revenue 10 000 rupees in money and kind. His 



