814 Account of the Panjkora Valley. [No. 167. 



Valley of Shamoor Gurh. Sharaoor Gurh, Paindah khels, no chief ; 

 Geer, Paindah khels, Allaiyar khan ; Amlooknar ryots, Paindah khels ; 

 Jublak ryots, Paindah khels. 



Barahwal, belonging to Mahammad Alee khan, included in, but not 

 tributary to Panjkora ; an iron mine of long existence. 

 The following villages are marts for merchandize. 

 Surkhal, Loorkhal, Deer, Barahwal. The chief of this valley of Panj- 

 kora is Ghazan khan, son of Kasam khan, son of Zafar khan, son of 

 Ghulam khan, son of Akhund Ilyas, whose descendants are distin- 

 guished from other Paindah khels, as Akhund kor, (kor-house.) 



Akhund Ilyas, was a holy man who had two sons, Aoob and 

 Ismail, he lived in the time of Aurungzebe. 



Aiyoob was a domestic in the household of the governor of Cabool, 

 and after a long period of faithful service, got leave to return to his 

 native country, accompanied by four tradesmen, (one goldsmith, one 

 carpenter, one huntsman and one mason.) 



Mulla Ilyas told his sons, he had only one sword, and one kajkol, 

 (vessel in which beggars receive their alms,) to bequeath them, and told 

 them to choose ; Ismail chose the kajkol, and his descendants are religi- 

 ous recluses and beggars ; Aiyoob chose the sword, and his descendants 

 are rulers. 



Kasem khan had three sons, Azad khan, Ghazan khan, and Sadulla 

 khan, their mothers being Eesafzai. 



In the time of Shah Mahmood, Azad khan killed his father, in return 

 for which Sadulla khan killed his brother ; Ghazan khan, with the as- 

 sistance of Shah Kater got the country, to this day the same friendship 

 exists with the Chatrar nation. 



This year, in the month of Muharam, the brothers had a fight, losing 

 between them twenty-four killed and wounded. 



Herds and flocks are not taxed, but three rupees a year is taken from 

 each house. 



They are friendly to the Lahore government, and exchange presents. 

 Just now an elephant has been sent by the Lahore government, and 

 in return they send iron, honey, or hill horses, through Sultan Maham- 

 mad khan. 



They are continually sending to Peshawar Ceskaree slaves for the 

 governor. 



