62 Descriptive notice of the District of Jhilum. [Jan. 



zemindars of Namal and Lawa are all Awans, and the fathers of 

 turbulence, having been accustomed from time immemorial to wage a 

 constant war with thpir Jageerdars, not unfrequently getting the upper 

 hand. Some 15 years ago the men of Lawa refused to pay their 

 revenue to Sirdar ITttam Singh Chachi, who proceeded with his 

 horsemen to exact payment. The zemindars resisted him by force of 

 arms, and a skirmish ensued, which lasted all day and terminated in 

 the evening, by the Sirdar being struck in the forehead by a random 

 shot and killed. His son warned by his predecessor's fate, built a 

 strong little fort to protect himself and family from his unruly subjects. 

 It is said that the village of Namal could formerly produce 500 

 matchlocks. 



Since they have been disarmed, the character of the people has 

 somewhat improved. 



The above taliikas are included in the Tulla-ganj Tehsil, and their 

 respective revenue is as follows. 



Districts. No. of Villages. Revenue. 



KullarKuhar, 18 15,000 



Nurpur Suhutti, 28 30,000 



Tulla-ganj, 29 55,000 



Jabbi, 10 10,000 



Pakar Namal, 24 35,000 



109 1,45,000 



In addition to the above villages, there are eleven in Jageer valued 

 at 7000. 



Besides those districts already mentioned, which complete the list 

 of Government villages, there are two talukas in Jageer, Sone and 

 Kutha, the former a Jageer of Sirdar Gurmukh Singh Lamba, the 

 latter of Sirdar Shamsher Singh Sindhanwala. They are situated in 

 that part of the Punjab which is least known, not being in any of the 

 usual routes traversed. In fact there is no entrance and exit, except 

 over very rough and difficult hills, to which perhaps is to be attributed 

 the general ignorance as to their position. The Jageer of Shamsher 

 Singh borders on Nurpur Shuhutti, to the east at a point, where 

 the hills diminish in height, and a road leads across the salt range. It 

 is divided into three portions, Thoya north of the hills, Khubakki in 



