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ASIATIC SOCIETY 



Translation of the Toofut ul Kiram, a History of Sindh. By 

 Lieut. Postans. 



Introduction. 



The following translation of the most succinct, consistent, and continued 

 history of Sindh, which I have yet met with, has been made under the 

 idea that, intimately connected as we have become with that country, its 

 history cannot be otherwise than highly interesting, and that there are 

 many who may desire information on the subject. The author of the 

 " Toofut ul Kiram," has in his 3rd vol. collected materials from the best 

 authorities; I have only omitted legends and stories, which have been 

 given elsewhere, (Bengal Asiatic Society's Journal,) as also the histories of 

 holy Seers, Sheikhs, and Seyuds, they being alone interesting to the fol- 

 lowers of the prophet ; for the rest I believe it to be nearly a literal ren- 

 dering of the text into English, with a few explanatory notes. I regret, 

 that want of time, and emergent public duty, will not allow me to do more 

 at present. 



It will be seen that, with the exception of a very short period prior to 

 the Mahomedan conquest by Bin Cassim, in the first century of the Hejira, 

 we have no account of the country under its Hindoo rulers ; and I regret 

 to say, that all efforts to procure any information on the subject have 

 hitherto proved unavailing. Had the Mahomedan historians sought for 

 materials, they might doubtless have been found, and thus the hiatus 

 between the expedition of Alexander, and that of the Khalif Walid, might 

 have been filled up, so as to throw some light upon a portion of the coun- 



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