78 Translation of the Toofut ul Kir am, [No. 158. 



dants of the Arabs, and searched for accounts of the conquest of the 

 Moslems in all its particulars ; he also became acquainted with Cazi 

 Ismail, Bin Alii, Bin Mamomed, Bin Moussa, Bin Jahir, and saw 

 in the possession of that great man a description in Arabic, written by 

 his ancestors, of the conquest of Sindh : this he translated into Persian. 

 After him, Meer Masoom Bukeri, and after him Meer Mahomed 

 Jahir Massiani, in the times of Akbar and Jihan- 



The work known as gir, composed works, and also the " Urghim Na- 

 which brings the his- meh" " Jukhar Nameh" and " Byler Nameh" were 

 \olboL l S 6 in A dh D., d °w W a" compiled. Subsequent to these no clear account 

 written by Meer Mig- existed (or no one was acquainted with affairs) up 

 to my own time ; by abbreviating and selecting 

 from various books, and by recording some new events, I trust it will 

 be found acceptable to all men. 



Let it be understood, that according to what has been previously men- 

 tioned, the province of Sindh was so called from " Sindh" (the brother 

 of Hindh, the son of Hoh) whose descendants from generation to genera- 

 tion governed in that country, and tribes without number came forth 

 and ruled, whose accounts are not recorded. From amongst these the 

 tribe of Nubuja, the men of Jak, and the tribe of Momid ruled in their 

 turn : of these there are no detailed accounts, so that they pass on to the 

 last of the Rahis ; and after that they relate the histories of other classes. 



The dynasty of the Rahis had their capital at Alor*, and the 



Dynasty of the boundaries of their dominions and possessions were 



to the eastward as far as Cashmir and Kimuj, 



westward to Mikran and the shore of the sea of Oman, i. e. at the 



Boundaries of their port of Derjul, to the south to the confines of the 

 empire# port of Surat, and to the north to Candahar, 



and Seistan, with the hills of Sulliman, Kirwan and Kaijkanan. 



1. Rahi Diwahijy a distinguished prince ; his sway extended over the 

 boundaries described, and was absolute. The princes of Hind were in 

 treaties of friendship with him, and in all his territories the merchant 

 (Caravans) travelled in safety. 



* The ruins of Alor are still to be seen about four miles from Roree; opinions 

 differ as to the river having at any period flowed in that direction, as stated in the 

 " Tooputal Kisum." I cannot learn that there are any traces of Hindoo architecture 

 to be found at Alor. 



