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died and was buried, is the son of Mahamed Haban, Bin Abdul Rahim, 

 Bin Hamzeh, Bin Abdul Mathab. Once, when Meer Hamzah (may God 

 approve him) went out to hunt in a country far in the desert, he became 

 alone there, and, according to the favour of the Most High who is always 

 propitious to good and great men, a good genius or fairy appeared to 

 keep him company; by the Divine will he embraced her, and she be- 

 came hidden from his sight 2 afterwards she brought forth Abdul Rahim. 

 In short, Mahamed Bin Harun had fifty-two sons by seven wives. 

 Thus, one : Isa, Mikran, Hijaz, Satak, Bikram, Rustum, and Jillah 

 from one mother named Hamira ; Zumal, Mazid, Radah, Buhlal, 

 Shahbab, Nizam, Julal, Marid, from one mother named Hamiri ; Roe- 

 din, Mussa, Noki, Noh, Mundah, Raza-al-din, from Miriam ; Jullal 

 from Hashiat ; Adam, Kumal, Ahmed, Humad, Hamud Said, Masud, 

 from Musma, ; Mudi, Shir, Koh, Babund, Kark, Nowar al din, Hus- 

 san, Hasein, Suliman, and Abrahim, from Fatimah ; Alim, Alii, Tir- 

 kush, JBuhpad, Teghzan, Mubarik, Turk, Tallah, Arbi, Shiraz, Taj- 

 al-deen, Takht, Gulistan, and Burk from Khwah. When, according to 

 the order of Hijjaj as related, Mikran was cleared, that land with 

 others was appointed into two shares, and one share was given to the 

 descendants of Jallal al deen, and they came to Sowah and Kich,* and 

 their descendants are to this day scattered in great numbers all over 

 Sindh. The tribe of Lodah also called Lulian, have their origin thus. 

 The illustrious Suliman sent familiar spirits in the shape of men to 

 purchase slave girls at Rum. On their return, one of these had connec- 

 tion with one of the women ; Suliman gave her to him, and a boy was 

 born : afterwards his descendants mixeji with the Arabs, and came to 

 Sindh at the time of the conquest, or before. 



Account of the origin of the tribe of Sumah. 

 The narrative of these people, as is necessary, will be fully told 

 in the course of this history. Sam, who is said to have been 

 the son of Amur, the son of Sham Bin Abal Suhub, and again the son 

 of Umar Bin Akrameh Bin Alu Jahul, or the son of Akrameh Bin 

 Abul Hisam, Bin Abbu Jihil: there are, however, various reports, of 

 which the following is the most consistent. That they were de- 



* Kich Mikran. 



