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ried again in his old age, and had four sons. First, Oomur ; second, 

 Jeyur, (his descendants are Babrahs, Dukemehs, Kulak ;) third, Phut 

 Lakah*, (the Philani are known as his descendants ;) fourth, Munayah. 

 Oomur the son of Lakah had a son named Lakah ; he had a son named 

 Sumah, who had two sons, one named Kakah, and the other Jikrak. 

 Kakah became a ruler, (the place called Kakah is so called after him ;) 

 he had two sons, one Palli and the other Raydin, from the descen- 

 dants of Palli. Musruk Sumah became a governor, and Raydin had nine 

 sons. Thus : first, Sumal, the Samijahs are his descendants; second, No- 

 tyar, all the Nouts are his descendants; third, Lakah, his descendants are 

 Lanjar, Mukdoom, Sikar, Lanjar, (God's mercy be on him) of whom 

 mention will be made in the account of the Sheikhs, belongs to him ; 

 fourth, Abrak, whose descendants are Daod,\Zakir Nayah and Fal Nayah; 

 fifth, Nayah; sixth, Chamir; seventh, Munhayah ; eighth, Koriah (the 

 descendants of these three last tribes are the Mundrahj) ninth, Palli who 

 was a chief and had two sons, first Oodah, whose descendants are the Ba- 

 riah Oodejah (also called Gordrah Putrah,) and second Saud, who was 

 the chief of the tribe. Saud the son of Palli had seven sons : first, Kakah, 

 whose descendants are the Kakejah Putrah ; second, Jarak, who had de- 

 scendants the Jahiejahs; third, Waderah; fourth *** ; fifth, Hingarah, his 

 descendants are Hodejah, Juksia, Wurha and Hingoja; sixth, Dirah, 

 his descendants are Dirah Sumah in Cutch ; seventh, Jam Hoti, who 

 had five sons; first, Halah, his descendants are known as the Halah; se- 

 cond, Hingorah, his descendants are Bumian, Ruhuriah, Hingorah, and 

 they founded the places thus mentioned ; third, Sahi, his descendants 

 are Sahir Sumah ; fourth, Chalidriah, his descendants are well known as 

 Nihirah ; fifth, Jam Hapur, who had two sons ; first Raojah, second Jam 

 Jumur, who had a son Kirraha ; he had three sons : first, Saudh, whose 

 descendants are Raoma, Lakayatsmd Jekrah ; second, Sumrah, who had 

 no children ; third, Lakah Jan, who had one son Kalah, who had a son 

 called Lekah ; after whose death he had another called Brekanah, he took 

 the name of his father. Lakah Bin Kahah, the brother of Nahah, had 

 twelve sons: thus, first, Jam Jumur, from whom are descendants the 

 Sumahs, the rulers of Sindh residents of Sanuir, who will be mentioned 



* " Laka Philani," an heroic Rajput prince, well known in Cutch traditions; the 

 Jhareejahs of Cutch date their origin from the Sumahs of Sind, (see Mrs. Postans's 

 " Cutch." or the traditions of *' Laka Philani." 



