166 Translation of the Toofut ul Kiram, [No. 159. 



and Multan, and took it to Delhi and subdued Khosrow Khan, he suc- 

 ceeded to the throne ; and Sultan Ghias-ul-din, Jughluk Shah was his 



u ., title: whilst he was occupied with affairs in that 



How they acquir- r 



ed power. quarter, the men of Sumrah collected from the vici- 



nity of Jhuri and placed a man named Surmah in the governor's seat, 

 and, having possessed the country, he espoused the daughter of a 

 zumeendar named Saud, who was of power and rank : by her he had a 

 son, named Bangur Khan. Sumrah died, Bangur succeeded him, and 

 his son Dodah took possession of "the country to Nusurpur ; he had a 

 son named Sungar, a minor, and the government of the country came 

 to Jaree, daughter of Dodah ; and when Sungur became of years he 

 succeeded to the governorship, and proceeded towards Cutch and subdued 

 the country to the river Manak. As he had no children, his wife Hei- 

 mus' brother was appointed governor of the city of Toor and Thurri. 

 After a short time Dodah Sumrah, who was governor in the fort of 

 Dakah, collected his tribe from the surrounding country, and extirpa- 

 ted the brother of Heimus. At this time Dodu and Pkatu, descendants 

 of Dodah, came out with a large force, and gave him the chieftainship ; 

 he ruled for some time, and after him Kheira took possession of the 

 country ; then Armil succeeded to it, but being an oppressor, the men 

 of Sumah collected and killed him ; this was in the year 752 H. : but the 

 beginning and end of this tribe as rulers is by others otherwise related. 

 Thus in the Muntukhib al Juwarihh, when Sultan Abdul Rashid, Bin 

 Sultan Mahamed Ghazi, succeeded to the throne, his imbecility caused 

 the inhabitants of Sindh to be rebellious, and in the year 445 H. the men 

 of Sumrah collected near Thurri, and placed a per- 



445 H. The Sum- son named Sumrah in the governship. Sumrah pos- 

 rahs placed Sumrah , , , , , 



on the musnud. sessed his elevation tor a long period, and had a son 



Sumrah* Bangur by the daughter of a zumeendar named Saud, 



and died. Bangur Bin Sumrah ruled for 1 5 years ; in 

 the year 461 H. he died : after him Dodah Bin Bangur governed for 

 24 years, and in the H. 485 he died. After him Sungar for 15 years ; 

 after him HufifZ6 years ; after him Oomur 40 years; Dodah the se- 

 cond 14 years; Phutto 33 years; Khey surah Dodah third 14 years; 

 Jahi 24 years ; Chami 1 8 years ; Bangur second 1 5 years ; Hafif the 

 second 18 years; Dodah the fourth 25 years; Oomur the second 35 

 years ; Bangur third 10 years : after him Hanair succeeded to the govern- 



