1845.] a History of Sindh. 1 71 



that time was a governor, and he is connected with Sam Bin Oomur, 



Bin Hassan, Bin Abi Lukab, but I do doubt if this is correct. 



They are also said to be descended from Jam- s kid ; hence their 



title of " Jam" and this appears the most probable. 

 Reason of their .111 



taking the title of rrom some great man it is related, that they are de- 



Sumah or Samah. scendants of Sam Bin Noh, and thus they are styled 



Sumah. God knows. 



1. Jam Oonur Bin Babinek. When they were released from oppres- 



1. Jam Oonur. sion of the tribe of Sumrah, the men of Sumah, who 

 before were cultivators of gardens, collected and styled him " Jam ;" 

 they constituted him chief and leader. It was thus in the year 752 H., 

 and in a short time this Jam obtained complete power ; Mulk Ruttun 

 overthrew the remainder of the Turks, who were governors in Sewis- 

 tan, and after three years and six months, he died. They relate also, 

 that Kahah Bin Tamachi his vakeel, brought Ferroz and Alii Shah from 

 Bukkur to Birhampur, where they killed him ; and after three days the 

 men of Oonur killed Mulk Ferroz. 



2. Jam Junur Bin Babineh succeeded his brother ; he crossed over 

 Jam Junur. from Tulhati, and ravaged and pillaged the towns and 



villages ; he left Bukkur in charge of the Turks ; after this he became 

 powerful in Sindh, until Sultan Hullaw-ul-din sent his brother AlifKhan 

 to Multan and its dependencies ; Mulk Taj Kuffuri and Tatar Khan were 

 sent to Sindh to oppose Jam Junur ; previous to that Jam Junur had 

 died: his reign extended for 13 or 14 years. The Shah's army took Buk- 

 kur, and looked towards Sehwan. After Jam Junur, 



3. Jam Tamachi Bin Jam Oonur succeeded to the seat of government ; 

 3. Jam Tamachi. the Sultan's army took him and his family prisoners 



to Delhi. The tribe of Sumah went to Tkurri } and for 15 years, 4. Jam 

 Babineh Bin Jam Oonur ruled over them, according to the ac- 

 count of Meer Massum. 5. Jam Kheir-ul-din, son of Tamachi, after 

 the death of his father (according to the order of the Shah) came 

 from Delhi to Sindh, and took possession. Sultan Mahamed Shah, 

 pursuing Taghi Ghullam as before mentioned, arrived in the vici- 

 nity of Tattah and died, and Sultan Ferroz succeeded him. He 

 went to Delhi ; Jam Kheir-ul-din pursued him to the territories 

 of Sin ; after some engagements returned, ruled his subjects justly, 

 and in peace. After Kheir-ul*din } his son, 6. Jam Babineh second, suc- 



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