1845.] An account of the early Ghiljdees. 309 



I find from my journal, that on the 28th September 1844, I sent 

 for their chief men to gain information. They informed me they were 

 originally Uzbecks from Turkistan, and are by tribe Sadlechees. They 

 have the water of the canal called Bokanah. They furnished six men 

 and one officer to the Duranees, and were enrolled among the Baneezais. 



But to return to the lovers. On Shaikh Batanee and his wife discover- 

 ing the state of their daughter's affections and person, they became most 

 anxious to have the couple married ; but family pride was in the way, and 

 they were anxious first to know concerning the syal or rank in society 

 of their guest. He was therefore questioned, and gave himself out as a 

 prince born, and invited them to ascertain the fact by despatching some 

 one to Ghor, his native country. This was done, and a confirmation of 

 Husein's affirmation attained in time, it is to be hoped, to allow the 

 babe to enter without shame into the world. Husein is said also to 

 have married the messenger's daughter, in consideration of his taking 

 the trouble of going all the way to Ghor ; others say, that on his return 

 he refused to confirm Husein's assertion until he had promised to marry 

 his daughter also. This is probable, and according to the character of 

 an Afghan Cossid, getting a promise made before imparting good 



news. 



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The Ghiljaees say, that Sultan Mahmood of Ghuznee first brought 

 them down from the Koki-kase or Koki-roh, and they began to dig 

 Karez, (vide the Karez of the Sulemanees near Ghuznee). Malcolm (I 

 think) says they were nearly exterminated by that monarch, as a punish- 

 ment for a party of them having plundered his baggage, and that they 

 only regained strength in the time of Timoor. 



The first person of note known to the present inhabitants was Sultan 

 Malakhe, a Tokhee. 



It is probable that Mahammad the progenitor of the Mahammad-zye 

 Tokhees, and Isaac the progenitor of the Isak-zye Hotakees were both 



* Note.— We have to apologise for omitting a brief, and apparently carefully com- 

 piled list of the genealogies of the Ghilzye families. It would be of interest were cir- 

 cumstances such as to place any of our readers in immediate communication with this 

 tribe; but, as it is, we may be perhaps excused omitting it.— Eds. 



