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called Bakhtar ; and by others, that of Zameen-i-Khawar, who is said to 

 have been a brother of Dawar, (Zamundawar) . I have no doubt Au- 

 rangzeb fortified Kalat-i-Ghiljye for Sultan Malakhe, and Shah-i-Safa 

 for Sultan Khudakye, if he found them dilapidated. Sher-khan, we find 

 from the account of the early Abdalees, brother of Sultan Khudakye, 

 commanded at Shah-i-Safa on the part of the king of Delhi. 



I had almost forgot to mention, that the Moosa-khel Tokhees are 

 divided into Buran-khels, Nazar-khels and Khwaidad-khels ; and that 

 the latter are divided into Shakee-khels and Mamee-khels. 



Although the account of the early Ghilzyes ought to end here, I can- 

 not forego giving an abstract translation of Mulla Pairo's whole ac- 

 count. 



Mahammad Ameen-khan, the son of Ashruf, and Rahmatullah-khan 

 the son of Allaiyar, on hearing of the fate of their fathers fled to the 

 Suleman-khel country to Zarmut and Kalawaz. Azam-khan, the son 

 of Ashruf, and some other children were led captive from Kalat to Za- 

 meen- dawar. From this place effecting their escape, they fled to the 

 Persian court, and from it received the countries of Khukees and Ner- 

 masher. Ahmed Shah conferred the chiefship of the Tokhees and Kalat 

 on Soorkai-khan Babakarzai, who was shortly after murdered by the 

 Mahammad- zai Takhees. 



Soorkai-khan had two sons, Sayud Rahmat-khan and Lashkaree- 

 khan ; the former accompanied the Shah on his campaigns, and the lat- 

 ter was stationed at Kalat. 



On the 26th August 1841, I saw a descendant of his, Khaleel-khan, 

 son of Rahmat, son of Hajee Munsoor, son of Usman Ghanee, (call- 

 ed Surkai Sultan by Nadir, and Kboja-khan by Ahmed Shah), son 

 of Joga, son of Meer Hazar, son of Taooz, son of Kasura, son of 

 Utman, son of Suleman, son of Babakar, son of Shamal, son of Yoonus, 

 son of Rahmand, son of Tokh, son of Baroo, son of Tolad, son of 

 Ghiljye. 



Sometime after the accession of Timoor Shah, Mahammad Ameer- 

 khan was invited from the Suleman-khel by that monarch, and made 

 chief of Kalat and of the Tokhees and Hazarahs ; and on Timoor Shah 

 marching from Candahar to Cabool, Mahammad Ameen (Amo) Khan 

 paid his respects with 100 Suleman-khel swars at Pali Sangee, and re- 

 ceived a dress of honor, and other marks of the royal favor : at the same 



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