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with a force, recovered and mounted the guns, and made use of them for 

 several days without effect against the fort walls, which remained entire 

 until destroyed by British Sappers in the autumn of 1839. 



Shahabudeen-khan and Fatteh-khan for a long time were played 

 off against each other by the tribe, and the enmity existing between 

 them was considerably increased by Shahabudeen-khan's brother Meer 

 Mahammad (whose praises as a bold soldier are still sung,) being killed 

 by Fatteh-khan, in the district of Khakah. This enmity continued un- 

 abated until the death of Fatteh-khan, and the two rival chiefs had ge- 

 nerally two or three fights every season, (harvest.) On the death of 

 Fatteh-khan, Shahabudeen-khan made the usual mourning visit to his 

 son, (the present) Samad-khan, and this long-standing quarrel was then 

 made up. 



Samad-khan married a daughter of his, giving a daughter in return to 

 his grandson, Mansoor-khan. 



This brings the Toran Ghiljye history down to a tolerable modern pe- 

 riod, and nothing remains to be noticed, but a few particulars regarding 

 the forces furnished to the Duranee kings by the Ghiljyes. 



The Andadees furnished 600 horse as did the Tarakees in the follow- 

 ing proportion. 



Babadeen-khels 120, Sak-khels 120, Peroz-khels 60, Tsoil-khels 60, 

 Gurbuz-khels 120, and Na-khels 120. 



The Hotakees furnished 500 as did the Shamal-zais, including the 

 Babakar-zais 500, and the Tokhees furnished 1,000. 



The Tokhees received 1,60,000 Tabrezee rupees (10 annas each) per 

 annum thus : — 



1064 Swars at 100, 1,06,400 



Mausabdars, (officers,) . . . . . . . . 35,600 



Hakim, (chief,) 18,000 



1,60,000 



The distribution of the Tokhees, as follows : 



Ashoor-khan says, Meerza Pairo says, 



Kishyanees, .'. .. 50 . . .. ..66 



Bata-khel, 30 .. .. ..36 



Jalal-zai, 180 .. .. ..164 



Pero-zai, 144 .. .. ..140 



