1845.] Supplementary account of the Hazarahs. 335 



I propose that this account should consist of the different memoranda 

 found in my journal connected with the Hazarahs, according to the or- 

 der of dates. 



Memorandum, 19th July 1839, Candahar. — To the north of the Arif- 

 khanee Baloche of Kejran, (to the north of Teereen) are the Babalee 

 Hazarahs under Husenee-khan, and his nephew Mahmood-khan ; and to 

 the north of the Babalee are the Chora Hazarahs ; 2000 families under 

 Allee Husen-khan and Mahammad Husen. They are taxed one sheep 

 each house. 



Mahmood and his uncle Husenee both live at Zarafshan. Mehdee- 

 khan was the father of Mahmood. The Babalee Hazarahs are reckoned 

 at 5000 houses, and they are said to be able to furnish 200 horse and 

 300 foot. The Sardars of Candahar collected yearly about 2 or 3000 

 sheep. The sister of Mahammad Husen-beg Dai-koondee is Mahmood- 

 khan's wife, and Mahmood-khan's sister is the mother of Khairulla- 

 beg Dai-koondee. Gizon, called the Cashmeer of Western Afghan- 

 istan, was originally a government post. It is now enjoyed by Ma- 

 hammad Takee Beg, a Dai-kundee Hazarah. It was through the 

 Hazarahs that the revenue called Sang-o-baz (the goat and stone) 

 became known. When a tribe is next to independent, it is said to 

 pay a stone-and-goat revenue ; that is, the collectors of revenue are met 

 with an old lean goat in one hand, and a stone in the other, as much as 

 to say, if you do not put up with this shadow of tribute you shall have 

 this (the stone) on your head. 



Memorandum, Chapa-khanna Karabagh, 24th June 1841, and 1st Sep- 

 tember 1842. — The four Dastaks of Ornee are Tamakee Taltamoor, Doka, 

 and Sagadee. These, with Aldye, Mahammad Khoja, and Meer Maham- 

 mad, are sons of Hajee. Their chiefs are Husen-khan, Hasan-khan, 

 and Mahammad Takee-khan, sons of Meer Alee-khan, son of Zakee- 

 khan. The Mahammad Khoja Hazarahs are under Mahammad Husen- 

 khan the son of Gulisthan-khan, the son of Abdul Masam-khan. These 

 are the Hazarahs of Karabagh ; they are at enmity with the Tarakees, 

 which was amply verified on the approach of General Nott's force to 

 Karabagh in 1842. The Ghiljyes had forsaken their forts from fear of 

 the force, and on coming up to Karabagh the Hazarahs were seen hur- 

 rying across the plain on their beasts of burden with empty bags to sack 

 their neighbours' forts. Some of the Hazarahs accompanied the force 



