562 Fragments of the history of Moot tan. [Nov. 



Dera Ghazee Khan,* Ghazee Khan the 10th, who lived at that time, 

 having paid his respects to the Badshah, obtained the royal favor, and 

 was confirmed in the tenure of the Dera and its dependencies. On the 

 death of this same Ghazee Khan without issue, in 1172, H., (A. D. 

 1758,) none of his kindred and country succeeding to the govern- 

 ment, they became dispersed in various directions. The Dera and its 

 dependencies accordingly lapsed to the sovereign of Cabul ; and Maha- 

 rajah Koura Mullf was appointed governor by Ahmed Shah. After 

 this Meean Gholam Shah obtained the government, which he held for 

 16 years. 



which seems to be the island betweeen the Indus and what De Lisle calls the river 

 Drintade." 



* The occasion and route of this march upon Sinclh are thus given by the autho- 

 rity before quoted: "After passing the Indus, he directed his march to Peishor, 

 where he halted for some days. * * * * From thence, continuing his route 

 towards Cabul, he detached Abdul Baki Khan, with five thousand horse, to receive 

 homage from Khudayar Khan, governor of Pekier. (This country is to the south 

 of Cabul on the Indus bordering upon Multan : I do not find it laid down by De 

 Lisle. There are several forts, and strong places in it, such as Lokheri, Sekier, 

 and Tekier. The people in this country are partly Mahommedans and partly Pagans). 

 This Khan had refused to pay homage to Nadir, now sovereign of that country ; 

 and collected a considerable body of forces to oppose the Persian army. * * * * 

 Abdul Baki Khan soon arrived on the frontiers of this country, but was in no situ- 

 ation to reduce Khudayar Khan by force. * * * * Abdul Baki informed the 

 Shah of the circumstances he was in. Nadir being now near Kandahar sent his 

 treasures and heavy baggage under a numerous convoy into that strong fortress, and 

 then directed his course south-east through the country of Hazarijat. ***** 



" As soon as Nadir arrived in the neighbourhood of Khudaabad, the Indian Chief 

 retired with his riches to Emir Kiout, a strong fort on the opposite side of the 

 river Hest-nud, &c. &c." — Hist, of Nadir Shah, by Jonas Hanway,p. 393. 



One would think Nadir could scarcely have been near Kandahar at that time, and 

 if he had, his course thence would not probably take him via Dera Ismael Khan, 

 as the MS. says. 



If Hanway's note, given above in parenthesis, means that Roree was included in 

 the country of which Nadir was " now sovereign" this would give grounds for 

 supposing that the Nara is the boundary before alluded to. But no great import- 

 ance is to be attached to his geographical notes of those regions. He is apparently 

 quite unconscious that " Pekier" and " Sekier" are what he before gave as " Buc- 

 khor" and " Sunkur, sometimes wrote Sekir." 



f He had been governor of Mooltan since 1746, and now received charge of 



Dera Ghazee Khan in addition. 



