1848.] Fragments of the history of Moot tan. 563 



In the reign of Tymoor Shah, first Zeman Khan Dooranee governed 

 three years, then Mirza Khan Atukzye, 9 years ; Sumundur Khan 

 Badoozye, one year ; Saadut Khan, son of Mirza Khan, one year. 



In the reign of Zeman Shah, Asaad Khan, brother of Futteh Khan 

 Barukzye, governed for two years ; — Snmud Khan Populzye, two years ; 

 Sheikh Kumur-ood-deen, one year ; Ibrahim Khan Popnlzye, one year ; 

 Sumud Khan, brother of Futteh Khan, three years ; Nuwab Abd-ool- 

 jubar Khan, three years ; Hubeeb-oollah Khan Suddozye, two years ; 

 Mohnmmud Zeman Khan Barukzye, three years.* 



In the reign of the Shahzadah Muhmood, Sumundur Khan, two 

 years. 



Again, in the reign of his majesty Shooja-ool-Moolk Muhummud 

 Zeman Khan Barukzye was governor of the Dera, when in the year 

 1230 H., (A. D. 1814,) Maharaja Runjeet Singh took it from him, and 

 conferred the tenure of that place, along with Hurund and Dajil, and 

 the rest of its dependencies, on Mohummud Sadik Khan, (father of 

 the present Nuwab of Buhawulpoor,) on an annual rental of 4 lakhs. 



A. D. 1831, in 1247, Runjeet Singh took into his own hands the 

 district of Dera Ghazee Khan, and the rest of the country on that side 

 of the river held by Nuwab Mohummud Buhawul Khan, and the 

 administration was committed to General Ventura. He remained two 

 years, and after him, Deewan Sanwun Mull was appointed Nazim. 



Mohummud Ruheem Khan, and Mohummud Yar Khan, of the family 

 of Ghazee Khan, now live at Dera Ghazee Khan (1845). Only two 

 wells (land) are granted to them for their subsistence. 



The Belochees having no royal house, have not been in the custom 

 of making historical records from which details might be gathered, 

 regarding the ancestors of Ghazee Khan. 



2. — Account of the attack of Huree Singh, Chunda Singh, and 

 Gunda Singh, called Bhungee,f on the estate of the Buhawulpoor 



* This gives a total of 17 years, but the reign of Zeman Shah was only of 7 

 years' continuance. Timoor Shah died in 1793, and Zeman Shah was dethroned 

 by Muhmood, his brother, in 1800. Perhaps some of the first of these names 

 should be transferred to the previous reign, and part of the three years of the last 

 named governor may have extended into the reign of Muhmood. 



f Thus designated, I was informed, not from their being of the caste so named, 

 but from a progenitor, a noted bhang eater. 



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