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princes thought of counting their men for the purpose of ascertaining their losses, as they 

 were proceeding against a distant and formidable foe, who was likely to inflict a further 

 loss on their numbers. Such a large force was never seen before in the country, and it 

 was not an easy task for the chiefs to have them counted in a day. The simplest way 

 therefore was adopted by the chiefs, viz., to order their men to throw stones together in a 

 heap at one stone per man, and to take out one stone from the same heap on their return, 

 in order that by this means they might be able to deduct the casualties. There is a heap 

 of stones at Hinzil, which, however, is more probably the ruins of a Bhuddist tope. 



They conquered the country as far as Chitral, where they are said to have placed a 

 big stone under a large chinar tree. 



The dak arrangements are said to be so excellent that the chiefs used to eat dinner 

 cooked at Skardu, which reached them warm at a distance of about 400 miles. 



The following song is still preserved at Gilgit in memory of these Chiefs :— 



"(1) Ala, Sher Shah, AH Shah, Murad trai draro, Khiri nile sine aje Kaltor 

 ganaige. 



(2) Ala pote, Makpoon ai pote, trai draro Khiri nile sine aje Kaltor ganaige. 



(3) Ala, Sher Shah, Ali Shah, Murad, trai draro, Khiri hole sarega lam guti 



ganaige. 



(4) Ala, pote Makpoon ai pote, trai draro Khiri hole sarega lam guti ganaige. 



(5) Ala, Sher Shah, Ali Shah, Murad, trai draro, Hathoo Khan Khur bai Khiri 



Hosi ga Yur phiraigai. 



(6) Ala, pote, Makpoon ai pote, trai draro, Hathoo Khan Khur bai Khiri Hosi 



ga Yur phiraigai. 



(7) Ala, Sher Shah, Ali Shah, Murad, trai draro, Chemogar ai eel phote, sang 



brang tharaigai. 



(8) Ala, pote, Makpoon ai pote, trai draro, Chemogar ai eel phote, sang brang 



tharaigai. 



(9) Ala, Sher Shah, Ali Shah, Murad, trai draro, hune nili Chili ai Khiri devai 



notaige. 



(10) Ala, pote, Makpoon ai pote trai draro, hune nili Chili ai Khiri devai notaige. 



(11) Ala, Sher Shah, Ali Shah, Murad, trai draro, hune nile Chili ai Khiri dum 



dolo bashaigai. 



(12) Ala, poti, Makpoon ai pote trai draro, hune nili Chili ai Khiri dum dolo 



bashaigai. 



(13) Ala, Sher Shah, Ali Shah, Murad, trai draro, Khiri Brook ga Balim photai, 



Khiri roni ronal tharaigai. 



(14) Ala, pote Makpoon ai pote trai draro, Khiri Brook ga Balim photai, Khiri 



roni ronal tharaigai. 



(15) Ala, Sher Shah, Ali Shah, Murad, trai draro, Khiri Brook ga Balim phota 



Khiri chai ghinigai. 



(16) Ala, pote, Makpoon. ai pote, trai draro, Khiri Brook ga Balim photai Khiri 



chai ghinigai. ... 



