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'Travels in Beloochistan and Sinde; accompanied by a geographical and historical account of those countries, with a map.' [xiii-v] (30/476)
The record is made up of 1 volume (423 pages). It was created in 1816. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.
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CONTENTS.
CHAP. IV.
Government. - Likely to fluctuate. — Despotic authority of Nusseer Khan. - His politic
method of softening its rigour. — Tribes select their chiefs. — War. — Treaties. — Made
by the Khan of Kelat. — Chiefs bound to obey. — Boundary disputes. Referred to
the Khan. — How to be adjusted. — Law for restraining the chiefs ot Kheils or societies.
— Feudatory chiefs must attend with their quota of troops in person. — Disposition and
distinguishing banners of the army. - Respect shewn to the Khan of Kelat or his
representative. - Ancient code of laws. - Cause of their inadequacy. - Nusseer Khan
forms another. — Laws respecting murder— Burglary. — Theft by day. - Shop-lifting.
Adultery Seduction Petty offences and thefts. — Appeals to the Khan. Ad
vantages and salutary effects of the law of appeal. - Exception to the restrictions on the
law of murder. — Strength of the Belooche army. — Exaggerated. — Probable strength.
— Revenues of the Khan of Kelat. - Duties. - Land taxes. - Different rates of it. -
Deductions made by the coUectors. - Hindoo brokers. - For what purpose employed.
— Currency of Kelat. — Trade - ~ " - - 1 a^e 289
CHAP. V.
Second division of Beloochistan. — Provinces of Mukran and Lus. — Boundaries.—
Lenalh. — Breadth. — Face of the country. — Highest mountains. — Hinglatz
temple. - Mukran how divided. - Much. - Why so called. - The province
of Lus. — Its extent. — Boundaries. — Lukhs or defiles. — Rivers. — Poor Ally
(ancient Arabis). — The Hubb. — Wutta. — Sanganee. — Description ot them.
Face of the country. — The chief. - His revenues. - Whence derived. - A feudatory
vassal of Kelat. - Armed force. - Dread of the Belooches. - Towns and villages ot
Lus . _ Exports and imports. - Province of Mukran. - Districts. - Unknown state
of this province. — Explored by Captain Grant. — The Author's route through it.
Recent investigations. - Rivers. - Erroneous belief hitherto entertained regarding
their size. — General description of them. - Minute detail from east to west. - Ihe
rivers. — Aghor. — Mukloo. — Bhusool. — Roomra. — Suduk. — Dust or Dustee.
The great length of the latter. — Its various names. — Surmise regarding it. — 1 urthcr
detail of the rivers. -Nigar. —Neem Khoor. — Gayanee. — Sirrah. — Bimth and
Sudjee. - Kedge the capital. - Site. - Size. - Situation favourable for trade. -
Gone to decay. — The cause. — Now in rebellion. — Last Hakim put to death.
Revenues arising from it. — Tract to the southward of Kedge. — Its nature. -- Punj-
goor or Punjer. — Fine district. — Celebrated for its dates. — The chief. — His reve
nues. — Much. — Its position. — Rugged tract. — Population. — Delicate race.—
Their chiefs and habits. — Kussurkund. — A level district. — Fort. — Precautions
practised by its natives. — Why necessary. —- Not always effectual. — Bushkurd. —
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Travels in Beloochistan and Sinde; accompanied by a geographical and historical account of those countries, with a map.
Publication Details: London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster-Row, 1816 Printed by A. Strahan, New-Street-Square.
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Physical Description: xxx, 423, [1] p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill. (col.), 1 map ; 28 cm. (4º)
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- 'Travels in Beloochistan and Sinde; accompanied by a geographical and historical account of those countries, with a map.'
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