'Travels in Beloochistan and Sinde; accompanied by a geographical and historical account of those countries, with a map.' [‎276] (318/476)

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history of beloochistan.
2. Sumbur, father of
3. Mohummud Khan, father of
4. Abdoolla Khan, father of
5. Hajee Mohummud Khan, brother of
6. Nusseer Khan, father of
7. Muhmood Khan, the present ruler;
And as the six former chiefs, with the exception of Hajee Mohum
mud Khan, died or were killed at an advanced age, I think we may
estimate their lives at one hundred and fifty years, or rather more.
Previous to the aggrandisement of this family, Kelat had been
governed by a Hindoo dynasty for many centuries, and the last
Rajah was either named behwa, or that had always been the heredi
tary title assumed by the princes of his race, on mounting the Gad-
dee. This last surmise seems to be the best founded, because the
city of Kelat is, at this hour, very frerjuently spoken of as Kelate
Sehwa, an appellation it is more likely to have derived from a line
of governors than one individual, unless, as was the case with Nus
seer Khan, he was distinguished for great talents and virtues.
Sehwa himself resided principally at Kelat, while his only son.
Sungeen, officiated in the capacity ot a iS^aeb or lieutenant-governor
at Zuhree. The administration of both those princes is avowed to
have been \ ery ecputable, and affording every possible encourage
ment to merchants or other sojourners in their territories. Sehwa
was at length obliged to invite to his aid the mountain shepherds
with their leader, against the encroachments of a horde of depreda
tors from the western parts of Mooltan, Shikarpoor, and Upper
Smde, who headed bj/ an LJffghan chief, with a few of his followers,
and a Rind Belooche tribe, still famous for its robberies, called the
Muzarees, infested the whole country, and had even threatened to
attack the seat of government, v/hich was then nothing better than
a straggling village.
The chief who obeyed the summons was the Kumbur, whose
name stands at the head of the genealogical list, at the commence
ment of this chapter j his ancestors were believed to have been