'Travels in Beloochistan and Sinde; accompanied by a geographical and historical account of those countries, with a map.' [‎286] (328/476)

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HISTORY OF BELOOCHISTAN.
who, as I have already said, was a child, were obliged to cede to
him the province and town of Kutch Gundava, by a treaty, in which
he agreed not to molest the remaining dominions of the latter chief;
but he only adhered to this for a short time, and then raised a very
large force, principally consisting of Sindians and other mercenaries.
Muhmood Khan applied to Zeman Shah, then King of Kabool, for
assistance, and that monarch dispatched a nobleman of his court to
mediate the business. Beheram Khan would, however, hear of no
terms, except those of Muhmood Khan resigning the government to
him during his life-time, and accordingly war was declared. After
various skirmishes, in most of which the rebel chief was successful,
the two armies, led by the Khans in person, met at Duhunedurruh*
in Kutch Gundava, and Beheram Khan's troops were totally defeated
by the treachery of several tribes that deserted him during the en
gagement : he was himself wounded, and fled to Hyderabad, the
capital of Sinde, where the Umeers refused him a refuge, dreading
the anger of Zeman Shah; he accordingly proceeded on towards
Buhawulpoor, but died from fatigue, at the Tanda or village of
Kulundur Shah, within one hundred and twenty miles of that city, f
In addition to this competitor, Muhmood Khan had also to con
tend against his half sister, who, as soon as she heard of Beheram
Khan's death, took that chief's only daughter to Larkhanu in Sinde;
whence she sent a messenger to Meer Gholam Allee Talpooree, the
principal ruler of that country, and stipulated with him that his
army should assist in deposing Muhmood Khan, and placing his
youngest half brother on the Musnud, in return for which he was to
receive Beheram Khan's daughter in marriage. Her motives for this
have never been clearly explained, but they most probably originated
in some private quarrel. Meer Gholam Allee made every promise
* Literally, the mouth of the valley.
f The citj oi Buhawulpoor lies on the eastern side of the Gurruh river, in latitude
29 25 noith longitude, 71 59' east. It is the capital of the territories of Buhawul
Khan, usually called Daood Pootra, or the sons of David.
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