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TREATMENT OE THOSE WHO JOINED YACOOB.
[ 1870.
from proceeding to the latter place, and even the messengers of the British
1 agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. came under this prohibition, which
Diary ending 3rd October. • waS) however, relaxed in their favour.
Peramoz was summoned in from Toorkistan and Uslum from Khost, and the
Ameer also told Hoossein, the Governor of Cabul, to collect 1,000 camels and
ponies as carriage for his forces. He wanted to send off the _ advance guard of
his forces at once, hut the astrologers told him to put off their departure till the
8th A Barukzye, Abool Rahman (son of Kadir fOian, commandei of the aitil-
J lery) tried to ioin Yacoob, but he was
* Diary endmg 8th September. caught* in the attempt and so severely
t Diary ending i9th September. flogged that he died f His relatives vowed
vengeance and many Barukzyes were much angered.
It will be convenient to anticipate matters by recounting at
was done to Yacoob’s adherents. Quite
openly faJ joined by Hashim Shureef
Khan’s son with, it was said, four lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , the relics no doubt of the great
wealth which Shureef Khan had long ago accumulated; and the reality w of
his and his father’s concern in the premeditated conspiracy,. and the falsity of
Shureef’s protestations of innocence now came fully to light, so the Ameer
^ , clapped Shureef into prison, and though
J he was his own full brother, put irons*
t Diary ending 27th October. orL pj s i e g Sf the Ameer nowf deter
mined to deprive Shureef of the great wealth which he had used so badly in
fomenting disturbances. He called therefore all his agents and officials to a
severe account. By the 9th December the Candahar authorities had recovered—
1. “ One lakh One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees twenty thousand rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. of Candabar currency from the younger brother
of Bhai Tolaram, an official of Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Mahomed
Shureef Khan.
613.
this point of
early in the
Letter from British agent, dated 27th September
the narrative
rebellion he
what
was
Diary ending 12th December 1873.
2. “ Eighty thousand rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. from the property of Syud Yar Mahomed on account of the
said Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. .
3. (e Ten thousand rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. from Mowladad, an official of Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Mahomed Shurfee Khan.
They have granted a suitable khillut to the said Mowladad, and have pressed him to institute
search for the remaining treasure of the Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. . , ' >
Tolaram himself had fled to Shikarpoor. Thence he wrote to say that the
property was his, and not Shureef’s, and that it had been wrongfully confiscated,
The Ameer said, in reply, that he would be pardoned if he would consent to
disclose where the property of Shureef really was.—[Diary ending 5th
January 1871.]
614. The families of each of the Cabulees who had left to join Yacoob
.p.. t , were fined Rs. 500. Those of Yacooh’s
Diary ending 10tn October. , , , .if,
known adherents who had not left were
treated with great severity, The rent-free holders in Candahar territory who
had dealings with him, were fined three years of the revenue which would
ordinarily have been assessed on their lands, In fact the agent wrote:
Diary ending 25th. October,
“ In consequence of extreme displeasure, the
Ameer entertains very severe designs against
the well-wishers of the Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. .”
(a) The following were also said to be only watching for a favourable movement for doing likewise :
L—The whole of the family of Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Shums-ood-deen Khan.
2.—The whole of the family of the late Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Mahomed Osman Khan.
3- - Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Yahaya Khan, of the family of the late Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Sultan Mahomed Khan.
4.— Some members of the Kohistanee tribe.
^ ie descendants of the late Saadut Khan, of the Mahomed tribe, of whom Nouroze Khan had already gone
with Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Mahomed Yakoob Khan.
(b) Telegram from Colonel Phayre, dated 26th September. The British agent said three lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees Candaharee currency,
equal to 1* lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees Company’s . Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. .—[Diary ending 10th October.]