"تقرير خان بهادور مولا بخش، الملحق بوكيل الحاكم العام للهند والقنصل العام البريطاني في خراسان وسيستان، عن رحلته من مشهد إلى كويته عبر تربت حيدريه، كاين، سيستان، كوه ملك سياه ونوشكي (٧ أبريل إلى ٢٨ يوليو ١٨٩٨)" [و‎‎١‎٨] (١٥٦/٤٠)

ON HIS JOURNEY FROM MESHED TO QUETTA, 1898.
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conical mound called the Tappa-i-Nadiri to Ruhat-i-Ehakistari, an old
caravan sarai situated at about five miles from the caravansarai of Turuk,
(d) At about the eighth mile the road leading towards Kala-i-Ulang, a
Kaia-i-uiang. small village, branches off to the left.
(e) Taking the road to the right we reached Kamarzard, a small village
J containing nbout ten families of Karais at
about the eleventh mile.
(/) Erom Kamarzard the road goes across an easy kotal to Mulkabad
, which contains about 50 families and is
situated at the seventeenth mile.
(#) About two miles beyond Mulkabad is Gumbad-i-daraz, a large village
of about 100 families situated at about
two miles from Sharifabad.
Gumbad-i-daraz.
Monday, 11th April 1898.
(19) Kafir Kala.
Distance, 15 miles.
Water, good.
Supplies procurable.
(a) There is a direct road from Mulkabad to Kafir Kala via Hasanabad
„ and the distance is about 16 miles,
Hasanabad, a village containing about
100 families and belonging to the shrine at Meshed, being situated about
half way.
(b) The road from Gumbad*i-daraz to Kafir Kala goes via Bairamabad or
Bairaunabad. by Shall laki.
(e) We went by Shah Taki, a village of 40 families, situated at about 9
T ,. miles from Gumbad-i-daraz. Prom Shah
Taki to Kafir Kala the distance is about
six miles.
{d) The road from Turuk to Sharifabad Rubat-i-Khakistari, Kamar-
E „.d fron, Tumb to S „.nM»d „d KuMt-i- Mulkabad and Gumbad-i-daraz be-
Khakistari, Kaniarzard, Mulkabad, and Guinbad-i- mg longer by UVe Or Six miles than tll6
daraz much better for camels and wheeled traffic ma i n ro ad fl’Om Turuk to Sharifabad is
than the direct main highway. j i ^ ,
^ not used by travellers except by camel-
men who find it much easier for their heavily laden animals.
With the exception of a small easy kotal between Kamarzard and Mulk
abad there is no pass, and the road is fit for wheeled traffic for all the distance
even at present. With a little expense it would make a much better cart-road
than the present direct road from Turuk to Sharifabad.
„ J u t ,, „,,,, , (e) The road between Mulkabad and
Road between Mulkabad and Kafir Kala Did -tt'' n' tt’ i • * tt ^ i ^ ^nu.
Hasauabad can be driven over. JAatir Kala via tlasanabad can also be
driven over with great ease.
(/) Kafir Kala contains about SOfnmilies of Barbaris (Hazara emi°Tants
K4fir Kala . from the Hazdrdjdt-Afghanistan) and
Khurasanis. The mud walls of the
village which is situated on a hillock are in ruins and neglected.
(g) A new village which contains about 25 families has recently been
Sadrdb£d built just below the hill on which Kafir
Kala stands. This new village belongs
to Mirza Sadra-Najd-us-Saltaneb, the present Chief Secretary to the Rukn-
ud-Dowleh, Governor-General of Khurasan and Sistan, after whom it is called
Sadrabad.
(h) The above villages are situated in the Sar-i-Jam Buluk of Meshed, a
Sar.i.jam (Buluk). fer ‘ ile distri °t "ith abundant supplies
and plenty of water.
The revenue of the Sar-i-Jam Buluk is tumans 3,400 in cash, 688 khar*
wars of grain (| wheat and J barley) and 675 kharwars of chopped straw.