'The dynasty of the Kajars translated from the original Persian manuscript presented by His Majesty Faty Aly Shah to Sir Harford Jones Brydges ... to which is prefixed a succinct account of the history of Persia previous to that period illustarted with plates and a map of Western Persia' [‎447] (664/684)

dynasty of the kajars.
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CHAP. CXITT.
AN ACCOUNT OF THE EXPEDITION OF THE VICTORIOUS ARMY TO
BALOOCHISTAN.
As the Balooch who inhabit the mountains of Bazer
and Jiraft (which properly belong to Kennan) pos
sess in those mountains strong positions, these two
cantons have on that account been attached to
Baloochistan : and as from the other cantons of Ker-
man, to Benfahal, their great stronghold and capital,
there extends an immense desert, totally destitute
of water and cultivation, through which it is difficult
for an army to pass, these people for a long time
paid no taxes to the royal government. From the
same cause, during the Zend dynasty, on some oc
casions they were subject to incursion, ravage, and
captivity; and during the present period, although
they sometimes brought a trifling Peishcush to
his highness Ibrahim Khan, governor of Kerman,
they never submitted to pay a regular tribute : for
this reason his highness appointed Abdul Hasan
Khan Garus, with a division of the army, to pro
ceed to that region. From the tenor of the repre
sentations transmitted by his highness to the royal
Durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). , and which were submitted to the perusal
of the writer The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping. of these pages, it appears that Abdul
Hasim Khan, by a rapid movement, advanced by
surprise to the vicinity of the fort: on which a con
siderable number of the Balooch, taking post out
side the walls, endeavoured to prevent their further
progress; but the intrepid cavalry and fire-shower
ing infantry, by a slight effort, utterly discomfited
them, and either slew or took the greatest part