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Letter No.1725 of 1869 from Colonel Robert Phayre, the Political Superintendent, Frontier Upper Sind, Jacobabad, to Sir William Lockyer Merewether, the Commissioner in Sind [22v] (31/68)
The record is made up of 36 folios. It was created in 6 Dec 1869. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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attempted assassination of
Sirdars
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Moolla Mahomed and Alia Dinna
Koord. He at once wrote the following
letter to the Khan upon the subject:—
" Bhagicana, 22)1(1 April 18G9.
From,
Captain Harrison,
To,
H. H. the Khan.
After Compliments.
" It should be known to you that
when 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.
Moolla Mahomed
llysanee and other Chiefs left Jacoba-
bad, a man who o^ave his name as
Mairab Jumalee, an inhabitant of
Door-Mahomed's-Gote, stated to the
Sirdars
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
that he had a petition to make
to your Highness, and solicited their
permission to accompany them to
Kelat. His petition was not only
complied with, but he was treated as a
iniest, and went with them to Bevla.
O ^ f
On the night of the l7th June, when
o 7
every one was asleep, Mairab took the
sword of a man who was asleep, and
proceeded towards
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.
Moolla Ma
homed's tent ; hut seeing a sentry
alert, he went to
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.
Alia Dinna
Koord, and succeeded not only in
wounding 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.
and his two son^,
Kubbee Buksh and Yusuff Khan, but
unfortunately killed his second son
Janee Khan.
from the above, your Highness will
. , , perceive that the work
rsot an act of 1
personal malice. 0 f this assassin COllld not
have been from personal enmity, but
must have been done at the instiga
tion of a third person.
Prom the vernacular letter here-
with forwarded for your information,
your Highness will see that the mur
derer attempted to save his life by
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Letter regarding an examination undertaken by Phayre of the records of the office of political superintendent in order to give an historical outline of the principal events that have occured from the start of the current Khan of Kelat [Kalāt] (Khodadad Khan) 's reign in 1844 until now.
Enclosed with the letter is an 'abridged narrative of events' in regards to arrangements with the Murrees and other tribes on the frontier and the state of British relations with the Khan of Kelat and his chief's and people. The narrative is based upon treaties, reports and correspondence from a number of individuals including Brigadier General John Jacob, Sir William Lockyer Merewether, Sir Henry Green and Captain Charles Henry Harrison and provides an almost monthly account of events from May 1854 until November 1869.
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