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Mir ChahWar’s nephew having accomplished satisfactorily the objects of his mission
was returning, highly elated, with all speed, to Delhi, when he was informed by some
faVira of what had occurred.
Highly incensed as he was, he feigned acquiescence, but, watching for his opportunity,
he succeeded in murdering both the king’s son and his own wife during the night;
he then left Delhi and rejoined Mir Chahkar.
On the king hearing of the murder of his son, he despatched an army to Kachhi and
•demanded that Mir C..ahkar should send him back one of his nephew’s arms.
This demand being refused, a battle ensued, and Mir Chahkar’s army was defeated.
A second battle, however, soon followed, in which the army of the king of Delhi
was defeated and pursued almost to the walls of Delhi, where a permanent peace
was concluded.
Some of Mir Chahkar’s army returned to Kachhi, but many remained in the Pun
jab, Sind, and other places.
12 . Tattqis—
The branches of this tribe are :—
Isma’iDai. Kamarzai.
Sanjaranl. Muhammadani.
This is a Brahui tribe, and was formerly called Tauqi Brahuis.
Traditions differ as regards the derivation of the word “ Tauqi.” One story is: In
ancient time the monarch of Khorasan killed the chieftain of this tribe, and his preg
nant widow came before him and craved mercy for her child about to be bom.
The monarch put a golden necklace {tanq) round her neck and granted her request.
On a son being born to her she called him Tauqi, and his descendants are the
present “ Tauqis.”
Another story is : The origin of this tribe being unknown, they were called “ Tau-
kis,” a corruption of the Baluchi expression “ Tau kaie ” meaning “who are you.”
13 . Rinds— A tribe of Makran, who claim to be of Arab origin and to have come
from Aleppo, but are to all intents and purposes Baluchis. Their head-quarters are in
Mand, about eighty miles north of Gwadar and a short distance east of the Persian
frontier, but a few are found scattered throughout the districts of Persian Makran. Their
fightingstrength is estimated at 1,500 men. The majority of the Rinds ordinar ly follow
peaceful pursuits, but the headmen exercise little influence over individuals, and the tribe
is consequently prone to misbehaviour and difficult to control. The Rinds hardly fall
within the scope of this Gazetteer but for their connection with Gwadar, in the neighbour
hood of which they have sometimes given trouble by raiding. In recent years, however,
they have conducted themselves peaceably and have taken to cultivation, of which
their country, which is open, is not incapable.
14 Dehwars. —A tribe of Rind Baluchis. The inhabitants of Bampusht, Kuhak,
Isfandak, Dehak, Dizak, Sib, Magas, Bampur, and Jalk are, with a few insignificant ex
ceptions, a part of the great horde of Rinds who emigrated through Persia and settled
in Dalgan and the surrounding country, and thence spread over into Baluchistan.
From here again, a few years afterwards, another part of this horde, under the leader
ship of Rustam Khan Chakar, emigrated and settled at the foot of the Kalat plateau
on the east, in the Kachhi, and the hilly tracts to the north of it. Some of these migrated
back to their former possessions, leaving a number of their tribe in the hills north-east
of Kalat, in Shoran. This tribe is called the Dehwar and is to be found in the above-
mentioned tract, as also about Dizak and in Siiran and Sib : south of the former is Wes
tern Baluchistan. Although now considered a subject of Persia, the chief of the
whole of the Dehwar clan, Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Qadir Bakhsh of Dizak, keeps up his relations with
the representative of the Ahmadzais, who once owned the whole of the country inhabit
ed by the Baluch tribes even up to Sarhad, and letters are said to pass between Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Qadir Bakhsh of Dizak and His Highness Khudad Khan, K.C.S.I., of Kalat, twice or
three times during the year.
One of his confidential servants stated that his master fully intends, if ever hard
pressed by the Persians, to emigrate back to Shoran in Kalat territory, and seek
the protection of the Khan of Kalat. Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Qadir Bakhsh is undoubtedly the most