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CHARGES AGAINST CERTAIN LOCAL GOVERNORS.
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Some one, probably the same person, also reported that Futteh Mahomed, the
Governor of Herat, was grossly negligent of his duties and left them all to his
officials, and that grain was very dear there,
5G9 In January of this year complaints had been brought against Sooltan
J Mahomed Khan, Governor of Bameean,
Diary ending 20tE January. ag ^} ie y were ill-SUpported by proof,
and as the little Abdoollah Jan, whose adherent he was pleaded in his favour, the
Ameer acquitted him.—[Diary ending 17th February. J
Some complainants who in March brought charges against Peer Mahomed, an
adherent of the favorite Mahomed Hoossein and Governor of Istalif met with a
worse rebuff. Some interested persons (so the British . agent wrote) told the
Ameer that they were partizans of Azim Khan and entertained rebellious designs,
so they were fined 2,000 Rs., and the complaint dismissed.—[ Diary ending 14th
March. ]
On the other hand a charge of misappropriation of the revenue was in August
brought against Shah Pussund Khan, Governor of Mookur, and he was removed,
and the crovernorship given to Khudai Nuzzur Khan, who was already Governor
of Ghuznee—[Diary of August 8.] This Shah Pussund was soon afterwards one
of Yacoob’s warmest adherents.
The Ameer’s readiness to listen to any accusation against followers of Azim
was shown in his conduct towards two petty adherents of that Sirdar—Golam Kadir
Khan and Golam Russool Khan—who on the
Diary ending 2 ist February. 10th March were deported on suspicion of
being implicated m a conspiracy against
Government. The suspicion rested on a letter addressed to quite another person,
Sahibzadah Atalik, which was, the agent said, a forgery, the work of an enemy of
Sahibzadah Atalik, who was himself acquitted of all blame.
570. In the end of June it was found necessary to curb the arrogance of
the Moollahs and their disciples (taliban
Dial y ending 20 th June 1870. Um). Some of the latter had collected at
Jellalabad and commenced some violent misconduct, whereupon two or there were
murdered by the people. And 500 or 600 of them in Khost had taken to censur
ing those of the inhabitants who failed in their religious functions. The Ameer
sent 100 Jezailchees to Khost, and told the Governor that if he found any Moollah
offending, he should send him under arrest to Cabul.
571. On the 18th June Meer Sofee Khan, Kohistanee, asked for the office of
Moostowffie (revenue officer; of Cabul, promising three lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees more than had before
been collected. The Ameer accepted the application at first, but two days after,
hearing that it was based on sinister motives, restored the office to Hubeeboollah
Khan. The account given to Colonel Pollock by an occasional correspondent
(11th July) is amusing :
“ Meer Sofee Khan, Bayjanee, having consulted with some of his friends and some respec
table officials of the Ameer who have received the privilege of a private entry into the Ameer's
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). , such as Meer Akbur Khan, Lumghaneewar, Ursullah Khan, Jubbar Kheyl, and Mirza
Abdool Ali, son of Mirza Imam Wurdee, unwisely represented to His Highness that a mis
appropriation of three lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. had been made in his office {du/tur) and kingdom during
the current and the last two years. His Highness being astonished, questioned the Meer as to
who could prove the above misappropriation, and the Meer replied that he would do it. The
Ameer therefore called on him to give a deed of agreement for the payment of the above
amount, and after granting him a hhillut and a written order appointing him superintendent
tor the said duty, according to the Afghan usage, dismissed him (for the realization of the
above revenue). The people of Cabul were taken aback (at hearing this news). Meer Sofee
sent some persons in order to summon the Moostowfee (of Cabul) and the toshakhanua officials,
finrashkhanna, octroi, and other departments, and they being much frightened, attended on
him in 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). . At night in the harem, the mother 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. Abdoollah Jan represented to
the Ameer, as follows :
f May I, under pardon, say that I always congratulated you on the gain of your king
dom, and now I congratulate you on the loss of the same/"