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yacoob’s attempts on ghttznee and KELAT-I-GHILZAI.
Bahadur Khan, sister's son of the above deceased Nazir, at the instance 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. Mahomed
Yacoob Khan. As Bahadur Khan has now taken flight with 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. Mahomed Yacoob Khan,
His Highness has kept his wife under surveillance m the ‘ harem since the day before
yesterday, and has called upon her to make over the property of the deceased Nazir as well as
M Bahadur Khan 1o him. Three sons and two officials of the deceased Nazir have also been
placed in confinement in consequence.
“The Ameer summoned Sumundur Khan, father-in-law of Bahadur Khan (alluded to
in former diaries), and directed him to take away
Diary ending 16th February 1871. his daughter from the ( harem' and to recover
from her three lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. on account of the property of the late Nazir Naeem Khan and
Bahadur Khan for His Highness. The said Sumundur Khan represented to His Highness
that as neither the property of the late Nazim Naeem Khan and Bahadur Khan has ever been
in his possession, nor has he ever had control over his daughter, as both her marriages have
been solemnized by order of His Highness himself (he could not do anything in this mattei),
but could make over his own property resignedly, if required to do so. After hearing these
representations, the Ameer ordered Ahmed Ali Khan, Superintendent of Octroi, to press the
wife of Bahadur Khan to make over the above property to His Highness, but in consequence
of his ha vino- excused himself, Mirza Ahmed Jan and Sumud Khan, the two reliable officials
of the deceased Nazir, have now been reprimanded and called upon to pay eight thousand
rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. .
“ With reference to the information given in the diary of 9th February last, regarding
the apprehension of the adherents of Bahadur
Diary ending 13rd March 1871. Khan, a trusted official 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. Mahomed Yacoob
Khan, Mirza Lung and Sumud, adherents of the said Bahadur Khan, have agreed to pay a
fine of Rs. 14,000, but the Cabul officials have called on them to pay more than this amount.
The wife of Bahadur Khan is still under surveillance in the harem."
618. In the diary of the 11th April it is mentioned that her property,
moveable and immoveable, had been seized to the value of six or seven thousand
rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , and that the officials were now coercing her and her father to make
them disclose their hidden property.
Diary endmg nt ay. They demanded three lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. ,
while she offered Us. 36,000 as the price of her release.
On the 2nd May the Ameer confiscated all the landed property of the
family of his late uncle, Sooltan Mahomed Khan, Peshawuree, in Loghman,
yeilding 2^ lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees annually, with the exception of the portion belonging
to Zakuria Khan, assigning cash allowances to the others, his reason being that
Yahya Khan, a prominent member of that family was YacooKs father-in-law
and might make a mischievous use of the property if left in his hands. It
had early in March been reported to the Ameer that Yahya Khan was in a
very disaffected temper, and though this 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. on being taxed with this
charge swore on the koran that it was untrue, the Ameer was by no means
satisfied.—[Diary ending 6th March.]
The people of Loghman thereupon refused to pay rent owing, the Ameer’s
Diary ending 25th May 187 1 . official ICpOlted, to the machinations of
tv ™ .on, Yahya Khan ; so all the adherents of that
Diary ending 29th May 1871. cri nin t
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. were expelled from Loghman, and
a detachment of Jezailchees sent to enforce payment of the rent.
I now return to the progress of the rebellion.
619. On his way Yacoob was guilty of an act of violence which, it is
probable, prejudiced.his cause. The son of Khudai Nuzzur Khan, Governor of
Ghuznee, on his way to Cabul heard at Sheikhabad of the outbreak and fled.
Yacoob plundered his property—an act, news of which would probably reach
Ghuznee befoie his anival. At all events on his arrival there he found the
Diary ending 8th September. place dosed Ugninst him, and Went OU tO
Kelat-i-Ghilzie. Arriving there be found
that it too had been warned by Khudai Nuzzur Khan, that the Governor had
summoned m a Candaharee infantry regiment and two guns which happened
to be m the neighbourhood.. That infantry regiment, however, the Governor
found he had cause to mistrust; so it was put into a serai outside the fort,
and when Aacoob appeared it took flight, part siding with him and part going