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or in about 58° East longitude, to mark the boundary of Mekran and
, TT , Persia. This place is known as
dary . ‘ Ma lik Cheedar, * and the pillar is
said to be standing. The chief pro
vinces were, according to Native account, the following Bunpoor,
Kej, Punjgoor, Toomp, Dizak, Gaih, Sirbaz, and Kussurkund. Mek
ran has further been divided into two geographical divisions: “Kej
Mekran” comprising the eastern provinces, and “ Buhana or Bod-
khana Mekran, which takes in all to the westward of Kej, so called
from the abundance of irrigation it possesses compared to the dry
eastern tract.
The Maliks were ousted by a family named Boleidee, probably in the
latter part of the l/th century. From that time there was little
attempt at union of provinces, and as their fortunes were dissimilar it
will be convenient to sketch those of the two geographical divisions
separately, dwelling principally on the Eastern or “ Kej Mekran.”
The provinces were Kej, Punjgoor, and Toomp ; the capital of the
first, Kej, where is a large fort called the Miri, being the seat of su-
pieme authority. The two latter provinces having participated in the
changes which followed the downfall of the Maliks need not be specially
alluded to. The province of Kej was the largest, as well as most im
portant ; amongst its dependencies were Gwadur, Pussnee, Ormara,
Kolwa, and Kolanch. Its ruler resided at Kej, and occasionally at
Gwadur. The family of Boleidees acquired great influence in this pro
vince in the days of the later Maliks, who are said to have been sur
rounded by a staff of Wuzeers of that family. The Malik of Punjgoor
chew the attention of the Malik of Kej to their growing insolence, and
a plan being arranged, a member of the principal Boleidees was mur
dered. The remainder, indignant, raised a revolt, which had a suc
cessful result. The Maliks were driven out of “Kej Mekran,” and
many of the western provinces. The Boleidees usurped their places,
and exercised authority in the acquired provinces, preserving the same
system, and acknowledging the Chief of Kej as their head. The Bo
leidees seem to have ruled under the title of Ameers.
The duration of the rule of the Boleidee Ameers in Kej, must have
^ en ^ m ited to about three generations. It is at least certain that
Were n o longer in power there till the year 1739. A peculiar reli-