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NOTES ON MEKRAN.
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wa s Chief of Kej. He was accustomed to reside much at Gwadur,
where he was induced to throw off the Zikree faith, and embrace El
ls] am- This act appears to have given offence to the majority of his
subjects, and Malik Deenar Gaitchkee, who was the spiritual leader of
the Zikree sect, incited the people to revolt, and wrested the principal
fort of Kej from Sheik Kasim Boleidee, the nephew and representative
of Sheik Bilar, The latter, on this news reaching him, hastened to Kej,
but was ill received, and fled to Toomp. There also the people were
against him, and he was attacked and wounded. Taking the road
towards Gwadur he was pursued, and finally murdered by the side of a
fountain, since known as “Sirdar Al.”
Kej, Punjgoor, and Toomp then fell into the hands of the Gaitch-
kees, and Malik Deenar assumed the chief authority. Struggles
ensued in the western provinces also between the two families, with
varying success; but most in that quarter finally remained in the
hands of the Boleidees. In this manner another split took place.
The only descendant in direct line from Sheik Bilar now living, is a
female, named Miriam, who resides in Kej, and is allowed a pension of
some six Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. a month by the Muscat Sultan, which is a charge on
the Gwadur revenues. it was probably originally granted as charity,
in consideration of the loss sustained by the Boleidee family, when the
Charbar territory was seized by the Sultan of Muscat.
We have now Malik Dinar Gaitchkee established at Kej. It is a
comfort to have a date at last, and
History of Nadir. we Know he was ruling in Kej in the
year 1/39 a.d. The Gaitchkee family is reported of Rajpoot descent,
and their appearance confirms the account, which is., indeed, not disputed
by themselves. Probably they were connected with the Rajpoots
who immigrated to Sind, and entering Mekran from thence settled in a
small village named Gaitch, near Punjgoor, from which their name is
derived.
•The Gaitchkees had adopted the Zikree religion, which under Malik
Knar reached the height of its prevalence and influence. According
to the popular belief, on the murder of Sheik Bilar, his nephew. Sheik
Kasim, repaired to Nadir’s Court, who agreed to re-instate him, and
sent a large army under Tahi Khan to depose Malik Dinar. Kej was
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