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NOTES ON MEKEAN.
taken, but on Sheik Kasim’s refusing to become a vassal of Persia,
was restored to Malik Dinar on those terms, and the Persian force
withdrawn.
Unfortunately for the truth of the Belooch account, it appears from
the Persian historical notice of the
Vide appended Extract No. 3. of ^ ^ it ^ nothing ^
do with the misfortunes of the Beloochees, but occurred as follows
In the year 1738 a.d., when Nadir Shah, returning from the com
quest of Delhi, conceived the design of seizing Sind, he ordered
Mahomed Tahi Khan to march by land to Sind with the forces that he
had assembled for an expedition to Muscat, sending his artillery and
heavy stores by sea. Tahi Khan complied, and on reaching Kej took
its fort by force because Malik Dinar would not submit to his authority.
The latter was reduced to obedience.” The Persian fleet had reached
Gwadur, and probably some guns were landed there for the reduction of
Kej. This affair delayed Tahi Khan until the approach of the mon
soon, so he sent back his ships and wrote to Sind for orders. The
reply was, that Sind was already conquered, and his force not required.
He was ordered to dimiss his troops and return to his Government"
Malik Dinar seems to have been left ruling. Not unlikely Tahi
Khan had been propitiated in the usual manner. This was in 1739.
The Beloochees would have it that it was Nadir’s displeasure at the
failure to re-instate Sheik Kassim which caused him to sentence Tahi
Khan to mutilation, but, as is well known, that was the punishment of
his subsequent rebellion, and moreover occurred four years later.
Malik Dinar, however, was not destined to remain undisturbed in his
usurped dominions. • Sheik Bilar had left three sons, named Noor
Mahomed, Wullee Mahomed, and Shepee Khan. The two latter need
not be further noticed. Noor Mahomed, sometime after his father’s
murder, fled to Khelat. He afterwards served under Nasir Khan when
that Chief reigned at Khelat, and so pleased him by distinguished
bia\eiy, that Nasir Khan determined to restore Kej to him, and aid
him to revenge his father’s death. An army was accordingly assembled
and marched to Kej. The Miri held out, but Malik Dinar was enticed
b\ a stratagem to come into Nasir’s camp, when he was put to death
by Noor Mahomed.
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