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CHAPTER XIV.

Gwadur and Cliarbar Affairs.
(i) Early History of Gwadur and Cliarbar,
203. Tho traditions of the people of Mekran carry us back to a time when
Memorandum on Mekran by Captain Him, the country was governed by rulers called
m,G8 . , . Maliks (Arabic for kings or princes)
They wrro «PP «W in the 17«h century by tbo Bo-eyd^e. trihe of Arab
descent long sottled in Baluchistan. One of their great kings was Shah Bilar
who from an inscription at Gwadur appears to have reigned at Kei about the
year 172Q A.U., at a time when Eastern Persia was under the rule of Afchan
oonquorors, soon to be wrested from them by Nadir Shah. fa
204. Within ten years of the last mentioned date, the Bolcydi dynastv
had to make way for the Gitohkis, a Panjabi or Rajput family, whose rise
synchronizes with the establishment of a form of religion called Zikreeisni
in Mokran. Their great chief was Malik Dinar.
205. In 1739 Mekran was conqucre 1 by tho Generals of Nadir qi».u u l

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ors tho Gitohkis. The latter were forced to submit, aid a^ce ^aToTto'
between Nas;r Khan and the Gitehki Cl.ief, Shah Omar under the terns of
which, the Gitohkis were allowed to remain in possession of their terrtory„n
condition that half the revenues of the districts they held were to be Dahl over
to the agont or Naib of the Khan appointed to reside at Kej. h
206. The parts of Mekran including Gwadur and Charhar bavin- nasserf
through all these changes of Governments of the Boleydi, Gitehki m,„
Khelat Chiefs and of the Persian kings, whenever the l/sc wero powerful
euough to extend their sway almost to the coniines of Sind, as was the
during the reigns of Shall A I,has and Nadir Shah, we should not be surprised
to hnd pretensions or successors of those chiefs and kings to ri-hts in
and Cbarbar, in varying degrees even in our times. ° ^ur
207. In addition to these, the Sultans of Maskat made their influence felt
on the Mekran Coast, and became masters of the Towns of Gwadur nnd
Charhar. Flying from the pursuit of his brother Seyyid Said Scvvid SnlfJn
eaiJed in 1781 from Oman to Gwadur on the Mekran^Coast, fVcm"whenc?^
proceeded to Khelat, to implore the protection of Nasir Khan Tho
dismissed him with tho grant of the village and half the revenues Gwidnr £
which the Khelat State was entitled to. Whether the grant was in pemetuifv
or merely temporary, there is no contemporary evidence to show hut
Sultan of Maskat has held the place since tho date of the grant with hardlv
any interruption. *
208. Soyvid Sultan remained at Gwadur from 1784 until a reconciliation
had been effected some years later with his brother Said, when he felt it safe to
return to Oman.
209. When Seyyid Sultan came to power in 1798, lie despatched Wali
Saif bin Ali to occupy Gwadur in his behalf and to build a fort. In accord
with further instructions received from Seyyid Sultan, the Wali surprised"
and took possession of Charhar.

monarchs, u y. detaiied accounts wo must draw attontion to tile
and tyuuruwr. extracts from reports and correspondence
Rev. Mr. Radgor’s report No. 0, dated referred to in the margin and quoted
1861. paragraph 6 of this Precis. above. Recently there have been put for­
Colonel Gtildainid'u report paras. 28 aud 80.
Captain Ross's report para. 47. ward claims of the Gitehki family and
also the Jam of Beyla in connection