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POLITICAL RESIDENCY iX)R 1011.
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In June, Din Muhammad’s uncle, Mchrab-bin-Abdullah, was shot bv
Aloo, a sepoy of Mir Din Muhammad’s. This was an act of revenge against
Mir Din Muhammad whose maternal grandfather Mowladad shot Alloo's
father some 15 years ago.
Mir Ahmed, Mir Ashraf and Nawab Khan have been living on peaceful
terms, the result being that the district
Baboo District.
has been quiet throughout the year.
Last summer, whilst Mir Ahmed was entertaining some Baluchis at
Barrao, one of the guests, a Hot named Khan Muhammad, suddenly got up
and shot Mir Ahmed through the arm. The attempt on bis lifo was due to
the fact that Khan Muhammad’s brother had been killed in a fight against
Mir Ahmed some three years ago; the auarrcl had, however, been settled, and
Mir Ahmed did not suspect that any ill-feeling still existed against him. A
fine of 300 Tomans has been imposed on the culprit.
General.
A decrease in the number of slaves exported is noticeable, though they
continue to chango hands in the country.
There was an exceptionally good rainfall last winter and the past year
has been one of abundance. There has been little rain this autumn, but the
country is so well provided with grain that, should the crops be scanty in
the coming year, there will be no shortage of grain.

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