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32 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PERSIAN GULF POLITICAL RESIDENCY

Tho Khalifah having returned to Karwan, some interference with fk
Telegraph lines was resumed, and the people became soinewat unsettled v,°
his presence. Tho destruction of lines was often threatened but since J
considerable damage was done it is possible that those who brought inforniatio°
had exaggerated.
Towards the latter end of the year Islam Khan offered tho KhalifaK
Rs. 500 and somo land to settle upon to kcop him (the Khalifah) quiet, and
to have some hold over him against any inclination to interfere with the
Telegraphs. This offer was accoptcd but was only hold for a short time, l3lam
Khan being murdered, some say at tho instigation of Sahib Khan at Surkl,
Boor by 12 of the latter's followers.
The Khalifah then announced that he and the Karwanis would only reco*.
nise Sardars Yshya, Ayub and Nabi Bukhsh as rightful administrators of
Karwan and Bint, and declined to acknowledge Sahib Khan and Nagdi Khau.
The life of Sahib Khan was attempted at Bint by Yahya and Ayub but Sahib
Khan was only slightly wounded, aud Yahya and Ayub took refuge with
Mir Barkat. Some trouble subsequently occurred between Yahya and Sahib
Khan, in which there were a few casualties.
In the early part of the year Mir Barkat came to terms with Mir Gul
Muhammad, Mir Haji’s second son, with whom he had bad some differences
One Qaseem, brother of the late Muhammad Ali of Minab, looted 700
camels from Murad Ali, a subject of Mir Barkat, and it is stated three men wen-
killed in the affray. Barkat, in retaliation, collected a Lashkar and, after
attacking and defeating a Persian forces he airibinfid to the mountains to await
events, having captuied some loot and a small gun.
Several attempts were made by Darya Begi to get in personal touch with
Mir Barkat, but to no avail, the latter not wishing to jpvit himself in Darya
Begi’s power. After long correspondence between the two, a certain amouct
of revenue was paid by Mir Barkat, and matters seem to hare automatically
adjusted themselves, Mir Barkat, it is understood, being pardoned on his
undertaking to behave well in future.
Mir Barkat was reappointed Zabit of B Laban vice Gul Muhammad Mir
Haji, who was relieved. Gul Muhammad, when living, committed considerable
depredations in the surrounding villages, mainly towards Minab.
In November, Mahmud Khan’s son Azirn Khan shot Jan Muhammad
son of Mir Faqir Muhammad of Shaiirck, in the latter’s district In retalia­
tion a subject of Rustam Khan shot six of Mahmud Khan’s men looting consi­
derable property. Incidentally some fighting occurred between Yahya and
Sahib Khan.
A Mekran subject named Moola Moosa of G wad or trading in Bafro
was robbed, it is said, of some 7,000 rupees worth of goods, for which outrage
Mir Ashraf and Mir Din Muhammad mutually recriminate each other; the
robbery took place in Mir Din Muhammad's territory. So far nothing appeal
to have been settled.
The general condition of the country is fairly satisfactory, and the chieb
appear to be favourable to us at present.
Little or nothing was done in .the arms traffic^ and no case of slave dealing,
either of import or export, was reported.
Many people from the interior migrated to the coast at the latter end
November, owing, it is reported, to drought in their on oountfj.