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CHAP. IV.
ON SINDE.
233
European. The treasure, which amounts to three
millions of money, is held by Ali Moorad, the
youngest brother of Meer Roostum Khan, who,
having access to it, as the favourite son, seized it
on Sohrab's death, and still retains it. With this
exception, the family are united, and have no subject
of dissension.
The influence of the chief of Khyrpoor in the
affairs of Sinde is considerable. No undertaking
which has reference to the well-being of the country
is planned without his being consulted; and hitherto
no operations have been carried on without his
sanction. The refusal of Meer Sohrab to enter
into a war to protect the Daoodpootras, and prevent
encroachment by the Seiks, defeated the plans of
the Ameers; for though the families are independent
of one another, they will only act when united.
Meer Roostum Khan is on much better terms with
his neighbours than the Hydrabad family: he has
agents from the Jaysulmeer and Beecaneer Rajas,
and from the Daoodpootras, resident at his court,
has more intercourse with the Seiks at Lahore.
Meer Roostum is prepared, however, on all occasions,
with his troops to protect from invasion the bound-
aries of Sinde as they at present exist; and has
readily furnished his quota of troops when the
Afghans have endeavoured to retake Shikarpoor
from the Hydrabad chief.
The Meerpoor family, at the head of which is
Ali Moorad, has the least influence of the Sinde
Ameers. His immediate vicinity to Hydrabad, and
his less fertile and circumscribed boundary, have
ON SINDE.
233
European. The treasure, which amounts to three
millions of money, is held by Ali Moorad, the
youngest brother of Meer Roostum Khan, who,
having access to it, as the favourite son, seized it
on Sohrab's death, and still retains it. With this
exception, the family are united, and have no subject
of dissension.
The influence of the chief of Khyrpoor in the
affairs of Sinde is considerable. No undertaking
which has reference to the well-being of the country
is planned without his being consulted; and hitherto
no operations have been carried on without his
sanction. The refusal of Meer Sohrab to enter
into a war to protect the Daoodpootras, and prevent
encroachment by the Seiks, defeated the plans of
the Ameers; for though the families are independent
of one another, they will only act when united.
Meer Roostum Khan is on much better terms with
his neighbours than the Hydrabad family: he has
agents from the Jaysulmeer and Beecaneer Rajas,
and from the Daoodpootras, resident at his court,
has more intercourse with the Seiks at Lahore.
Meer Roostum is prepared, however, on all occasions,
with his troops to protect from invasion the bound-
aries of Sinde as they at present exist; and has
readily furnished his quota of troops when the
Afghans have endeavoured to retake Shikarpoor
from the Hydrabad chief.
The Meerpoor family, at the head of which is
Ali Moorad, has the least influence of the Sinde
Ameers. His immediate vicinity to Hydrabad, and
his less fertile and circumscribed boundary, have