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" yidd mitt." Son " they call" bhiiman." [Some of the words are Kashmiri) I remember these
■words, having once known the language, as a woman of Khapul, called Miriam, had fallen to
the lot of my brother in the division of the booty. A neighbour of mine also had a slave oi the
same place called Kolitsh, who used to come to see us. I was very young then and could con-
verse with both. ' A year after, my brother, in consequence of his greed for money, took her to
Kami, a village of Tangir and sold her to Batret Shah, Sirdar, the son of Babar Shah, for 8 tolas
of gold (eachtolah of the value of 9 Rupees 5 annas or 12 Rupees of Anglo-Indian coinage, alto-
gether about 104 Rupees). This was a good price as she was very good looking but she should
not have been sold.
When the Kashmir troops attacked Ohilas, Lassu joined us secretly and although him-
self old and feeble told us what to do—but his two brothers and two nephews openly fought on our
side in the battle of the valley of Chilas, Indeed at Sihil, Lassu fought himself and used to send
the Sirdars forward with his instructions. In short, as far as he was able, he tried to injure the
Sikhs. When the Sikhs had cut the water off the fort, he had arranged about putting only one
man in charge of it and fixed the rate at which it should be distributed. He was ever ready
with advice. He used to allow the Sikhs to beat up supplies in villages and then would cut them
up while encumbered with them. This is how we managed to be fed (the plundered supplies
reaching us by a mountain road) for three months. A relative of Lassu was in the Sikh Camp
and told the General about LassiVs doings. The attention of the besiegers was then directed to-
wards capturing him, but in vain, and in both wars he escaped being taken prisoner or receiving.
a wound. His younger brother was shot in the palm of the hand. In short, after the conquest
of Ohilas, Lassu again resided with his brothers at Neyafct and kept up his visits to Chilas.
When the Sirdars arranged to offer their submission to the Maharaja at Jammu, they sent for
Lassu and asked him to help them to recover their friends and relatives who had been taken
prisoners to Kashmir. Lassu refused on the ground that he had left the Maharajah's service
and had been his bitter enemy ever since and that therefore his life was not safe if he ventured into
his presence, finally, Lassu was prevailed upon to go. The following Sirdars went to Jamnro
to ask for forgiveness:—-
Hashm Shah
Sattari
Baland Khan
Daria Khan
Buyedad
Daru Khan
Mir
Azad
Sakhi
j
J- of Chilas with 36 Butis (poor people).
Shins of Buder..
Shins ofTakk.
" yidd mitt." Son " they call" bhiiman." [Some of the words are Kashmiri) I remember these
■words, having once known the language, as a woman of Khapul, called Miriam, had fallen to
the lot of my brother in the division of the booty. A neighbour of mine also had a slave oi the
same place called Kolitsh, who used to come to see us. I was very young then and could con-
verse with both. ' A year after, my brother, in consequence of his greed for money, took her to
Kami, a village of Tangir and sold her to Batret Shah, Sirdar, the son of Babar Shah, for 8 tolas
of gold (eachtolah of the value of 9 Rupees 5 annas or 12 Rupees of Anglo-Indian coinage, alto-
gether about 104 Rupees). This was a good price as she was very good looking but she should
not have been sold.
When the Kashmir troops attacked Ohilas, Lassu joined us secretly and although him-
self old and feeble told us what to do—but his two brothers and two nephews openly fought on our
side in the battle of the valley of Chilas, Indeed at Sihil, Lassu fought himself and used to send
the Sirdars forward with his instructions. In short, as far as he was able, he tried to injure the
Sikhs. When the Sikhs had cut the water off the fort, he had arranged about putting only one
man in charge of it and fixed the rate at which it should be distributed. He was ever ready
with advice. He used to allow the Sikhs to beat up supplies in villages and then would cut them
up while encumbered with them. This is how we managed to be fed (the plundered supplies
reaching us by a mountain road) for three months. A relative of Lassu was in the Sikh Camp
and told the General about LassiVs doings. The attention of the besiegers was then directed to-
wards capturing him, but in vain, and in both wars he escaped being taken prisoner or receiving.
a wound. His younger brother was shot in the palm of the hand. In short, after the conquest
of Ohilas, Lassu again resided with his brothers at Neyafct and kept up his visits to Chilas.
When the Sirdars arranged to offer their submission to the Maharaja at Jammu, they sent for
Lassu and asked him to help them to recover their friends and relatives who had been taken
prisoners to Kashmir. Lassu refused on the ground that he had left the Maharajah's service
and had been his bitter enemy ever since and that therefore his life was not safe if he ventured into
his presence, finally, Lassu was prevailed upon to go. The following Sirdars went to Jamnro
to ask for forgiveness:—-
Hashm Shah
Sattari
Baland Khan
Daria Khan
Buyedad
Daru Khan
Mir
Azad
Sakhi
j
J- of Chilas with 36 Butis (poor people).
Shins of Buder..
Shins ofTakk.