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returned to Astor, whilst Mulk Aman summoned the Darel and Tangir tribes, saying that unless
they fought now they would lose their country. He also sent a messenger to Ghazanfar, Raja of
Hunza and one to Shah Mnrad, Wazir of Nagyr (?) telling them to forget their enmity with
hitn in the advance of a common foe to their country and religion (although the people of
Hunza and Nagyr are Shiahs, necessity made Mulk Atnan, a Sunni, call them Mussul-
mans) and asking them to meet him with their young men at Gilgit. Ghazaufar promised to
come on the ninth day and asked him to go ahead. Mulk A.man, however, waited nine
days and when nobody came, he advanced with the friendly hill tribes of Darel and Tangir
to Grilgit. Isa Bahadur and his allies, altogether 9,500 men, started from Astor, 2,500 soldiers
joined them at Bunji and they all advanced to within the distance of one k6s from the Gilgit
Port, which they surrounded. Wazir Zoraveru commanded in this war on the part of the Sikhs—>
there were also Sirdar Muhammad Khan of Swat, the Sirdar Jitani (Adjutant) and others whose
names I forget. On behalf of the tribes there were : 1) from Dareyl : Lala, Khan, Jeldar Bura Khan
of Gfaya—with 1,000 Zamindars ;—Izzeti and Muhammad Khan of Phugotsh with 700 Zemin-
dars—Matshar Khan and Mahman from Karini (lower) Samegial with 1,000 men—Mirza, Khan
and Kalashmir from Upper Samegial and 1,000 men—Kasuti from Karini Manikyal with. 1,000
men—Hamza Khan and A.rzenuu from Upper Manikyal and 900 men—Bitori of Tatsho and
40 men—Suryo from Jutyal and 60 men—Tubyo and Syad Amir of Dudishal and 30 men__
altogether 5846 from Dareyl. (2) from Tangir : Mardumi (is still alive), Talipu of Lurak and
40 men—Moza Shah and Maweshi (still alive) of Diyamar and 400 men—Khairulla and Mansur
(still alive) of Julk6t and 140 Zemindars—Adab Shah and Mansur (still alive), of Gali and 60 men,
—Neyo and Rustam Khan of Kami (still alive) and 400 men—Multan of Korgah (still alive) and
60 men—Akbaru of Sheikho and 40 men—altogether 1,153 men and Chiefs. With Mulk Aman
there came from Yasin : his brother Mir Vali Khan, the Wazirs Rahmat and Nasir—Hayatalla,
Habib—Padisha Mia, Balhi, Syad Khan (of Swat) with 103 Pathans—Muhammad Hussain,
a great Chief of Yasin and 10,000 men, horse and foot, from Yasin and friendly
countries.
At the dictation of Pehliwan, son of the sister of Aman-ul-Mulk, ruler of Chitral or
little Kashghar, a messenger of the name Balli—was sent to Chitral, saying that Hunza
and Nagyr had broken their promise and that, now that their father was dead, all his enemies
had assembled to destroy them, 11,000 infidels, described as : j\*&\ ^ «^j<5 ;&£ij^ or useless
unbelievers and perfidious Dogras, had already surrounded Gilgit with the help of faithless Isa,
the fugitive Asmat and the traitor Sultan. " When we shall be dead, what is the use of you,
a relative, striking your forehead with a stone (as a sign of grief)" ? Balli taking forced marches
reached Aman-ul-Mulk speedily, who, at once sent Lakhtar Khan, his nephew, son of Adam Khor
(whom he had caused to be killed) with 8,000 men of sorts to Gilgit and wrote to promise further
help, if Balli were sent again. Indeed it was said that Aman-ul-Mulk might come himself. So
there advanced to the rescue of Gilgit the united forces of Mulk Aman and the auxiliaries from
returned to Astor, whilst Mulk Aman summoned the Darel and Tangir tribes, saying that unless
they fought now they would lose their country. He also sent a messenger to Ghazanfar, Raja of
Hunza and one to Shah Mnrad, Wazir of Nagyr (?) telling them to forget their enmity with
hitn in the advance of a common foe to their country and religion (although the people of
Hunza and Nagyr are Shiahs, necessity made Mulk Atnan, a Sunni, call them Mussul-
mans) and asking them to meet him with their young men at Gilgit. Ghazaufar promised to
come on the ninth day and asked him to go ahead. Mulk A.man, however, waited nine
days and when nobody came, he advanced with the friendly hill tribes of Darel and Tangir
to Grilgit. Isa Bahadur and his allies, altogether 9,500 men, started from Astor, 2,500 soldiers
joined them at Bunji and they all advanced to within the distance of one k6s from the Gilgit
Port, which they surrounded. Wazir Zoraveru commanded in this war on the part of the Sikhs—>
there were also Sirdar Muhammad Khan of Swat, the Sirdar Jitani (Adjutant) and others whose
names I forget. On behalf of the tribes there were : 1) from Dareyl : Lala, Khan, Jeldar Bura Khan
of Gfaya—with 1,000 Zamindars ;—Izzeti and Muhammad Khan of Phugotsh with 700 Zemin-
dars—Matshar Khan and Mahman from Karini (lower) Samegial with 1,000 men—Mirza, Khan
and Kalashmir from Upper Samegial and 1,000 men—Kasuti from Karini Manikyal with. 1,000
men—Hamza Khan and A.rzenuu from Upper Manikyal and 900 men—Bitori of Tatsho and
40 men—Suryo from Jutyal and 60 men—Tubyo and Syad Amir of Dudishal and 30 men__
altogether 5846 from Dareyl. (2) from Tangir : Mardumi (is still alive), Talipu of Lurak and
40 men—Moza Shah and Maweshi (still alive) of Diyamar and 400 men—Khairulla and Mansur
(still alive) of Julk6t and 140 Zemindars—Adab Shah and Mansur (still alive), of Gali and 60 men,
—Neyo and Rustam Khan of Kami (still alive) and 400 men—Multan of Korgah (still alive) and
60 men—Akbaru of Sheikho and 40 men—altogether 1,153 men and Chiefs. With Mulk Aman
there came from Yasin : his brother Mir Vali Khan, the Wazirs Rahmat and Nasir—Hayatalla,
Habib—Padisha Mia, Balhi, Syad Khan (of Swat) with 103 Pathans—Muhammad Hussain,
a great Chief of Yasin and 10,000 men, horse and foot, from Yasin and friendly
countries.
At the dictation of Pehliwan, son of the sister of Aman-ul-Mulk, ruler of Chitral or
little Kashghar, a messenger of the name Balli—was sent to Chitral, saying that Hunza
and Nagyr had broken their promise and that, now that their father was dead, all his enemies
had assembled to destroy them, 11,000 infidels, described as : j\*&\ ^ «^j<5 ;&£ij^ or useless
unbelievers and perfidious Dogras, had already surrounded Gilgit with the help of faithless Isa,
the fugitive Asmat and the traitor Sultan. " When we shall be dead, what is the use of you,
a relative, striking your forehead with a stone (as a sign of grief)" ? Balli taking forced marches
reached Aman-ul-Mulk speedily, who, at once sent Lakhtar Khan, his nephew, son of Adam Khor
(whom he had caused to be killed) with 8,000 men of sorts to Gilgit and wrote to promise further
help, if Balli were sent again. Indeed it was said that Aman-ul-Mulk might come himself. So
there advanced to the rescue of Gilgit the united forces of Mulk Aman and the auxiliaries from