1 2^2 MANNERS AND CHARACTER.
2 nee, but it alio cootoins otlier inhabitants ; the upper hOk being in-
3 babited by converted Caufin, the lower by Hindkees, and the pleiir
4 bj a mixture of all tribes and nations, confounded under the common
5 mme of Koadbatweei* The number of the Turcolaunees amount to
6 tm or twdve thousand families, and those of the other inhabitanti
7 may be guessed at thirty thousand souls.
8 The Turcolaunees are under the government of a diief^ called faj
9 the peculiar name of Bauz, who has great power over hb tribe. The
10 Caufirs ]iay him tribute, the Hindkees pay him a tax, and the Road-
11 baurees rent their land of him for a fifth of its produce. This givep
12 him a revenue of one humlred thousand rupees, by whirh he is en-
13 abled to keep up some huiuh c d horse, and a considerable body of
14 foot, of whom he furnishes tive hundred to the roval army. He ad-
15 ministers justice in his tribe, with power to banisli, beat, or bind.
16 He, however, seldom interposes, unless the public peace is di8turbed»
17 and he seldom calls a Jeerrifa.
18 This absolute governinent, and the want of Fakeers, make tiie
19 character of tlie TurcoJ buncos a contrast to that of the Eusofzyes,
20 whom they resemble in Llieii food, lodging, and habits of life,
21 Though brave, they are industrious, but cheeriul and ibnd of amuse*
22 ment The often meet to converse, sing, and play on the guitar }
23 and they have even some of the active games of Ehorassaun. The
24 hw I have seai, seemed to bear acme resemblance to ih6 Mussul-
25 aMma of India* fkntlciilarly of the Deckin : like them they were tM
26 aad obaeqiiiouay butboeatfulj and lively, but hnrried and oonfoied;
27 13ie lliem also they qpoketnuch, and nsed a great deaLof gestoieb
28 Ihenr dieas is tiie A%heim cmeen, and a little cqp of wrought ailk.
29 Tliey frequently nxvade the Caufica '£»r pimider» and to cany off
30 dvrmi the Caufiia letaliate^ ttui only by ambuaeadea and auipiue^
31 bemj^'too weak for epen' war.
32 At -preaeut the . Tiiroohnmeea are bvdken. into two diTiaioiia, in
33 oonaeqaence of the govemment'a being diapoted between .the two
34 wphewi of the J»te.QM.
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