1 DESTRUCTION OF A BELOCHE ABMT* 45^
2 cUef^ ivbo enjoys a very ampb sutlwrit^ o?er lu» dani or ct'lmat
3 over di» put- of it in tlie aeighboiirhiood of Goiibhoghje ; liib oim
4 •ait 18 at: Oorgm, two marchai Bxm that p]aoe» iad' itill noOMr to
5 dieaoiireeof llie Zhoiie^ Hispoiiveit arapriiiGiiMdly dnivad 'ftaia
6 file King* The gmndfatheif of tba pvMent Kliaii!i> bdng wdnoed t^
7 gnat dirtwitt ftom tlia ■ggteniom of llie Tae&o$t ini froA t|ia
8 tMMi and huidxNrdiiiatjon of his own dknemcai, nwolv«d to appeal to
9 iUmied Shauh, and presented himself before him (as he was hunting
10 Oil Toba), with fire on his haad, th» aymbol of oKtiaoie diaCiaai
11 among some Asiatic nations. *
12 Tho Siauh instantly listened to his complaint, issued a Rokkum
13 commanding obedience to his orders, and sent a small body of troops
14 into the country of the Tereens. That tribe immediately forbore its
15 attacks, and thp Simnutees, impressed with respect for the royal
16 Cffders, and peilia])s alarmed at the iieii^hboui liood of the troops, sub-
17 mitted to the aut hority of their Khauii, which iiis successes have been
18 abh^ t(i maintain unimpaired to this day. Their power, however, is
19 perhaps confined to the northern part of their clan ; ibr Tahmas
20 Kliaun. a subordinate chief in the south, has so far surpassed them
21 in his actions and reputation, that it is improbable that he still sub»
22 mita to dependence on their authority. .\ . ' ' ■ •
23 - Tlus warlike chief principally obtained hk H^iiaaikn hy^lSm soo*
24 ooM ofiaw-with: dm^Bilocliaa,- had baep aiaqMfalad.bjtiia
25 bofdv iacnnianak liad Umg mibtmlmA ^Mtwean them ^aaa
26 tlMr OsAmi to attad'that tribe m a aMumer iriiiaii gne Ihs fmptiiai*
27 tioathaiippteaitttof a jnatioiudi^^ SixibQapndBdooheiiwm
28 aaaemMed at 6hawl by the ordeit of Nnaaeer Khagqi^. the jMnoa cf
29 the BabtlMi} mAM Canhen^ aUp«Bd alrihii aeMi mwmm xe>
30 '* Tfefepradiee iiwdl known to dl who ai^ aH|iisliiiill Wth tbe ctutoms of Cob-
31 •tsntinople, «« a crrtnin method of pnTcurinrr an andience of the Grant! S<»ipn!oT4
32 The A^Muin. explain it to impiy that tbe misery of the petituwer is as great as if
33 bo wen aclnaUy plujiged ia
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