1 OHOLAUMS OR KINOES OUABD& 581
2 • it wu fint Ibfmed by Aiuned Shili» of 1ih» HBbbM foreignm
3 whom he fimnd ertablithed in the Doommee cbuntry* and of the
4 trooiw of Nandii^s mnj and other Persiaiui who attached thems^rca
5 to the Donraimee govenunent*
6 - He aftenranb recruited them irom the Taiqika of Canhul and the
7 districts romid iL An arrangement has smce been made with thie
8 dbi^ Toimd Canbul and Feshawer* for supplying men from their
9 tribes for this ooipa* and receiving payment by assignments of land..*
10 The Ciizzilbaushes, who form about a third of the Gholaum
11 Khaunch, are the best part of the whole. Though they have been
12 so long settled in C'aubul, and have engaged in trades, they still
13 retain their original character of militarv adventurers ; being good
14 troops on service, but more thoughtlebd and debauched than ev^
15 their countrymen in Persia.
16 - They are more faithful than the Afghaims in civil ward, knowing
17 that they may at some time be in the power of any prince they
18 oAmd; and thafc one party will be less exasperated by their fidelity
19 to its adranaries* thsn die odier would be at their pe^dy m deseri-
20 hig it.
21 IheGhoianms suHhr more harddiip l^an any troops in the army*
22 They enlist for pefpetoal service^ and th^ hare no means of obtain-
23 ing redress of grievance^ or even of securing thdr regular' payment.
24 If he could pay them regularly* the King could probably raise double
25 the number from the Taujiks round Caubul.
26 The Gholaums are cUvided into Dustehs, commanded by officers
27 named Kooler Aghausses. These officers are commonly dependents
28 of fbp King's, and frequently Feshkhedmuts (personal attendantB) and
29 liunuchs.
30 Tlie number of Dustehs is generally from eight to ten; Uieir
31 strength is various.
32 The permanent troopt*, besides the Gholaums, are the Shaheen-
33 chees, men mounted on camels which carry large swivels. They are
34 imkaned at seren or eight hundred*
35 Hie King of Caubul is said to hare many guns, but Sbauh-Sbiy«
36 8 T 8
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