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an exhausted treasury. Pottinger estimated the amount at Masson, who had ample means of acquiring information through colloquial channels, at ;^3o,ooo. At the present date (1882) it is 300,000 rupees, or ^^30,000, at the utmost. With such a revenue it is obvious that no standing army can be maintained and Masson, certainly very competent to the task of acquiring information on this subject, states that Mehrab Khan, nearly destitute of troops in his own pay, was compelled, on the slightest cause for alarm, to appeal to the

recruiting

^,^35,000





‘

who

attended or otherwise as suited their whims or convenience.’ computed the number of available fighting men at 60,000. Mehrab Khan could on no occasion assemble more than 12,000, and in his final struggle for power and life, the number of his troops did not amount to 3000. At the present time, about 40,000 would probably be available, if all attended the summons, but the utmost number the Khan could collect would be about 10,000. All depends upon the state of the treasury, the cause of the war, and the power the Khan may be able to exert over his chiefs. The Baluch soldier is heavily encumbered with arms, carrying a matchlock, a sword, a dagger, and a shield. Pottinger considered them good marksmen, and tribes,

Pottinger

states that in action they trust principally to their skill in this respect,

avoiding close combat

j

but their readiness in general to close with the

shows that he was in this instance mistaken. There were no Brahui's opposed to our forces at the battle of Meeanee (Miani), nor were there any Baluchis from Baluchistan. The levies of the Amir of Sind were principally composed of Sindi and Baluch tribes, who had long been settled in Sind. The greater part serve on foot ; but a not inconsiderable number have horses. Camels are only used by British troops,

on

tribes

the western

borders

of

Baluchistan

in

their

predatory

excursions.

—

Bamanbor. Petty State in North Kathiawar, Bombay Presidency, Lat. 22° consisting of 4 villages, with one independent tribute-payer. 24' N., long. 71° 6' E. Estimated revenue in 1876, jQ^io ; a tribute of I2S.

is

paid to the British Government.

Bamanghati.

— The

northern Division of

village, Bamanbor. Morbhanj, one of the

Chief

under the jurisdiction of the LieutenantGovernor of Bengal, comprising 702 villages, 23,861 houses, and a population in 1881 of 129,368 persons, of whom 32,951 were Hindus, Orissa Tributary States

Muhammadans,

61 Christians, and 93,494 aboriginal tribes, Bamanghati was for many years under and Kols. direct British management, the supervising officer being the DeputyCommissioner of Singbhum. This was necessitated by a peasant rebellion, brought on by the oppression of the aborigines at the hands In 1878, of the Hindu land-stewards and petty officials of the Raja. it was restored to the chief; but on his death in 1882, it again passed

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chiefly

Santals