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 DOST MAHOMED.—OONUR. (316)

NOTHER very old and influential tribe in Sind were the Abras, not improbably traceable from the Jams or rulers of Tattah. Their prowess and reputation are still preserved in songs and traditions of the country. One of the Upper Sind districts is still called Noshera Abra, and it is the residence of the now bankrupt head of the tribe, Ali Murdan, who has ruined himself by speculations.

An offshoot of this Abra tribe are the Oonurs, who are numerous in the Larkhana and Sukkurund districts, though the name Oonurpoor would lead to the belief that they were formerly settlers on the right bank of the Indus near Kotree.

The old grey-bearded man represented in the Photograph is a zemindar or landholder. He may reasonably lay claim to be acknowledged chief of the tribe. His residence is in the neighbourhood of Doulutpoor, on the right bank of the Indus, near Kotree.