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 DAD MAHOMED. (329)

AD MAHOMED is a Risaldar, or officer of rank, in the Jekranee horse, paid by the British Government. They are called Beloch guides, and are attached to the frontier field force at Jacobabad. Dad Mahomed is cousin to Gholam Ali, the present chief of the tribe of Jekranees, and grandson of Tonk Ali, who died in 1854, at the great age of 104 years, and enjoyed the reputation of being the oldest man and shrewdest robber in the country. The Jekranees have been described, ante No. 302.

The Beloch guides wear their native dress and arms, and in the present case both are handsome; the turban being of purple silk, and the scarf and waistband of green and red silk striped. The arms are sword, shield, and light matchlock, with pistols in the girdle.