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 MEER AHMED KHAN. (283)

NOTHER member of the same division of the Talpoor clan, the son of Meer Jan Mahomed killed in the battle of Meeanee, whose tomb is a conspicuous spot on the banks of the Falailee River, and marks a critical point in the action. He is possessed of considerable estates, which are confirmed to him on the same terms and tenure as those of Meer Ali Bukhsh Shahwanee, namely the payment of one-fourth of the produce. The dress of this person is very rich and handsome. His jacket shows the peculiar embroidery of Sind in gold braid, and is worn over a tunic of white muslin, the full trousers are of striped satin. The long-heavy sabre is peculiar to Sind, and is worn by all classes of Belochees, who may be privileged to carry arms.

The members of the Munikanee, and other branches of the Talpoors, have been settled, like the preceding, on their former estates; one of them, Meer Khan IMunikanee, is the largest jahgeerdar in Sind, and possesses an estate of one hundred and seventy thousand acres, which he holds rent free.