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 SYUDS KHAIR SHAH, KHAN BAHADOOR; AND MOSUN SHAH. (291)

N the Photograph the person sitting in the chair is Syud Khair Shah, the kardar or manager of the town of Jacobabad, which was founded as an intrenched camp by the Late General Jacob, for the purpose of checking the iiroads and forays of the Belochees. The pLace has now become a considerable town, and carries on an active and prosperous trade. Syud Khair Shah received the title of Khan Bahadoor from the British Government, for his services during the mutiny. By birth he is a Sindee, and native of Shikarpoor; but his ancestors originally came from beyond the Oxus.

Standing up, is Syud Mosun Shah Bukharee, who is kotwal or head of the police of the town, and manager of shops and markets. Both are fine athletic men, about six feet in height. Khair Shah wears a bright orange upper coat: the other, one of green. These Syuds belong to the Sheea portion of the Mahomedan faith, common to their ancestral country, but comparatively rare in Sind. They are faithful servants of Government, and held in much local esteem.