The Calcutta Review 1866 Vol 42 Classic Reprint PDF Download

Excerpt from Calcutta Review, Vol. 7 Dost Mohammed Khan is the son of P0 ndah Khan, and the grand-son of Hadji J amal Khan, Barn tye. The latter was in his days, a noble of high repute, and chief of the Barukz e tribe. Ou his death, Taimur Shah, who then ruled in Afl'g anistan, bestowed with due regard to prime eniture, the dignity of the chiefship upon Rahimdad Khan, t e eldest of the four sons of the deceased Hadji. But this man had not the qualities necessary to control or conciliate his tribe. He was sordid and morose. He shut himself up in his house; seldom associated with his equals without offending them, or with his inferiors without injuring them. He wanted courtesy - he wanted hospitality; he had a bad temper and a bad heart. The Emma rose 11 against him and a pealed to the King. Taimur S responde to the appeal; himdad Khan was degraded; and the second brother, Poyndah Khan became chief of the tribe. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.