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nted to look to his interest: thus he desired that he should now
get Kabul as his prize. He also wanted that for all the Sirdars,
landed property and shares of the proceeds of the realm could be
apportioned ; so that the affairs of the country could be united and
external dangers could be faced with a hope of winning the strug-
gle ; possibly againt the Sikhs. Shair Dil Khan, however, managed
to imprison both Habibullah Khan and Dous Mohamed Khan
at Bala Hisar ; but soon releasing them pronounced his award in the
sense that Habibullah Khan was sent out to Logar ; and to Doust
Mohamed Khan one Lakh of rupees were given from the inhertence
of the late Sirdar Azeem Khan, and in addition he was made a go-
vernor of Kohistan and Ghazni. Inspite of it all, the final settlement
could not be arrived at ; and battles took place between him and
Sirdar Doust Mohamed Khan in the environments of Bala Hisar, at
Shah Shaheed and Beeni Nizar and on the hills of Marunjan. When
the fighting men of the contestents were busy in battle against each
other, the Sirdars used to come together in the tent of Nawab
Samad Khan to discuss their various poins of dispute ; till it was
ultimately decided that Sirdar Shair Dil Khan was to be considered
as the head of the Barakzi Brothers ; and to all other brothers vari-
ous portions of property and activities were appotioned:
Inasmuch as the Peshawar area could be sufficient for five
brothers, namely Yar Mohamed khan, Sultan Mohamed khan, Ata
Mohamed Khan, Said Mohamed Khan and Pir Mohamed Khan; it
was decided the last three persons should continue to profit
by the revenue of that area; and the two yar Mohamed Khan
and Sultan Mohamed Khan should return to Kabul. The rulership of
Kohistan and Ghazni was deputed to Sirdar Doust Mohamed
Khan and his real brother Sirdar Amir Mohamed Khan; the
first named was to be the governor of Kohistan, ind Amir Mohamed
Khan was to be the governor of Ghazni: Nawab Jabhar Khan
was to be the governor of Lughman; and Nawab Asad Khan
was to be in charge of the remaining portion of the area
of Dera Jat; Sirdar Shair Dil Khan, his real brothers such
as Kuhin Dil Khan, and Mihr Dil Khan were to be responsible
for Kandahar; and their fifth brother Raham Dil Khan was
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