المسيح الناصري في الهند

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27 terrible effect on the population, that the Abdalees quitted Persia and, passing by the Mekrane, Scinde, and Mooltan, arrived in India; but the results of this new migration were not more fortunate, for they were scarcely settled here when their neighbours made war upon, and forced them to leave the plains and inhabit the rugged mountains of Suleiman, considered as the cradle of the tribe, and called by them Kooh-Khasseh. The whole Afghan nation was brought together by the arrival of the Abdalees in the Suleiman mountains, and then consisted of twenty-four tribes, of which, as it has been already observed, Afghan, the son of Saul, was the father: this prince had three sons, named Tsera-Bend, Argoutch, and Kerlen, and each of them was the father of eight sons, who gave their names to the twenty-four tribes. "The following is the manner in which they are classed: - Sons of Tsera-Bend Abdal Yoosoof Baboor Wezir Lohooan Beritch Names of the Tribes Abdalees Yoosoofzyes Baboorees Wezirees Lohooanees Beritchees Khooguianees Khooguian Chiran Chiranees Sons of Argoutch Names of the Tribes Ghildj Ghildjzyes Kauker Djumourian Storian Pen Kass Takan Nassar Sons of Kerlen Khattak Soor Afreed Toor Zaz Kaukerees Djumourianees Storianees Penees Kassees Takanees Nassarees Names of the Tribes Khattakees Soorees Afreedees Toorees Zazees Bab Babees Benguech Benguechees Lendeh-poor Lendeh-poorees'