Yulduz Khan Afshar, ruler of the Andkhoi
Khanate
On the left bank of the Amoo is the territory of
Kharuzm, of which Oorgunge is the principal town; it is governed by Mahomed
Ruheem Khan, who assumes all the insignia of independent sovereignty. Balkh
belongs to Cabul, by which power an Afghan Governor, Nujeeb-ool-lah Khan, has
been appointed: the real power, however, rests with Meer Kuleej Ali Khan
Utaleek, by whom the entire administration of the territory is conducted. The
Governor of Undkhooee is Yeldooz Khan, son of Ruhmut-ool-lah Khan Ufshar. Kundooz
and Sheerghan are under separate Chiefs, as also is Toorkoman Maimunuh.
Budukhshan, the capital of which is Faizabad, belongs to Meer Mahomed Shah, who
claims descent from Alexander the Great. Sha’anan again, near Budukhshan, is
under a separate Ruler. All these Rulers are at perpetual enmity and variance
with each other.
Saiyid Izzut-Oollah, Travels in Central Asia by Meer Izzut-Oollah In the
Years 1812-13. Translated by Captain Henderson, Attached to the Foreign Office
of the Government of India. ― Calcutta: Printed at the Foreign Department
Press, Council House Street, 1872, p. 61.
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