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See also:BELA, See also:LAS BELA , Or LUS BEYLA, situated in 26° 27' 30" N. See also:lat. and 66° 45' 0" E. See also:long., 350 ft. above See also:sea level, See also:capital of the small See also:independent See also:state of Las Bela to the See also:south of See also:Kalat (See also:Baluchistan), ruled by the Jam (or Cham), who occupies the position of a protected See also:chief under the See also:British Raj. To the See also:east lies See also:Sind, and to the See also:west See also:Makran, and from See also:- TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
- TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
- TIME, STANDARD
time immemorial the See also:great trading route between Sind and See also:Persia has passed through Las Bela. The See also:area of Las Bela is 6357 sq. in., and its See also:population in 1901 was 56,109, of which 54,040 were Mussulmans. The See also:low-lying, alluvial, hot and malarial plains of Las Bela, occupying about 6000 sq. m. on the See also:north-east corner of the Arabian Sea, are highly irrigated and fertile—two See also:rivers from the north, the Purali and the Kud, uniting to provide a plentiful See also:water See also:supply. The See also:bay of Sonmiani once extended over most of these plains, where the Purali See also:delta is now growing with measurable strides. The See also:- HILL
- HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
- HILL, A
- HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
- HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
- HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
- HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
- HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
- HILL, JAMES J
- HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
- HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
- HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
- HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
- HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)
hill ranges to the east, parting the plains from Sind (generally known locally as the Mor and the Kirthar), between which lies the long narrow See also:line of the Hab valley,' strike nearly north and south, diminishing in height as they approach the sea and allowing of a route skirting the See also:coast between See also:Karachi and Bela. To the west they are broken into an infinity of See also:minor ridges massing themselves in parallel formation with a strike which curves from south to west till they See also:form the coast barrier of Makran. The See also:Persian route from See also:India, curving somewhat to the north, traverses this See also:waste of barren ridges almost at right angles, but on dropping into the Kolwah valley its difficulty ceases. It then becomes an open road to See also:Kej and Persia, with an .easy gradient. This was undoubtedly one of the greatest See also:trade routes of the See also:medieval days of Arab ascendancy in Sind, and it is to this route that Bela owes a See also:place in See also:history which its See also:modern See also:appearance and dimensions hardly seem to justify. Bela is itself rather prettily situated on a rocky site above the See also:banks of the Purali. About four See also:miles to the south are the well-kept gardens which surround the See also:tomb of See also:Sir See also:Robert See also:Sandeman; which is probably destined to become a " See also:ziarat.," or place of See also:pilgrimage, of even greater sanctity than that of See also:General See also:Jacob at See also:Jacobabad. The population of the See also:town See also:numbers about 5000. The Jam's See also:retinue consists of about 300 See also:infantry, 50 See also:cavalry, and 4 guns. Liability to assist on active service is the only See also:acknowledgment of the See also:suzerainty which is paid by the Jam to the See also:Khan of Kalat. The Jam, Mir Kamal Khan, succeeded his See also:father, Sir Mir Khan, in 1895, and was formally invested with See also:powers in 1902.
From very See also:early times this remote corner of Baluchistan has held a distinct place in history. There are traces of See also:ancient Arab (possibly Himyaritic) occupation to be found in certain See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone ruins at Gondakeha on the Kud See also:river, ro m. to the north-west of Bela, whilst the See also:Greek name " Arabic " for the Purali is itself indicative of an early prehistoric connexion with races of See also:Asiatic Ethiopians referred to by See also:Herodotus. On the coast, near the See also:village of Sonmiani (a station of the Indo-Persian See also:telegraph line) may be traced the indentation which once formed the bay of Morontobara, noted in the voyage of See also:Nearchus; and it was on the See also:borders of Makran that the Turanian town of Rhambakia was situated, which was once the centre of the trade in " See also:bdellium." In the 7th See also:century A.D. Las Bela was governed by a Buddhist See also:priest, at which time all the See also:province of Gandava was Buddhist, and Sind was ruled by the See also:Brahman, Chach. Buddhist caves are to be found excavated in the See also:conglomerate cliffs near Gondakeha, at a place called Gondrani, or Shahr-i-Rogan. With the influx of See also:Arabs into Makran, Bela, under the name of Armel (or Armabel), See also:rose to importance as a See also:link in the great See also:chain of trading towns between Persia and Sind; and then there existed in the delta such places as Yusli (near the modern Uthal) and Kambali (which may possibly be recognized in the ruins at Khairokot), and many smaller towns, each of which possessed its citadel, its See also:caravanserai and See also:bazaar, which are not only recorded but actually mapped by one of the medieval Arab geographers, See also:Ibn Haukal. It is probable that Karia Pir, r m. to the east of the modern See also:city, represents the site of the Armabel which was destroyed by Mahommed Kasim in his victorious See also:march to Sind in 710. There is another old site 5 m. to the west of the modern town. The ruins at663
Karia Pir, like those of Tijarra Pir and Khairokot, contain Arab pottery, See also:seals, and other medieval See also:relics. The Lumris, or Lasis, who originate the name Las as a prefix to that of Bela, are the dominant tribe in the province. They are comparatively See also:recent arrivals who displaced the earlier See also:Tajik and See also:Brahui occupants. It is probable that this influx of See also:Rajput population was coincident with the displacement of the Arab dynasties in Sind by the See also:Mahommedan Rajputs in the rrth century A.D. Some authorities connect the Lumris with the Sumras.
There are no published accounts of Bela, excepting those of the See also:Indian See also:government reports and gazetteers. This See also:article is compiled from unpublished notes by the author and by Mr Wainwright, of the Indian Survey See also:department. (T. H. H.
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