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BUGTI , a Baluch tribe of Rind (Arab) origin, numbering about 15,500, who occupy the hills to the See also:

east of the See also:

SIND

Sind-See also:

PESHIN, or PISHIN

Peshin railway, between See also:

JACOBABAD

Jacobabad and See also:

SIBI

Sibi, with the Marris (a cognate tribe) to the See also:

north of them. Like the Marris, the Bugtis are physically a magnificent See also:

RACE

race of See also:

PEOPLE

people, See also:

FINE

fine horsemen, See also:

GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good swordsmen and hereditary robbers. An expedition against them was organized by See also:

Sir C. See also:

Napier in 1845, but they were never brought under See also:

CONTROL (Fr. contrdle, older form contre rolle, from Med. Lat. contra-rotulus, a counter roll or copy of a document used to check the original; there is no instance in English of the use of " control " in this, its literal, meaning)

control till Sir See also:

Robert See also:

SANDEMAN, SIR ROBERT GROVES (1835-1892)

Sandeman ruled See also:

BALUCHISTAN

Baluchistan, Since the construction of the railway, which completely outflanks their See also:

COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country, they have been fairly orderly.

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