The.chachnamah~an.ancient.history.of.Sind.(1900)

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THE

CHACHNAMAH,

AN ANCIENT

HISTORY OF SIND,

Giving the Hindu period down to the Arab Conquest.

TRANSLATED FROM THE PERSIANBY

MIRZA KALICHBEG FREDUNBEG,Deputy Collector, Naushahro, Hyderabad District.

Barachi:PRINTED AT THE COMMISSIONERS PRESS.

1900.

DEDICATED

TOH. E. M. JAMES, Esq., C.S.I., I.C.S.,COMMISSIONER IN SIND.


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CONTENTS.

PAGE

TITLE PAGE iPREFACE iINTRODUCTION iiiTHE PERSIAN TRANSLATORS PREFACE 1THE CONQUEST OF HIND AND SIND 11

INDEX 199

THE

CHACHNAMAH,

AN ANCIENT

HISTORY OF SIND,

Giving the Hind !e"i#d d#$n t# the A"%& C#n'e(t)

TRANSLATED FROM THE PERSIAN*Y

MIR+A ALICH*EG FREDUN*EG,De!t- C#..e/t#", N%(h%h"#, H-de"%&%d Di(t"i/t)*%"%/hi0

PRINTED AT THE COMMISSIONERS PRESS)1233)

DEDICATED

TOH) E) M) 4AMES, E('), C)S)I), I)C)S),COMMISSIONER IN SIND)

PREFACE.

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THE CONQUEST OF HIND AND SIND

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