Syeds of Kirani
Syed's of Kirani owing to their great sanctity and influence among the local tribesmen, allowance aggregating Rs.138 per mensem were sanctioned, apparently about 1878,for Syed Aurang Shah and four other Syed's of Kirani. Syed Samander Shah and Jahan Shah died in November 1889, when their allowances were discontinued for a time. That payable to Aurang Shah viz, rs.50,has been continued to his son, Syed Bahar Shah and has been paid through the political agent, Kalat, since October 1899. The question of the distribution of the remaining Rs.80 was referred to jirga in September 1890, and as a result of its recommendation, the payment of Rs.45 was sanctioned to certain members of Ata ullah Shah's family, and Rs.35 to Amin ullah Shah's family.
The allowances mentioned above were given to the Saddat Kirani for the services they offered to the English colonel Sir Robert Sandeman. He came to Balouchistan and his forces barged in Kandahar, the road to Kandahar was so closed that none could venture to go to Kandahar but at the sacrifice of his life. Consequently no Kandahar news could reach the English as none dared to bring it. Thereupon Colonel Sandeman summoned all the sardars then assembled expressed their opinions that the news could not be brought by any person other than the Syed's of Kirani because they had been WAKEELS of the Kabul courts since the time unmemorial and that they should be called upon to bring the news. The colonel Sandeman called for Mir Samunder Shah, Mir Jehan Shah, Mir Aurang Shah motabars of Kirani and asked them to bring the news from kandahar. They readily undertook the mission and brought the news tidings regularly. And a sum of Rs. 300 fixed for their services and was stopped when the British forces returned and country was reconciled and was converted to a sum of Rs. 130 monthly for Syed's
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