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Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 10, p. 304.

304 CHI FR ĀL STATE Iron, copper, and orpiment of superior quality are found in Kashkar, and are mined, a few villages being almost wholly employed in the industry. Inferior cotton carpets are made for local use, and the Chitral daggers and sword-hilts are in great demand in the neighbour- ing valleys. The country is divided into eight districts, each under an aldlik, who collects its revenue and leads its men in war. Below the atdlih is the Administration. who has charge of a group of villages, . generally lying in one valley. Each village is under a baramüsh or headman, who maintains roads, forts, and bridges, assisted by a charbd as deputy. The internal administration of the country is conducted by the Mehtar, with as little interference as possible. The foreign policy of the State is regulated by the Political Agent under the orders of the British Government. The precepts of the Muhammadan law are nominally enforced and the Mullas have considerable influence, often for good. Justice, how- ever, is virtually administered at the ruler's will. Petty cases are decided by the atdlik. The regular land revenue of the country is realized solely from the fakir mishin class, who pay a tithe of their agricultural produce and other dues in kind. Shepherds also pay in kind. In practice these clues are not fixed, and as much as possible is wrung from the people. Fixed dues are also levied on the through trade with Badakhshan. The practice of selllng Kho women, proverbial for their beauty, in Peshawar, Kabul, and Badakhshan, was formerly recognized as a legitimate source of revenue, and made Chitral a great resort of slave-dealers. Of recent years, however, the market for slaves has become circumscribed, and the system is now limited to the sale of girl children to supply the harems of Kabul, Badakhshan, and a few other territories. Chitral Town (Chitrdr or Kashkar).-Town, or rather group of villages, forming the capital of the State of Chitral, North-West Frontier Province, situated in 35° 51' N. and 7I° 5o' E. Population, about z,38o. It lies on the Chitral river, and contains a small bazar, recently enlarged, in which petty traders from Bajaur and Badakhshan drive a fairly brisk trade. The Assistant Political Agent in Chitral resides here. Chitrāvās.-Petty State in KATHIAWAR, Bombay. Chittagong Division.-Division of Eastern Bengal and Assam, lying between zo° 35' and a4° 16' N. and 90° 34' and 9z° 42' E., in the extreme south of the Province. It is bounded on the west by the Bay of Bengal; on the north-west by the Dacca Division; on the north-cast by Sylhet and Hill Tippera; on the east by the Lushai Hills and North Arakan; and on the south by Arakan. It comprises four Districts, as shown in the following table