Mehtarjou Ghulam Dastagir Ae Manshur Ishkari

Mehtarjou Ghulam Dastagir is known in the historical annals with the name of “Kesu Mehtarjou”, “Kesu Ghulam” and “Ghulam Dastagir”, born in Shahi Qila Chitral in 1858. He was the second eldest son of Mehtar Aman ul Mulk. Later on he was appointed as a Governor of Yasin during the reign of Sardar Nizam ul Mulk. In 1917 he was appointed Governor of Mastuj. Ghulam was the Muntazim e Ala (CEO) of Malia department in 1922. He was the great upland hunter but also a specialist falconer, so many hunting traditions associated with him. Ghulam died in 1928. Ghulam was great polo player, warrior and statesman here we only discuss his ability of field hunting.
What W. Lockhart said about M.J Ghulam Dastagir “Ghulam in 1885, “a man of 26 or 27, welcomed the officers, having hurried back from a shooting excursion in the mountains. Short, plain, and strongly built, he was said to be a very sensual man, but one devoted to field sports. He appeared with a hawk on his wrist and a greyhound at his heels, and presented Colonel Lockhart with the head of a fine markhur which he had just shot”.

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