[7]  According to Seydi Ali Reis, the inhabitants of Gwadar were  Baloch  and their chief was Malik Jelaleddin, son of Malik Dinar. In 1783, the  Khan  of  Kalat  granted  suzerainty  over Gwadar to  Taimur Sultan , the defeated ruler of  Muscat . [8]  When the  sultan  subsequently retook Muscat, he was