14 H. Blochmann — Notes on Mathura. [Jan. 



to attack the rebels at night, which he did, and the firing lasted till 12 

 o'clock the next day. The rebels, unable longer to withstand, thinking of 

 the honour of their families, now fought with short arms, and many imperial 

 soldiers and companions of Hasan 'Ali were killed. Three hundred rebels 

 were sent to perdition, and two hundred and fifty, men and women, were 

 caught. Hasan 'Ali, in the afternoon, reported personally the result of the 

 fight, and was ordered to leave the prisoners and the cattle in charge of 

 Sayyid Zain ul-'A'bidin, the jagirdar of the place. Qaf Shikan Khan also (who 

 after 'Abdunnabi's death had been appointed Faujdar of Mathura) waited 

 on the emperor, and was ordered to tell off two hundred troopers to guard the 

 fields attached to the villages, and prevent soldiers from plundering and 

 kidnapping children. Namdar Khan, Faujdar of Muradabad, also came 

 to pay his respects, Cafshikan Khan was removed from his office, and 

 Hasan 'Ali Khan was appointed Faujdar of Mathura, with a command of 

 Three Thousand and Five Hundred, 2000 troopers, and received a dress of 

 honour, a sword, and a horse. * * * On the 18th Sha'ban [1st January, 

 1670], his Majesty entered A'grah. Kokila Jat, the wicked ringleader of 



the rebels of District* , who had been the cause of 'Abdunnabi's 



death and who had plundered Parganah Sa'dabad, was at last caught by 

 Hasan 'All Khan and his zealous peshkdr, Shaikh Baziuddin, and he was 

 now sent with the Shaikh to A'grah, where by order of his Majesty he was 

 executed. Kokila's son and daughter were given to Jawahir Khan Nazir 

 [a eunuch]. The girl was later married to Shah Quli, the well-known 

 Chelah ; and his son, who was called Fazil, became in time so excellent a Hafiz 

 [one who knows the Qoran by heart], that his Majesty preferred him to all 

 others and even chaunted passages to him. Shaikh Baziuddin, who had 

 captured Kokila, belonged to a respectable family in Bhagalpur, Bihar, 

 and was an excellent soldier, administrator, and companion ; he was at the 

 same time so learned, that he was ordered to assist in the compilation of the 

 Fatdwd i'Alamgiri [the great code of Muhammadan laws]. He received 

 a daily allowance of three rupees. "f (Madsir i 'Alamgiri, pp. 92 to 91.) 

 Hasan 'Ali Khan retained his office from 1080 to Sha'ban 1087 (Octo- 

 ber, 1676), when Sultan Quli Khan was appointed Faujdar of Mathura. 



It was during the incumbency of Hasan 'Ali Khan that Aurangzib 

 commenced his crusade against Mathura. There were several imperial villas 

 between Mathura and Brindaban, and as Aurangzib had often staved there, 

 he must have been well accmainted with the state of Hinduism in the dis- 

 trict. The order for the crusade was given in Bamazan 10S0, or February, 

 1669 ; but no other cause is mentioned except religious zeal. The Madsir 



* The Bibl. Indica edition of the Madsir (p. 93) has Patnah — which is wrong. 

 Another MS. has <Xj.*~x\3. Neither Khafi Khan, nor the author of the Tazkirat id- Said- 

 tin, mentions the place. 



t The passage in the text edition is corrupt. 



