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and he himself was punished by the Emperor by having to pay 
for the whole cost of the administration of that country from 
his predecessor’s time. 
give below a list ! of the various officers of the Maham- 
madan Government at Dacca at this period : 
Haji Saphi Khan. 
Mir Syed Ahmad. 
Kine’s Buxi? Rahmatulla. 
see Pata -* | Khoda Bux Khan. 
King’s Munshi .. Achraj (?) 
( Haji Muhammad Hashim 
pies : (under Prince Azam). 
Nawab's: Diwan or Vazir«-. [Re Nanda Lal (under Shaista 
han). 
King’s Diwan 
Peshdast of ditto .. Kashi Das. 
(Mir Abdulla (under Prince 
| Azam). 
Nawab’s Buxi’ ..4 Khoda Bux Khan (under 
| Shaista Khan). 
| Abdul Samad (ditto.) 
Nawab’s Nazir or Controller Aza 
of the House .. Mobarrak (under Prince 
Daroga of the Topkhana® .. Mirza Muzzaffar. 
Daroga at Alamganj* .. Mir Moaz. 
Daroga of the Chhapa 
Mahal ® 
i .. Kaji Khusru. 
Daroga of the Mint ® .. (No name mentioned). 
. Aziz Beg. 
Chief and Kotwal? 22 \ Mahammnail mee: 
House Diwan .. Maurlidhar. 
Master of Ceremonies 
(Mir Tuzuk) .. Muhammad Reza. 
Sergeant of the Durbar... Muhammad Ashraf. 
Munshi .. Parbal Das. 
Peshdast and Chief 
Mutsuddy Manohar Das. 
Cullumbardar Khosal Beg. 
Mutsuddy .. Shib Ram. 
? Eunoch .. Khajah Ambar. 
Besides the above several other officials are mentioned 
some of whom used occasionally to come to Dacca, viz :— 
1 Taken from Hedges’ diary and the Dacca and Hughly Diaries. 
2 Buxi was Master of the Horse. 
8 Superintendent of Artillery. (Top = cannon). 
4 His duties are not mentioned ; he may have been a Customs officer. 
5 See note under entry of 31st July 1681. 
Ow ‘a ay ,, 2nd December 1681. 
1 The Chief officer of Police. 
