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was jageered,' the king himself having showed 
his dislike against him from some particulars 
which he tooke notice of in the Wacka”® sent 
hence. 
October 19th. Mamood Hossen (formerly Cottwall here and 
afterwards Daroga in Hughly) was appointed 
Cott wall in place of Azzes Beague 
October 2ist. Mirza Mudaffar*® came to vis sit Mr. Her ervy 
bringing with him Mirza Alliar, nephew* of 
Shaista Khan 
October 28th. Rahmut Alla Chaan, King’s Buxi, ordered to 
Silhet and Code Bux Chaan appointed Busxi in 
his place. 
October 29th. diecn Muddaffer came and promised Mr. 
Hervy some of the cordial the Nabob usually 
takes 
[The ein is signed by John Pownsett and 
Charles Evr 
1681. May 8th. Raja Tabs Ray (who had been sent for) 
presented the Nabob and his Mutsuddis a 
1,50,000/- and received from the Nawab ‘ 
surpaw ® of an elephant rich Jammo vat a 
girdle, from the Duan Hodgee Sophe’? Chaan a 
horse, and with great honour and a powerful 
name had his ruxut or leave to return to his 
own country ”’.* 
May 23rd. Haji Saphi® called for James Price. ” 
1 The word ys ‘lo means ‘‘rent free grant” as also ‘‘ pension.”’ 
Jageered would tind mean pensioned and not dismiss 
* This was the periodical letter sent to the Emperor from the 
eine (see Ain-i-Akbar 
ri). 
3 Mirza Muzzafar tg brother of Khoda Bux Khan and son-in-law 
of Buzzurgh _ = Kha: 
4+ Nephew 
of pai Khan 
try is signed b romeo yk tt and Eyre 
were that t the first n amed had recov a ee 
ji Safi Khan ve whe oping 36 Sa in the 
office of King’s Diwan for a short time for we read i e Malda Diaries 
that in August 1680 he p by Rajmahal on hie rs up his 
former employment as King’s Diwan. T s an interesting link con- 
necting him with Dacca in an inscription in bric Sed = of t 
sore of Malkhanagar, one of whom (Debi Das) w ungo of the 
ara “A Pre Assess of Haji Safi Khan. The sseiee hag is dated 1089 
rege is originally weiiied as a servant of —— 
Broughton: eat as a man well known in Bengal 1658. He was sen 
