1920.] Dacca Diaries. 117 
tifyed place where we might settle our own Government, toge- 
a ty gee ery 4 an Pee hich the Nabob Beh 
hichthe Nabob bebau- 
against us and undoubtedly will extremely incence the Em- 
peror against us.”’* Charnock and his party remained at Fort 
them to return to Bengal, which they did but not until the 
Emperor had issued an order * (23rd April 1690) to the Nawab 
not to interfere with them and to let them trade freely as 
fixing the former Pesh Kash® of Rs. 3000/- annually in lieu of 
all customes, and this was communicated by the Nawab to all 
his subordinates in Bengal. 
During the period dealt with in this second instalment of 
the diaries there were two Nawabs at Dacca. The first was 
Nawab Khan Jahan Bahadur Zafarjang Kokaltash, generally 
ealled Bahadur Khan, but in the letter of 28th February 1689- 
90 bel, i 
mentioned in the Riaz us Salatin and Stewart dismisses him 
with a passing reference. The Maasurul Umara makes five 
Wilson in his “Old Fort William.” His name was Mir Milki 
Kassim (the others being titles) and his father’s name was Mir 
served the E 
acities and was Governor of several provinces. te arrived 
in Bengal in June 1688 and left about June in the following 
! Arrakan. ; ‘ 
2 This is much the same as Eyre and Braddyll say in the diary. 
% See Hedges’ Vol. IT. 
+ See Stewart. : 
5 This is defined in Wilson’s Glossary thus: «*A sending to com- 
mand The initial words and thence the title of a document issued 
agreeably to Royal authority, by the Vazir or other high offices of 
Government.” 
6 Present. 
7 See letter of 6th August 1689 below. 
